There’s a meme I often see doing the rounds: “Give me the confidence of a middle-class white male.” And, well, British entrepreneur Tom Noble encapsulates it. But he combines that confidence with an u…
When I was a young teenager, I was in Girl Guides — essentially the Australian equivalent of Girl Scouts — and went to a school that strongly encouraged civic participation. So I duly knocked on stran…
Spanish AIstartup PageMind has raised €1.2 million in funding to accelerate thedevelopment of its e-commerce optimisation platform, expand its team andsupport international growth, with the United Sta…
Fleek,a UK-based startup developing AI infrastructure for the secondhand clothingindustry, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round. The investmentwas led by Burda Principal Investments, wit…
BIZAY, a Portugal-based technology platform for customisedproducts, has raised $55 million in a Series D funding round. The investmentwas led by existing investor Indico Capital Partners, with partici…
Merchantee, a company developing AI-driven marketplaceintelligence tools for e-commerce sellers, has raised €1.8 million in funding.The round was led by Reflex Capital, with participation from Czech F…
Earlier this week, an image went viral in Ukraine. It features a dark and apocalyptic image of Kyiv, with a burning shopping and entertainment centre near Lukianivska metro station in Kyiv engulfed in…
Helsinki-based retail technologystartup Retailgrid has raised €358,000 in a pre-seed funding round led byFinnish B2B SaaS investors Ali Omar, Henry Nilert and Pekka Ylitalo, withparticipation from Inn…
Vintedhas completed a €880 million secondary share transaction at an equity valuationof €8 billion, with participation from a mix of new and existing investors ledby EQT, Schroders Capital, and Teache…
Vinted, the second-hand marketplace unicorn, today said its revenues topped €1bn last year, but profits dipped nearly 20 per cent, as it took a financial hit from its investments.Financial figures for…