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Turn economic uncertainty into an advantage. Here's how...

Turn economic uncertainty into an advantage. Here's how...

Change is the only constant. But founders can adapt and turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage.

Jeroen Arts of our Marketplaces and Consumer team opened this year's annual Marketplace Conference in Berlin with a keynote featuring case studies on marketplace startups that have adapted to change, survived, and thrived.

Watch the full keynote above and visit our blog to learn why AI and Gen Z marketplaces are two exciting new opportunities we believe startups can take advantage of.

What else is happening...

→ Portfolio Highlight: 10 of our startups are on AlbionVC's European Healthcare Technology Market Map 2023

→ Have You Heard? Refurbed raises $57M Series C

→ Our Perspective: Our Namratha Kothapalli tells Business Insider how the push to accelerate decarbonization is contributing to Climate Tech's resiliency

Additional portfolio updates, deep-dive content, job openings, and more below ⬇️

Have You Heard?

Our portfolio's latest funding announcements

refurbed raises $57M Series C

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The Vienna-based startup is empowering even more consumers to make sustainable tech choices.

The company is one of the fastest-growing online marketplaces for refurbished tech in Europe, offering more than 18,000 products including smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Refurbed has reached €1 billion in GMV (gross merchandise value) since its foundation and is active in 7 markets across the continent.

Read the full story here

  • Raus raises an additional €8.5M to accelerate expanding its nature immersion platform across Europe (Our interview with co-founder Julian Trautwein)
  • Doccla has partnered up with Bertelsmann Investments to build Europe's largest digital hospital thanks to a $5 million commitment (Digital Health)
  • Primer secures fresh funding from Tencent (LinkedIn)

Welcome to the Family

The latest additions to our portfolio

There is a critical gap in the B2B international payments sector, especially for emerging markets. That's where Due comes in.

Built on Ethereum and its various scaling solutions, Due aims to cut costs and wait times for people in underserved and emerging markets. At the same time, they're boosting access to global liquidity.

Read more about the $3.3 million seed round

  • Rho Labs is building a decentralized, institutional-grade interest rate derivatives market for crypto. (Financial News)

Portfolio Headlines & Highlights

News and updates from across our portfolio

10 of our startups are on AlbionVC's European Healthcare Technology Market Map 2023.

Check out the entire HealthTech Market Map

  • YardLink and Toqio brought home awards at Deloitte UK's Technology Fast 50 Awards. (Deloitte)
  • Fairlyne won Travolutoin's Startup of the Year (Fairlyne) & partnered with Rail Europe to develop a ticket resale platform. (Travel and Tour World)
  • Sylvera won the "Markets & Financial Services" category of the Financial Times' Tech Champions list. (FT)
  • Cylib takes home second prize for The Spark - The German Digital Prize. (Handelsblatt)
  • Lapse talks to TIME about their mission to become the anti-Instagram. (TIME)
  • Dronamics is partnering with the Hellenic Post to deliver the first postal services using a cargo drone in Greece. (Dronamics)
  • Fertifa and Fertility Network partnered to create the UK's largest survey on fertility in the workplace, with more than 3,600 respondents. (Fertifa)
  • Kittl is launching the first generative AI for graphic design (Kittl)

Our Perspective

Showcasing our expertise on the VC ecosystem at large

  • Namratha Kothapalli of our Climate Tech & Industrial Tech team tells Business Insider how the push to accelerate decarbonization and a host of other factors are contributing to Climate Tech's resiliency. (Business Insider)
  • Mathias Ockenfels of our Marketplaces & Consumer team discusses the recent rounds of Tupu (urban mushroom cultivation) and Shakers (connecting Spanish companies with digital specialists). (Startup-Insider, German)
  • Audrey Handem of our Saas & Infra team discusses mistakes founders make when seeking funding, how she decides when to invest, plus how we deliver game-changing founder support. (Riding Unicorns)

Who's Hiring?

There are more than 1,000 vacancies across our portfolio. Browse open jobs below and on our website.

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