Tag Archives: start-ups

TotalEnergies Bolsters Renewable Energy Ventures with Startup Acquisitions

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is acquiring three startups that previously participated in its TotalEnergies On acceleration program at STATION F in Paris. These acquisitions aim to accelerate the company’s expansion in the electricity sector and enhance its B2B offerings and renewable … Read the full press release

EIB Group Champions European Start-Ups at 2023 Web Summit

(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, represented by EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix and a team of finance and innovation experts, is set to spotlight its support for innovation and start-ups in Europe at the 2023 Web Summit in Lisbon from … Read the full press release

EBRD Charts Course for Croatia’s Green Economy Transition and Competitiveness

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a five-year strategy for investment in Croatia. The strategy focuses on supporting competitiveness through innovation and good governance, accelerating Croatia’s transition to a green economy, and enhancing resilience … Read the full press release

Die Europäische Investitionsbank finanziert das neue Gebäude des BioSense-Instituts in Novi Sad für wissenschaftliche Forschung und Start-ups

(IN KÜRZE) Das BioSense Institute in Novi Sad hat ein neues Gebäude eröffnet, das moderne Einrichtungen für wissenschaftliche Forschung und Geschäftsvorhaben in den Bereichen Landwirtschaft und Biotechnologie bietet. Das 34-Millionen-Euro-Projekt wurde mit 14 Millionen Euro an EU-Zuschüssen, 20 Millionen Euro … Read the full press release

Eni’s Plenitude selecciona a Enosi y Jedlix como ganadores de Call for Innovation

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Benefit Corporation de Eni, Plenitude, ha anunciado a Enosi y Jedlix como los ganadores de su Call for Innovation. La convocatoria tenía como objetivo encontrar soluciones innovadoras para gestionar la integración y las sinergias entre las líneas … Read the full press release

Eni’s Plenitude selects Enosi and Jedlix as winners of Call for Innovation

(IN BRIEF) Eni’s Benefit Corporation, Plenitude, has announced Enosi and Jedlix as the winners of its Call for Innovation. The Call aimed to find innovative solutions to manage the integration and synergies between Plenitude’s renewable energy generation, energy services, and … Read the full press release

Official press release from Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, on Silicon Valley Bank

(IN BRIEF) Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, has expressed concern over the collapse and receivership of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023. While the impact on US venture capital firms, start-ups, … Read the full press release

L’UKRI lance un centre d’incubation d’entreprises biotechnologiques pour stimuler les start-ups

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) UK Research and Innovation a lancé le Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) dans le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre pour soutenir les petites entreprises de biotechnologie. Bio BIC, une collaboration entre le Conseil de recherche en biotechnologie et … Read the full press release

UKRI Launches Biotech Business Incubation Centre to Boost Start-ups

(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has launched the Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) in the north-west of England to support small biotech businesses. Bio BIC, a collaboration between the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Science … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies startet sein Startup-Accelerator-Programm mit Fokus auf Strom und erneuerbare Energien auf dem weltweit größten Start-up-Campus STATION F in Paris

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) PARIS, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), eines der sieben „Supermajor“-Ölunternehmen, hat kündigte den Start seines Startup-Beschleunigerprogramms namens „TotalEnergies On“ mit Fokus auf Strom und erneuerbare Energien auf der STATION F in Paris, dem weltweit größten Start-up-Campus, an. Ziel … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies launches its startup accelerator program focused on electricity and renewables at the world’s largest start-up campus STATION F in Paris

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced the launch of its startup accelerator program called “TotalEnergies On” with focus on electricity and renewables at STATION F in Paris, the … Read the full press release

Barclays selected Rainmaking as an innovation partner for the Rise Start-Up Academy, a virtual digital skills-building accelerator aimed at early-stage FinTech companies

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON: BARC), a British multinational universal bank, has announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, will be joining the Rise Start-Up Academy, a non-equity digital programme targeted to early-stage FinTech companies, … Read the full press release

Inductive charging for EVs: Holcim and German startup Magment partner over magnetizable concrete technology for road surfaces

