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"ETH takes an equity stake in spin-offs, usually two percent." 👍 ETH Zürich now offers some of the best terms for spinoffs in Europe thanks to their new Equity and Licensing Policy. Very happy to have played a small part in this thanks to Vanessa Wood and Frank Floessel. 🇨🇭 Other European universities should take note. European deeptech would be much better off with universities creating less friction for spinoff founders, and a big way for them to create less friction is via offering healthier terms. https://lnkd.in/emdx87jp

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Following the success of its first fund, Leipzig-based VC fund SIVentures (prev. Smart Infrastructure Ventures) has announced the launch of its €30 million fund SIVentures II to invest in AI, IT infrastructure and energy 🇩🇪 🚀 The current investment strategy plans to ​invest in a total of around 30 startup teams, above all in the DACH region, with up to €500k being made available for initial investments. “We have already recorded two successful exits, such as the sale of the Leipzig-based digital health startup mentor to the US medical technology group ResMed. This significant exit after a short period of time has naturally had a positive impact on our fundraising for SIVentures II,” explains Dirk Frohnert, CFA, one of the two managing directors of SIVentures. https://lnkd.in/dQSYdSXN

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New ideas are moving into Crypto Valley! 🧠 We’re thrilled to welcome the Zug Institute for Blockchain Research to our CV Labs Zug headquarters, adding even more brainpower to our vibrant community of innovators. The Canton of Zug is investing CHF 39.35 million over five years to establish this world-class institute in collaboration with the University of Lucerne and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Its mission: build a unique academic infrastructure and groundbreaking research output in blockchain, right where a large part of the global blockchain industry calls home. Co-led by Prof. Dr. Alexander H. Trechsel and Prof. Dr. Bernhard Rütsche, the Institute will attract top talent and further strengthen Zug’s position as a global hub for blockchain innovation. 👋 Join us in welcoming them to the neighbourhood, and in shaping Crypto Valley into an international centre for blockchain research!

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FemWealth Issue 217 highlights 💌 In the Spotlight 💸 Co-founded by Franziska Meyer and Irene Klemm (Rentrop), Edurino is an educational gaming platform for pre-school and primary school children. The Munich, Germany-based startup raised €17M in Series B funding Startup News: - Co-founded and led by Murvah Iqbal, HIVED, a London-based startup providing an AI-powered parcel delivery solution, secured $42M in Series B - Co-founded and led by Mackenzie Burnett, Ambrook, a New York startup providing bookkeeping, invoicing, and payment tools for agricultural businesses, closed a $26.1M Series A - Co-founded by Dorit Aharonov, QEDMA, an Israeli startup developing software for quantum error suppression and mitigation, raised $26M in Series A - Led by Linda Black, DVM, PhD, Gallant, a San Diego-based biotech startup developing off-the-shelf stem cell therapies for pets, secured $18M in Series B - Co-founded and led by Laure Crémieux, Solarock, a French startup that provides residential and SME solar solutions, raised €7M - Co-founded by Linda Zandt-Sloot, Tibo Energy Management Software, a Dutch energy management platform that helps businesses unlock additional energy capacity from their existing infrastructure, announced €6M in Seed funding - Led by Dr. Edit Goldberg, Escala Medical, an Israeli company that provides an FDA-approved medical device for pelvic organ prolapse, announced a $4.5M funding round - Co-founded by Laura Huguenin, cosma, a Nice, France-based startup that creates detailed, 3D maps of the ocean floor for marine researchers, environmental agencies, offshore construction firms, and regulators, raised €2.5M  - Co-founded by Rima Suppan and Morgan Mixon, PEACHIES, a London-based premium nappy brand, closed an oversubscribed £2.1M round - Co-founded by Wynter Karo and Alice Parmiter, Pimentae Drinks, a UK drinks company, raised a £1.5M round - Co-founded by Jatta Nemeth, Spacent, a Finnish startup providing access to flexible workspaces to support hybrid work models, raised an undisclosed funding round VC News: - Founded and led by Samara Mejia Hernandez, Chicago-based Chingona Ventures is raising $50M for its third fund, per an SEC filing - Co-founded and led by Milette Gillow and Sedinam Simpson, UK-based The Tech Bros, an all-female accelerator, will host 20 “technical founders” from all over the world in a “hacker house” in Norway Read & subscribe (link in comments)

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Switzerland’s startup funding gap is real - can your traction bridge it? Eric Laudet, founder of Holistiq Health Group AG, calls out a hidden challenge in the Swiss ecosystem: plenty of business-angel money early on, but a steep drop before VC rounds. His advice? Show strong traction fast to survive the valley between angels and venture capital. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Eric Laudet, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their Founder's Story event on September 24th to hear directly from visionary founders in the transportation industry discussing the seismic shift in mobility, from ownership to on-demand access, and the pivotal role of AI and cloud technologies in driving this transformation (link in the comments).

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Zurich-based Freename, a startup bridging traditional Web2 and emerging Web3 digital identity systems, has raised €5.5 million ($6.5M) in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Entrée Capital, with participation from Polymorphic Capital, Sparkle Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund, and Golden Record Ventures (GRV). 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2sPUd42 Davide V. Mattia Martone Manuel V. Paolo Domenighetti Gianluca Stamerra D O'Connor Tomer Niv Luigi Lanotte Gherardo Varani Shira Kaplan Siful Moni Samuel Henao Page Howe Matteo Johannes Stettler Anıl Ünver Gabriela Fernandez Cristian Colosimo Patrick Gastaldon Heather Shannon Nicolas Maggi Antònio N. Marko Milicic Mattia Lanzi Federico Luciano Nunziata #Startups #Web3 #Founders #FundingNews #VentureCapital #PrivateEquity

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