Venus Williams to headline Elevate, Startupfest shares lineup as both tech events prep for in-person 2022 returns

Toronto-based events and programming organization Elevate and Montréal tech festival Startupfest have both revealed part of…

Finnish startup raises €1.6M for carbon negative and plastic-free acoustic tiles

Backed by the Nordic seed-fund Maki.vc, the Finland-based startup Aisti raised 1.6 million euros in a…

Norwegian startup Sevendof is acquired by a global leader in geodata acquisition and analytics

Norwegian startup that builds and operates industrial drone infrastructure, Sevendof is acquired by KVS Terratec, the…

The X-Europe Acceleration Programme has helped to accelerate the growth of over 150 deep tech startups and scaleups

A number of startups from Europe have recently embarked on a 6-month-long journey as part of…

Providing hands-on photonics education across Massachusetts

Photonics — the science of guiding and manipulating light — enables applications ranging from telecommunications, artificial…

YC Founder Firesides: Brex on spend and speed as a strategy

Brex went through YC in Winter 2017, and now serves over 50,000 companies, and 40% of…

Embracing an ML-first mindset helps startups accelerate time-to-market and build long-term competitiveness

The shift towards ML-driven efficiency is changing the way founders and creators think. Learn to embrace…

Shopify makes strategic investment in US AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds

Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify has invested in American artificial intelligence (AI) company Crossing Minds. According to…

Norwegian startup for e-commerce has raised €1.2M

Oslo-based company Outshifter has raised 1.2 million euros. Maki.vc, Skyfall Ventures, Klein Group and Amazon alumni…

A startup plans to fight climate change with genetically engineered super-trees

The company’s poplar could absorb over 50% more carbon than a normal tree. Originally published on…