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Do you have a CleanTech startup? The acceleration program Clean Future is back! 🌿 Our mission? To foster the growth of startups shaping tomorrow's sustainable cities. This year, we're taking things to the next level, and Clean Future is now connecting Lisbon with the ecosystems in Helsinki, Marseille, and San Sebastian, thanks to the ecosystem partners Urban Tech Helsinki, L'Accélérateur, and Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián. 🤝 Here's what to expect from the 10-week program: 👉 Mentoring sessions with top-tier partners and experts 👉 International ecosystem exchanges 👉 Masterclasses to accelerate project development 👉 Access to a sustainability community Our partners, MEXT: Mota-Engil Next in Construction, Emel in Mobility, GS1 Portugal in Retail, and Eletrão as our Sustainability Partner, along with operational support from Galp, are here to guide and support our startups every step of the way. 💡 The overall winner will receive €10,000, while the category winners will each receive €5,000. There's also the opportunity to build strong relationships with our partners, paving the way for potential pilots and partnerships! 🏆 Apply until June 9 ➡ https://lnkd.in/dpVgE2d3

This week has been a remarkable one for Southeast Asian startups, showcasing the region’s vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and innovative potential. Companies across various sectors have successfully secured significant funding to fuel their growth and expand their services. Highlights include Indonesia’s Paper.id, Thailand’s Seaplane Asia Limited, Singapore’s Octayne Green Fuels, Hong Kong’s Stanly, and Indonesia’s McEasy. These #startups, alongside others like Deemples, AgriG8, BayaniPay, Arches, and StayX, are driving forward with innovative solutions in #fintech, #logistics, #greentech, and digital interactions. The diverse array of industries represented and the substantial investments received underscore Southeast Asia’s dynamic startup ecosystem and its growing appeal to global investors. https://loom.ly/Knv-V0w #e27Listicle

🚀 It's time for the #LatestNewsinTech! This week, Seaya closed its latest climate tech fund, Seaya Andromeda, at a whopping €300M, making it Spain's largest venture firm with €650M in assets under management. Since 2013, Seaya has backed game-changing ventures like Glovo and Cabify. Now, with Andromeda, they're set to invest €7M-€40M in startups tackling waste reduction and greenhouse gas emissions. The fund has already backed innovative companies like Recycleye and 011h and is set to make around 25 investments by 2027.🌍✨ Pablo Pedrejon, an investment partner at Seaya, particularly highlighted Southern Europe’s potential in energy transition, zero emissions mobility, and more, particular due to the region's sunny climate and strong automotive and real estate sectors. 💪 You can find out more about how Seaya is driving climate tech innovation in the Southern European region by visiting: https://lnkd.in/g-kN9a9q! 🔋 Ana Rocha, Aris Xenofontos, Beatriz Gonzalez, Beth Faus, Blanca Ruan Wang, Borja Rosales, Carlos Fisch, Carolina Gijón, Federico Gómez Romero, Joaquin Chumaceiro, João Guedes de Sousa, Juan González del Castillo Burgos, Lara Ortega Camacho, Mary Egan, Pablo Pedrejon, Pedro Arribas Gridilla #ClimateTech #Innovation #VentureCapital #LatestNewsinTech

We're thrilled to celebrate the journeys of two innovative Latvian startups, BeeSage and Bruntor, as they participate in the Baltic Impact Accelerator (BIA) programme! 🚀 BeeSage is revolutionizing sustainable beekeeping by bridging the gap between bees and humans through real-time data, increasing honey yields by 20%, and enhancing environmental protection. 🌍🐝 Bruntor is transforming last-mile deliveries with their innovative electric 4-wheel kick-scooters, making deliveries faster, safer, and more efficient. 📦⚡ Both startups have benefited tremendously from the BIA programme, gaining insights into sustainability, negotiation, and international collaboration. 🌟 Through the BIA programme, 96 companies will be supported, 480 training sessions will be provided, and at least 720 companies will be reached. This initiative exemplifies the power of collaboration and innovation in driving sustainable business practices across the Baltic region. 🌍🤝 Interreg Europe · ANI | Agência Nacional de Inovação · Grenoble-Alpes Métropole · Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián · Città metropolitana di Torino · Pannon Business Network · Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera · Ekonomikas ministrija/ Ministry of Economics · SERN - Startup Europe Regions Network

