Author: Filipe Kiss
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Cyber security startups boosting education’s defenses
Cyber security is increasingly becoming a priority for education agencies and policymakers. Cyber security startups could be the answer to all their problems. As schools utilize edtech services and tech, the risk of cyberattacks has also grown. Studies show ransomware attacks against education increased from 6% in 2019 to 15% in 2020, whereas healthcare increased from 21%…
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Is Generative AI outpacing human creativity?
Generative AI promises to kick off a new era of creativity. Is the hype real? AI, a.k.a machine learning solutions, are ushering in a new generation of products and services. However, so far AI had found its application mostly in data-driven and analytical workflows. Creativity and ideation was considered far away from the capabilities of…
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Top B2B marketplaces to watch
We’ve ranked the top B2B marketplaces to watch based on Dealroom Signal: a powerful algorithm helping VCs, Corporates and Governments find the most promising up and coming startups. B2B startups are among the most promising areas within marketplaces and tech. Their resilience to market volatility, restructured way of embracing complex markets and potential growth as…
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Non-alcoholic beverage startups
Functional and non-alcoholic beverage startups are expected to grow two-fold by 2030! More consumers are looking to healthier and sustainable alternatives. With many Gen-Z buyers rethinking their consumption of alcohol, and companies promoting more sober-friendly spaces and events, this is expected to be a growing category in the coming years. While most are familiar with the ‘mocktail,’…
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Digital Therapeutics – medical intervention beyond the pill
Digital Therapeutics, the fastest-growing area of healthtech with transformational potential for medical outcomes. We take a closer look at the innovation and investment landscape of DTx, in partnership with Inkef, MTIP and Speedinvest. [report-download index=”1″/] Digital therapeutics has grown the fastest of any healthtech segment since 2017. Global VC funding in digital therapeutics has…
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Commodity Marketplaces striking gold
Commodity marketplaces struck gold this year. The segment tapped into the improving demand for raw materials amid China’s recent relaxing of COVID restrictions and Europe’s push for improving energy efficiency. What are they? Commodity marketplaces are companies trading between businesses in commodity markets such as steel and agriculture. Examples include: Zhaogang – large scale steel trading…
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Fintech leveraging satellite data
Fintech companies and startups are increasingly integrating Space Tech into their operations. In particular, the potential of low-cost, high-coverage, repeatable and global Earth Observation data and of the capabilities of Satellite Communications are becoming new areas of exploration for next-gen finance and insurance companies. Satellite data at a scale, frequency, quality and cost not seen…
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Record year for UK’s Cyber Security ecosystem
One of the UK’s most geographically distributed startup sectors has been bucking global startup trends in 2022. Following the launch of the UK Security ecosystem database, in partnership with Cyber Exchange we’ve explored the state of the UK Cyber Security Ecosystem in numbers. [report-download index=”1″/] Record year for VC investing UK Cyber security startups have…
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The top 1000 Nordic scaleups
The Nordics have skyrocketed into the European tech landscape in the past few years, and scaleups are the key to that growth. In partnership with Nordic Scalers and Nordic Innovation, we take our first look at Nordic Scaleups, ranking the Top 50 National Scaleups and listing the combined Top 1000 rising stars in the region. …
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COP15: backing biodiversity
We are currently living through the sixth mass extinction. Man-made interventions such as climate change, land-system change (urban development, deforestation, monocrops), and introduction of novel entities (e.g. plastics and chemical pollution) have breached the Earth’s planetary boundaries of safe operating levels, leading to cascading reduction of biological diversity. Today, the UN’s COP15 on Biodiversity kicking…