Strategic partnership with German startup Magment to enable roads that recharge electric vehicles Highway trials planned in the US Other applications include robot recharging in warehouses and factories (PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 6-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Holcim (SWX: HOLN), one of … Read the full press release

EIT InnoEnergy welcomes Volkswagen as its new shareholder

(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 3-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen AG (ETR: VOW3), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles, has announced it will become a new shareholder of EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s leading innovation engine for sustainable energy. … Read the full press release

Porsche Ventures to invest in China’s leading provider of virtual influencers and digital ecosystems in support of Porsche’s digital strategy

The next step in building a digital ecosystem (PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART/ SHANGHAI, 18-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Ventures, the venture capital arm of Porsche AG, has announced an investment in iMaker, China’s leading provider of virtual influencers and digital ecosystems. … Read the full press release

Swisscom 5G StartUp Challenge announced the top 10 finalists

(PRESS RELEASE) BERNE, 27-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom AG, (SWX: SCMN), Switzerland based leading provider of communication, IT and entertainment services, has announced the top 10 picks of its inaugural 5G StartUp Challenge. This year’s Swisscom StartUp Challenge was for … Read the full press release

Germany’s Digital Champions Award 2020: University Medicine Essen; Freeletics; BIT Technology; Beumer Group

(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 20-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s largest cross-industry digitization initiative Digital X has announced the winners of this year’s Digital Champions Award across Germany. The Four companies honored are as follows: University Medicine Essen for their “Colleague AI” … Read the full press release

Startups Immersive Storylab, Envisage Space, IoT Horizon, Alphabiolabs and LR Consultancy move to STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory

(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 22-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a United Kingdom government body and part of UK Research and Innovation, has announced that five promising startups have chosen to relocate their businesses at Daresbury … Read the full press release

EBRD and Startup Wise Guys partner for a Fintech accelerator programme

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces new partnership with Startup Wise Guys, a leading start-up accelerator with a presence across the Baltic states. This collaboration will benefit start-ups across the regions … Read the full press release

CEO of Simprints using cutting-edge tech to solve global health challenges

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 4-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the UKBAA, an estimated £1.5bn is invested annually by angel investors in the UK, which is more than three times the amount of venture capital (VC) investment. Therefore, it is paramount … Read the full press release

EU on track to launch its most ambitious ever European research and innovation programme in 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU institutions have just reached to partial political agreement on Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the future EU research and innovation programme and aims at facilitating the investment in research and innovation to … Read the full press release

Conception X by Barclays and UCL to create investable, early-stage deep tech start-ups

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 27-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — PhDs in University College London’s top-ranked Computer Science programme will now be able to turn their dissertation into a deep tech start-up. This will become possible thanks to the new initiative launched by … Read the full press release

BP and RocketSpace announce start-ups selected to test and explore advanced mobility technologies with industry leaders

LONDON, UK/ SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, 10-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP and RocketSpace, founders of the Mobility Tech Innovation Collaborative, are shaping the future movement of people, goods, and services in collaboration with global mobility and smart transportation industry leaders.  Today … Read the full press release

Volkswagen selects six new international start-ups to join “Future Mobility Incubator” program at the Gläserne Manufaktur

Experts in ride-pooling for kids, pay per app at filling stations, recording of vehicle histories, innovative route planning, early booking of charging stations, and detection of potholes in the road were selected Start of the third startup class in Dresden … Read the full press release

Collaborate or Die: Advice to Investors!

CAMBRIDGE, 31-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded by Peter and Alan Cowley, The Invested Investor is aiming to increase the success rate of start-ups by learning from the experience of entrepreneurs, investors and start-up specialists. They recently interviewed two leading investors: David … Read the full press release

Pivoting for Success – the story of Plumis!

