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The leading startup and technology conference in Eastern Europe returns on October 2-3, featuring over 100 global speakers from the technology industry, over 200 leading European investors, over 500 startups, and over 3,000 international attendees in Bucharest, Romania.

Spotlight 2024, the region’s leading startup competition program hosted by How to Web Conference, announces an investment prize exceeding €350,000 for the most ambitious and innovative startup founders. In addition, the program facilitates decisive meetings with leaders from some of Europe’s most influential venture capital funds. Underline Ventures, Startup Wise Guys, and GapMinder VC syndicate this year’s investment prize.

Jeff App, data-driven financial marketplaces operator for the emerging world, has secured $2M in Late-Seed financing led by Presto Ventures, J12, and a group of high-profile angel investors and industry veterans.

Adam, a Czech startup revolutionizing the way clients find reliable and available tradespeople, has secured €3 million in late-seed funding. The investment comes from Brighteye, a leading European edtech venture capital firm. Let’s dive into the details:

Purple Ventures 2, a venture capital fund aiming to invest 40 million EUR in early-stage startups over the next four years, is making its first investments. The fund, backed by the Purple group founders David Kašper, Jakub Nytra, and Filip Řehoř, was launched in May. The first trio of invested companies in the fields of smart energy, cloud HR systems, and hybrid event management received a total of 1.9 million EUR from the fund.