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The inspiring story of two digital nomad pioneers in Portugal

I first heard about David Nicol Williams months before the coronavirus pandemic swept the world.…

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UK SMEs making little effort to tangibly improve workplace equality, new GetApp study reveals

Around 60% of people working for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in the United…

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How to not pitch at Web Summit

Web Summit is arguably one of the largest tech events in the world. That’s why…

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VC deal value in Europe reached $27b in Q3, TheVentureCity reports

The amount of venture capital dollars invested in European startups dropped 17% in the third…

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Short-form audio platform Beams completes $6m seed round to redefine social media through authenticity

Beams, a new audio-based social media platform, has raised $3 million in a round led…

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BrikkApp crowdfunding search engine will soon allow users to directly invest in real estate

BrikkApp, a European real estate crowdfunding search engine, will soon allow users to make investments…

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Highlights from Web Summit 2021: Meta, social media, blockchain, NFT, female empowerment, and more

Curtains came down on Web Summit 2021 last week, with Europe’s largest tech conference leaving…

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European AI-driven logistics optimization platform eyes expansion into MENA region with UAE entry

The Middle East and North Africa region may not be the first place that comes…

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Web Summit opening night: Female leaders shine, Lisbon mayor vows to create ‘Unicorn Factory’, Facebook whistleblower urges Zuckerberg to quit

From the female CEOs who delivered impressive pitches to beloved Portuguese presenter Filomena Cautela to…

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Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference, to host 40,000 in Lisbon this week

Where to next? This is a question that organizers of Web Summit want to open…

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Media’s glorification of capital raising and Shark Tank’s success — An expert weighs in

In a recent episode of Shark Tank, billionaire investor Mark Cuban said, “People don’t realize…

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How early-stage founders can get the maximum value out of VC deals: Head of Wayra X

There seems to be a huge disconnect between how entrepreneurs and investors perceive the value…

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A doctor’s perspective: Curing the healthcare worker burnout crisis

This article is authored by Dr Anas Nader, co-founder and CEO of Patchwork Health: a…

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‘Most hiring platforms view talent as products not end users’, say Index founders

The unprecedented need for further digitalization in the wake of the pandemic has caused the…

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Why ex-Yugoslavia is lagging behind CEE in entrepreneurship — An expert weighs in

While entrepreneurship has taken a giant leap forward across most of Central and Eastern Europe…

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Building Backwards: How One Emerging-Market Founder Flipped the Startup Script

Startup playbooks in emerging markets often start at home. Founders build for local pain points,…

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Lithuania’s Unicorns Take Pride in Paying Taxes — and Powering Economic Growth

One might assume that entrepreneurs dislike paying taxes, or at least wouldn’t boast about it.…

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The rise of soft travel: How a new app is redefining tourism for Gen Z

European cities are buckling under the weight of mass tourism. With 3.05 billion tourist nights…

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Stop Clinging to the Past — Start Creating the Future

Do you recognize the pattern? In my 20s I was cocksure of myself. Optimistic, fully…

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Meet the Founder Breaking the Mold Amidst Return-to-Office Power Struggles

Globally, the last year has been rife with headlines of major companies demanding employees return…

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More venture capital at last as Movens Capital doubles down on CEE

From UiPath to ElevenLabs, Central and Eastern European tech founders have created some of the…

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Launch of AI-powered engineering workbench set to transform product development in Europe 

The pace of innovation in Europe has become one of the most closely debated themes…

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Techstars Startup Weekend Sevilla: 54 hours of innovation, community, and purpose

More than 60 people gathered for the 29th edition of Techstars Startup Weekend Sevilla, a…

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Connect Roma: Startups telling their stories in front of the media

Early-stage startups had the opportunity to pitch their business on July 4, 2025 to a…

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French startup DESKi raises $6M to prevent cardiac disease with AI-powered heart scans

The French startup DESKi announced in late June that it had raised $6 million in…