Walo secures $1.1 million to teach kids financial literacy

Québec-based FinTech startup Walo has secured a $1.1 million investment from the Government of Québec, Desjardins,…

Sweden’s energy storage startup raised 1.3 million euros

Norrköping-based large-scale energy storage technology developer Ligna Energy reached €10M value after its closure of the…

Family that formerly co-owned Toronto Star behind new social venture, Hvr Technologies

Members of the family that formerly co-owned one of Canada’s most renowned newspapers has launched a…

Danish platform for early childhood acquired UK-based FirstSteps

After the founders of FirstSteps retire, Copenhagen-based parent-teacher collaboration platform Famly welcomes the UK-based nursery software…

Africa’s biggest telco thinks its booming fintech and 4G services will woo Gen Z users

Last year in Nigeria, African telecoms group MTN doubled its mobile money transaction volume, deployed 4G…

This startup uses an ancient microbe to turn CO2 into ingredients for food

The result is a protein that is actually carbon-negative, and requires little to no processing before…

Gina Raimondo: “Let’s get back to the business of building microchips in America”

The global semiconductor shortage, a major driver of ballooning U.S. inflation, is as much a national…

Launchpad for health care entrepreneurs

When computation and systems biology PhD student Elvira Kinzina was diagnosed with Lyme disease during her…

Estonia-based influencer marketplace Promoty is expanding to India

Tallinn’s influencer marketing platform Promoty came to a business arrangement backed by Vivek Bhargava and Vijay…

A startup is sucking CO2 from the sky and making diamonds. No more mining?

The precious gems are now helping us fight climate change. Originally published on Interesting Engineering :…