Polish startup Plenti is helping push forward a circular approach to using electronic devices. The team has just secured €5 million to build a marketplace that offers access to electronic devices on a subscription and rental basis. The circular economy is spinning ahead. While more and more people look for more sustainable, and cost-effective, ways… …
Finnish startup Skipperi is on a mission to use tech to make boating more accessible. Based in Helsinki, the team has just secured €7 million and now plans to bring its sharing and subscription platform to Australia and the US. Boating has traditionally been seen as an exclusive pastime. Something that is expensive, requires years… …
Helsinki-based Skipperi sets sail with €7 million to make boating more accessible Read More »
London-based Raylo has just raised over €124 million to fuel a circular, subscription-based approach to tech products. The fintech startup has also earned itself B-Corp certification for its more sustainable approach to tech ownership. When it comes to consumer goods, there are two defining trends that stand out at the moment: sustainability and affordability. It… …
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With great gusto, the French government is building a new ecological model where the sustainability specifications of consumer products, such as garments, shoes and home textiles, are clearly flagged to shoppers. The broader vision behind new legislation is that industry and consumers will gradually switch away from the wastefulness of linear consumption, towards more sustainable, …
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On April 20-21 we’ll be hosting this year’s EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona! Our annual flagship event will gather over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts and investors for two exciting days of networking, inspiration and learning. And we can’t wait to welcome you there. In addition to a buzzing exhibition hall, great networking opportunities, and an exciting… …
On April 20-21, 2023, we will be welcoming you again to our annual EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona! This year, the event will be bigger and better than ever before and we’ll have lots of exciting speakers, panel discussions, networking activities, pitch competitions and much more. The EU-Startups Summit will gather 2,200 founders, startup enthusiasts and… …
Over the course of 2022, the word sustainability cemented itself in our vocabulary and we all became more and more aware of the need to embed more sustainable and conscious decisions into our everyday lives as the reality of the climate crisis became even more apparent and concerning. In the grand scheme of things, consumers… …
The fashion and retail industry has gotten a pretty bad reputation for its contribution to sustainability. With the rise of fast fashion that has taken over the world in recent years, retailers are producing an immense amount of garments, at a crazy-fast pace, and as a result, are exploiting people and the planet. Companies that… …
As the year wraps up to a close, we’re reflecting on what’s gone on in Europe’s startup ecosystem. It’s been a pretty interesting year, to say the least, and we’ve been at the front lines of bringing you all the recent and more important updates as they come. From shocking exits and acquisition deals and… …
New members of the Unicorn Club: 10 European unicorn stories from 2022 Read More »
Innovators Magazine and OnePoint5Media are delighted to continue our media partnership with The World Climate Foundation (WCF) for its upcoming World Biodiversity Summit in Montreal. The Summit, taking place on 11 December, is a side event of COP15, the annual UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), being held between 7-19 December. “The summit is the …