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Heimdall Power, a technology company that’s driving power grid optimization for utility companies around the world, announced the closing of its €22.9 million Series B funding round 🇳🇴 🚀 The round was co-led by international energy giant ORLEN S.A., Nordic cleantech fund NRP Zero AS and the Steinsvik Family Office. Additional investments were made by existing investors, Investinor, Eviny, Hafslund, Lyse, and Sarsia Seed. Jørgen Festervoll, CEO of Heimdall Power, said. “This funding will allow us to make further investments in our tech-development, taking scalability to the next level as we strengthen our position as the clear world-leader within Grid-Enhancing Technologies.”

How do you stay sane and keep your mental health in check as a founder? 🧘♀️ Watch Cris Grossmann, Co-Founder & CEO of Beekeeper, reveal his secrets to staying sane and balanced amid the entrepreneurial hustle. Beekeeper raised a total funding of $146M from top investors including Kreos Capital and Atomico and is transforming the daily work lives of over 2 billion frontline employees! Check out the full episode to get inspired and gain insights on entrepreneurship and balancing intense work life with personal passions. Links in the comments. #leadership #entrepreneurship #founders _____ Enjoy this? Feel free to like, share and follow for more great content. 🙌

Adam, a Prague-based startup modernising the way clients find reliable and available tradespeople, has raised €3 million in late-seed funding from Brighteye Ventures to support the startup’s big plans ahead 🇨🇿 🚀 “Our vision is that one day you will be able to build an entire house through Adam,” sad Adam’s co-founder Roman Sysel. 

Presti, a pioneering startup in AI-generated product photos, has successfully closed a €3.2 million seed round led by Partech 🇫🇷 💡 Several angel investors Thibaud Elziere, Maxime Brousse, Abou Laraki, Rémi Lemonnier and Julien HIRTH, also invested. “Our mission is to make high quality product imagery accessible to all brands, allowing them to showcase their products in the best possible light without the traditional cost and time constraints,” said Nabil Toumi, co-founder and CEO of Presti.

Hey Savi, a new UK fashion search and recommendation platform, announced it has secured €2.6 million in investment. The funding round is one of the largest pre-seed rounds by an all-female-founded UK startup 🇬🇧 👚 Victoria Peppiatt, Co-founder and Co-CEO, commented on the funding: “The response to our raise has been phenomenal. The huge support we’ve received from high profile investors, including well respected angels from Boardwave, Founders Capital and the WITSEND community, has both validated the potential of our product and reaffirmed the market opportunity. On top of which, we are incredibly proud of the fact that 54% of our investors are female.”

Syntetica, an innovative nylon recycling startup helping to solve the pollution problem in the fashion industry, has successfully raised €4.2 million in a seed round led by EQT Ventures 🇫🇷 👗 Marco Bertone, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Syntetica, commented: “We founded Syntetica to deliver a practical solution to permanently close the loop in nylon recycling, meaningfully reducing retailers’ carbon emissions and preventing millions of tonnes of garments being consigned to landfill.”

doinstruct, a leading training software for frontline workers, announced that it has secured €7.6 million in a funding round led by Creandum 🇩🇪 💡 Charlotte Rothert, CEO and Co-founder at doinstruct, said: “Our customers are facing a rising number of challenges. They are affected by increasingly tough regulatory requirements and labor shortages. Shift workers are difficult to reach, language barriers make compliant training and information delivery nearly impossible, and inevitable employee turnover requires ongoing, time-consuming retraining.”

Binarii Labs, an Irish data security solution developer, has announced that it has secured an investment of €400k from Enterprise Ireland in High Potential Start-UP (HPSU) match funding 🇮🇪 💡 Aidan Finn, CEO and co-founder, Binarii Labs said: “Our mission is to enable enterprises, especially SMEs to take back 100% control, ownership and secure custody of all of their own and their stakeholders’ data, whilst providing unrivalled and indisputable transparency around any data securing and secure data sharing actions such that no trust is ultimately required on anyone’s side.”

How do you add value as an investor? 💰 Watch this investing masterclass from Alexandre Berriche, Co-Founder & CEO of Fleet, and one of Europe's top angel investors! 😇 Alex bootstrapped Fleet, which now has over 1000 clients, and he has invested in over 100 startups, working closely with Sequoia Capital and many other VCs. Takeaways: - Alex acts as a super connector, linking startups with the right people and resources. Whether it's matching companies with similar go-to-market strategies, connecting them to his vast network of clients, journalists, politicians, or other investors, his connections are invaluable. - Drawing from his own experience with Fleet, Alex offers insights on going to market with minimal budget and successfully growing internationally. His journey from zero to 1000 clients is a testament to his strategic thinking and perseverance. - Alex believes in the power of being curious, open, and a good listener. His empathetic approach helps him understand and support the unique needs of each startup he invests in. Want to dive deeper into Alex’s investment philosophy and learn from one of the most active angel investors in Europe? Links to the full episode in the comments. #startup #investing #venturecapital ____ Enjoy this? Feel free to like, share and follow for more great content. 🙌