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Nutrium app, which links dietitians and patients, raises $4.9M led by Indico Capital

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million seed round led by Indico Capital Partners , alongside the Social Innovation Fund in Portugal (SIF) and previous investors. With this investment round, Nutrium plans to double the team size in the next 24 months in order to focus on platform development and expand global sales in markets like Spain, France, Italy, the U.S.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

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An example of a great startup incentive took place in Portugal, where tax reductions were offered to companies that hired unemployed workers or students. know, scaling in the beginning—especially with steep marketing costs—can be difficult and expensive. Enact more tax breaks and funds for startups. As many in the U.S.

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Barkyn, a wellness startup for pets in Southern Europe, hits a $9.6M Series A round

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Five Seasons Ventures joins previous investors Indico Capital Partners, All Iron Ventures, Portugal Ventures and Shilling Capital. Launched in 2017, the Portuguese startup currently serves customers in Portugal, Spain and Italy, and is aiming to be a key “pet wellness” brand for Southern Europe.

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Direct-to-consumer orthodontic startup Impress raises $50M to scale across Europe

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such as SmileDirect, and now plans to scale across Europe from its existing bases in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the U.K. As Diliara Lupenko says: “We didn’t copy what other companies in the space were doing and approached the market from a different angle from the get-go. and France. Impress now has 75 clinics in Spain, Italy, the U.K.,

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Portugal’s Coverflex raises a €15M Series A to make employee benefits more flexible and engaging

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The other is attract new employees in a market where there remains fierce competition for talent. The “employee benefits & well-being” market is said to be worth €200 billion, and Europe makes up more than 40% of that market. Coverflex , a startup out of Portugal, thinks it has at least part of the answers.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3’s EKG feature is coming to 31 new countries

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Samsung says the app update that enables the features will begin rolling out on February 4th, though the company notes that availability “may vary by market and carrier.”. It will also be available in Chile, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates soon.

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Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million

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The company covers 48 different cities for all other markets — the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal and the U.S. “We In such an exciting and competitive market we cannot afford to stand still. In other words, it’s an incredibly crowded market and there will be more consolidation moves down the road.

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