This week has been a remarkable one for Southeast Asian startups, showcasing the region’s vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and innovative potential. Companies across various sectors have successfully secured significant funding to fuel their growth and expand their services. Highlights include Indonesia’s Paper.id, Thailand’s Seaplane Asia Limited, Singapore’s Octayne Green Fuels, Hong Kong’s Stanly, and Indonesia’s McEasy. These #startups, alongside others like Deemples, AgriG8, BayaniPay, Arches, and StayX, are driving forward with innovative solutions in #fintech, #logistics, #greentech, and digital interactions. The diverse array of industries represented and the substantial investments received underscore Southeast Asia’s dynamic startup ecosystem and its growing appeal to global investors. #e27Listicle

🌎 Start-Ups in Estonia are booming! 🌎 🚀 In recent years, Tallinn has rapidly evolved into a beacon of innovation, launching globally recognized companies and becoming a key player in the start-up ecosystem. This transformation is fueled by Estonia's exceptional digital infrastructure and supportive business environment, underpinned by the robust ecosystem of accelerators and incubators. In our latest edition of Baltic Business Quarterly, we had the privilege to interview Ragmar Saksing, the Head of Green Technology at Tehnopol. 🌱✨ 🦗 He shared inspiring stories of how Tehnopol is nurturing the growth of green-tech startups in Estonia highlighting success stories such as eAgronom, which raised over €5 million with Tehnopol's assistance and Vetik which is revolutionizing the food industry with their natural algae products. 📖 Curious to learn more? Check out the full interview in the new edition of the Baltic Business Quarterly and discover how Estonia is shaping the future of green technology and sustainability! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d3vWQCjx #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenTech #PartnerForBaltics

[EN] In this list we'll focus on the green startups that we talked to this year and that shared their vision and values with us regarding sustainability. Discover 3 Romanian startups that change the game of sustainability.

My shout-out this week goes to Pelikan Mobility. And the wonderful team that built this product: David Salfati & Vincent Schachter. Pelikan Mobility is a French startup that I follow. Who is now a pivotal player in going from diesel to digital. They are doing a great job of transitioning commercial fleets from diesel to electric vehicles What makes them special? Here are a few things: 👉 built a sophisticated software solution 👉 an innovative leasing solution tailored for commercial EVs 👉 recently secured €4 million seed investment round 👉 investors that joined: Pale Blue Dot, Frst, and Seedcamp ... and more that I invite you to read on the EUVC latest newsletter. Link in comments. 🔽 How about you? Let's show our appreciation more often! Leave your shout-out to a product you love in the comments section! #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

📍Amsterdam-based Rockstart, a global early-stage accelerator-VC launches a €50 million agrifood fund to double down on early-stage startups. The latest fund advances the company's mission to finance the shift towards a regenerative and sustainable future. 🌊The AgriFood Fund II plans to invest in up to 50 startups within the coming 5 years. Scaling impactful solutions by leveraging emerging technologies and new business models that improve our food supply system from soil and ocean to gut. 🌀Rockstart’s funding actively pursues investments in regenerative solutions aimed at revitalising our soils and oceans into effective CO2 capture sources. It focuses on responsible and circular innovations that extract value from wasted food, simultaneously reducing food loss. 📊The agrifood fund is transforming the food sector and highlights why innovation is flourishing in the creative Dutch capital, not to mention showcasing its enduring commitment to long-term sustainability. 🔗Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ecWvDhEu #Agrifood #FoodTech #FoodInnovation #Sustainability