The Hidden VC #4: 39 new companies
A repeat Swedish entrepreneur, the former CTO & CPO at Airthings building a new company, and a former Product Lead at Pleo just coming out of stealth.
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12 free leads this week
Navegacare is a B2C services company based in Spain, helping with bureaucratic tasks and care for those who really matter. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Former key Uber employee in Latam and former Head of Strategy at DiDi.
Netto is a B2B SaaS company based in Norway, simplifying the green loans process between banks and their commercial real estate clients. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Ex-CTO & CPO at Airthings.
Afternoon Finance is a B2B and B2B2C SaaS company based in Scotland, providing an AI assistant for financial advisors, automating data collection, administration, and analysis. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Repeat entrepreneur that sold his previous company to Tembo.
Givr is a B2C and B2B2C company based in the UK, reshaping the charity sector with its first product that helps you earn donations for charity through everyday spending. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Former Country Manager at Luno and La Belle Assiette.
Tendara is a B2B SaaS company based in Germany, that uses AI to help companies find, analyze, and win more public tenders. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Former Managing Director at START Summit.
Lysta is a B2B SaaS company based in France, providing an AI-powered B2B analyst. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Lead data expert at Dimpl and expert in machine learning.
Arkensight is a B2B SaaS company based in Croatia, unlocking unlimited aerial intelligence. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Mearch is a B2B and B2B2C SaaS and services company based in Spain, offering AI-powered search for smarter shopping. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
VREY is a B2B2C services and hardware company based in Germany, providing solar power solutions to tenants while securing additional returns of 6% to more than 30%. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Sinkove is a B2B SaaS company based in UK, offering foundation AI models for generating biomedical images. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Foucauld de Thézy from France is building something in Impact and Social.
Lokesh Bisht from Germany is building something in AI.
27 more leads this week 🔒
What you can’t see as a free subscriber this week:
Former Chief of Staff at a 300-people German scale-up building something new in Health & wellness.
Former Co-founder & CEO at a Swedish scale-up, now on to his next (ad)venture
Former CTO & CPO at a UK scale-up, now building a marketplace in the Proptech and Real Estate vertical.
4 female founders from the UK, Germany, Spain, and France.
3 additional Fintech companies
And much more!
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