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Jude, a bladder health startup, has raised a €3.9 million seed round led by Eka Ventures and Joyance, as well as follow-on investment from June Angelides at Samos VC. The round also includes Dr Fiona Pathiraja of Crista Galli Ventures. Something to highlight is the fact that Jude has also received a grant from Innovate… This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to…

Mediobanca Group, one of Italy’s largest investment banks, has partnered with Founders Factory, the London-based global company builder and early-stage investor, to launch a new fintech venture studio and accelerator. This joint venture, underpinned by an overall €12 million investment from Mediobanca, will facilitate innovation in financial services by supporting international early-stage…

Event networking platform Grip lands €10.7 million to reach more virtual, hybrid and in-person events

Today a leading market engagement platform for virtual and in-person events, Grip, has announced around €10.7 million in Series A funding, taking its total amount raised to around €12 million. The round, led by London-based growth equity fund Kennet Partners, will further enable Grip to provide industry-leading experiences both in-person and virtually. Founded in 2016,… This content is for…

UK-based Caper gets backing from LEGO for its interactive outdoor family adventures

Caper, the London-based startup providing interactive entertainment to families, has announced a seed investment round of approximately €300K, led by LEGO Ventures with participation from Founders Factory. 

The Caper app offers parents original stories known as ‘missions’ designed to be played by the family together outdoors, with a number of missions suitable for inside the home. Over 4,000…

UK-based Caper gets backing from LEGO for its interactive outdoor family adventures

Caper, the London-based startup providing interactive entertainment to families, has announced a seed investment round of approximately €300K, led by LEGO Ventures with participation from Founders Factory. 

The Caper app offers parents original stories known as ‘missions’ designed to be played by the family together outdoors, with a number of missions suitable for inside the home. Over 4,000…

Oxwash’s space-age laundry service gets €1.6 million from Twitter’s founder and TrueSight Ventures

Today Oxwash, the space-age and eco-friendly laundry and dry-cleaning startup, has announced a €1.6 million investment from TrueSight Ventures, Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter), Paul Forster (founder of Indeed.com), Founders Factory and other angel investors. The Oxford-based startup, which is taking medical-grade laundry technology typically used in spaceship and hospital sterilisation and…

TechCrunch: Founders Factory is going live in Paris

After London and Johannesburg, startup accelerator and incubator Founders Factory is launching a third city — Paris. Once again, the company is partnering with a corporate backer. And this time, insurance company Aviva France is backing Founders Factory Paris.

Albin Serviant is heading the team in Paris and the plan is to hire 50 people. There will be more corporate backers coming soon, which…