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Metaloop, one of the largest European vertical software solutions for the metal recycling industry, founded in 2022 has successfully closed an oversubscribed Series A financing. The round was led by New York-based technology investor FirstMark Capital, totalling over €16 million Euros with participation from Silence VC and existing investors Statkraft Ventures and FJ Labs.  The… This content is…

German startup Cardino successfully closed a €1 million pre-seed round, with Silence VC and FJ Labs leading, and involvement from distinguished investors like Asymmetric Capital Partners, DEPO Ventures, Voyagers.io, Inclimo, Gaingels, and other industry experts as business angels. Cardino’s operates as a marketplace, connecting EV sellers to dealerships via auctions. The unique C2B model…

Gütersloh-based Schüttflix announced that it has raised €45 million in a financing round led by the founders and existing investors and supplemented by a working capital line. New equity investors include FJ Labs, DEVK Insurance and various family offices. In addition, Goldbeck, one of Europe’s leaders in commercial construction, and the waste management specialist IK… This content is for members…

At this point, is no surprise to anybody the fact that Salesforce is the largest SaaS business in the world. It owns a quarter of the CRM market and has had an average growth of more than 25% a year over the last 10 years. Around 95% of Fortune 500 companies use Salesforce. The independent… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post London-based Unaric…

Fabrice Grinda says he never intended to run a venture firm. He just really (really) enjoyed angel investing. In fact, by late 2013, when he was on the verge of selling the global classifieds marketplace OLX — his third business — he says he had already written checks to more than 150 startups with his longtime friend and OLX cofounder Alec Oxenford. “We’d been working together forever. It was…

Amsterdam-based Creative Fabrica raises €5.7 million in its quiet takeover of the US crafting market

Amsterdam-based Creative Fabrica, a social marketplace for crafters, has raised €5.7 million Series A funding to offer more resources for its community of over 1 million creators. The round was led by Felix Capital, joined by FJ labs with continued participation of Peak Capital. The funding will be used to launch new creator verticals such… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log…

Berlin and Vienna-based logistics startup byrd raises €5 million Series A to scale up internationally

European e-commerce fulfillment platform byrdhas raised €5 million to scale its operation internationally. The Series A round was led by Rider Global, with participation from VentureFriends, FJ Labs, and consumer internet companies as well as current investors. Since its founding in 2016, byrd has collected a total of more than €9 million from business angels and VCs, including Speedinvest,…