Lithuanian startup kevin., who we recently featured in our list of 10 promising Lithuania-based startups to watch in 2021, has raised €1.5 million in seed funding to scale into new markets, and launched an innovative PSD2 payment solution for consumers and merchants alike.  PSD2 is the EU’s flagship open banking regulation. While it has enjoyed The post Vilnius-based kevin. raises €1.5 million to enter 15 new markets and launches mobile payments product first appeared on EU-Startups.

The land of islands, olives and ouzo is also home to many aspiring entrepreneurs with new ideas and innovative business models. Over the last few years, the Greek startup scene has been growing stronger, attracting investments and giving birth to success stories. Without a doubt, Greece has what it takes to deserve a solid place The post 10 promising Greece-based startups to watch in 2021 first appeared on EU-Startups.

Octopus Ventures today announced boosting its health tech offering with a new team and a future approx. €112.5 million institutional global fund, in order to take advantage of the health tech market opportunity.  The new team of three builds on Octopus’ existing expertise in the rapidly evolving health tech space, enabling the investor to accelerate The post Octopus Ventures announces new healthtech team and future €112.5 million global fund first appeared on EU-Startups.

Darmstadt-based startup Wingcopter, the developer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has secured around €18 million in Series A funding. Wingcopter will use the funds to strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. At the same time, The post Drone startup Wingcopter raises €18 million and announces serial production first appeared on EU-Startups.

Glimpse Protocol, the startup that delivers accurate digital ads with zero data disclosed, has announced an approx. €1.4 million seed investment round with participation from Force Over Mass Capital, angel investors Simon Franks (Lovefilm) and Eric Salama (former CEO of Kantar), and with added support from Innovate UK.  Glimpse Protocol’s privacy-preserving ad platform increases value and The post UK-based Glimpse Protocol secures €1.4 million to grow its privacy-preserving ad platform first appeared on EU-Startups.

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