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๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - curated signals shaping Europeโ€™s venture ecosystem. ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐๐š ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Helsinki-based Verda is expanding its GPU cloud platform globally, targeting the US, UK, and Asia. Already cash-flow positive and backed by Lifeline Ventures, the company is positioning itself as a European alternative to hyperscalers in the race for AI compute. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dvMZjHfC ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐š ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž The deal brings together two AI players to build a sovereign alternative to US labs, targeting enterprises and governments seeking more control over data and infrastructure. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eMzuXf_r ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ โ‚ฌ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Œ ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ The new Biofund IV will back early-stage startups developing therapies for severe diseases, reflecting continued momentum in Europeโ€™s biotech sector, particularly in oncology and advanced therapeutics. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eFZfCUTy ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค | ๐–๐จ๐ฅ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ Wolt CEO Marianne Vikkula shares how the company evolved into one of Europeโ€™s few superapps, alongside insights on global competition, partnerships, and building high-performing teams. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/dMTBJ9zi ๐Ÿš€ ๐’๐ž๐ž๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ Startup Spotlight is where early-stage conversations happen: founders gain visibility before their round opens, while investors discover whatโ€™s building across Europe before everyone else. Explore it now: https://lnkd.in/dS9qMKrK ๐ŸŽฏ ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐›๐จ๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ One of CEEโ€™s leading startup events brings together founders, investors, and ecosystem players for three days of networking, pitching, and deal flow. Secure your spot: https://podim.org/ Stick around for whatโ€™s next ๐Ÿ’Ž Follow #SeedBlink #VentureCapital #Startups #AI #EuropeanStartups #PrivateMarkets #TechEcosystem

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