CAMBRIDGE, 25-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded by Peter and Alan Cowley, The Invested Investor is aiming to increase the success rate of start-ups by learning from the experience of entrepreneurs, investors and start-up specialists. In this podcast, Peter Cowley interviewed two … Read the full press release

Orange provides market access to start-ups founded by women through Orange Fab France “Women Start” program

PARIS, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For this year’s Viva Technology, Orange is pleased to announce the launch of Orange Fab France “Women Start”. The initiative is dedicated to female entrepreneurs around the world The aim is to help sign business … Read the full press release

STFC: Higgs Centre for Innovation at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh now open for applications from start-ups

SWINDON, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) flagship new business innovation centre – which will bring together the best of academia and industry – is now welcoming applications from start-up companies. The recently-completed Higgs Centre for Innovation at … Read the full press release

Agro Innovation Lab by BayWa AG and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG: 265 start-ups from 61 countries applied to take part in the Acceleration Programme 2017

AIL Acceleration Programme of BayWa and RWA MUNICH, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The five-month Acceleration Programme 2017 of the Agro Innovation Lab (AIL) ended yesterday evening with the Demo Days in Vienna. The six winning start-ups of this year’s round of … Read the full press release

Agro Innovation Lab (AIL) selected the six best start-ups for this year’s acceleration programme

The six best start-ups for 2017 have been decided MUNICH, 16-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Agro Innovation Lab (AIL), a joint innovation platform of BayWa AG and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, has selected the six best start-ups for this year’s acceleration … Read the full press release

Agro Innovation Lab GmbH nominated ten start-ups for this year’s acceleration programme

MUNICH, 16-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Agro Innovation Lab GmbH (AIL), a joint innovation platform spearheaded by BayWa AG and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, has nominated ten start-ups for this year’s acceleration programme. The best start-ups out of a total of 265 entries … Read the full press release

Active start-ups can apply for the spin-off label of the University of St.Gallen at the CfE-HSG

St. Gallen, Switzerland, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New business ideas for products and services, as well as the start-ups emerging through them, are essential for our national economy. Now firms which have started out of the HSG can apply for the … Read the full press release

Capgemini’s InnovatorsRace50 winner start-ups announced

Winners secure equity free funding and opportunity to become a Capgemini partner. Each also receive the Serge Kampf Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award PARIS, 20-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the … Read the full press release

WEF Middle East and North Africa: amazing potential of young people and young companies

Economic and political reforms are needed to give young people hope and to allow them to thrive as entrepreneurs New careers are emerging, and education is key to creating the talent required for start-ups A diverse group of clerics called … Read the full press release

InnovatorsRace50 Top Ten Finalists Announced

Finalist start-ups compete to secure equity free funding and opportunity to become a Capgemini partner PARIS, 17-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the ten finalists of its InnovatorsRace50, a worldwide … Read the full press release

Airbus calls on SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs and students for the “Enter the SpaceDataHighway” challenge

Aims to foster innovation for its brand-new laser-based space communication system Winner will be awarded €75,000 investment and will get support of Airbus BizLab TOULOUSE, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Transmitting large volumes of data in near real time through space at … Read the full press release

Orange announces ten start-ups selected for the 5th season of Orange Fab France acceleration programme

PARIS, 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten start-ups were selected from among the 175 candidates that entered the 5th season of the Orange Fab France acceleration programme. Cadre de vie offers an innovative API that identifies customers of its partners who are … Read the full press release

KfW Entrepreneurs’ Award 2015 opens up with prizes totalling EUR 30,000

Apply now! Prizes awarded to 16 regional winners and one na-tional winner Award ceremony and selection of winner by audience on 8 October 2015 in Berlin Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The application period has started for this … Read the full press release

Techstars powered Barclays Accelerator announced the ten start-ups for its thirteen-week Accelerator programme in London

LONDON, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten businesses aiming to shape the future of financial services will begin their journey on the thirteen-week Accelerator programme in London today. The Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is an intensive startup programme of networking, … Read the full press release

Orange Business Services completes the acquisition of consulting firm InovenAltenor

Orange Business Services has just completed the acquisition of consulting firm InovenAltenor. The acquisition confirms Orange Business Services’ ambitions in supporting companies in the strategic domain of digital transformation and the positioning of Orange Consulting, its consulting arm that specializes … Read the full press release