German ExoMatter gets €1.7 million pre-seed from investors, including ZAKA VC

Eugenia Kuyda, the founder behind Replika, raised a $20 million pre-seed funding round for Wabi, her latest venture that promises to democratize app creation. Described as the “YouTube for apps,” Wabi is a social platform enabling anyone to create and share mini applications using simple prompts.

The international Engaged Investments conference, co-organized by investment groups DEPO Ventures and J&T Ventures, brought more than 450 investors, founders, and leaders of the European tech ecosystem from 24 countries to Prague. Delegations from the United Kingdom, France, Finland, and Lithuania confirmed growing interest in technologies from the Czech Republic and the broader Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Following this year’s edition, Engaged Investments has established itself as one of the most relevant events of its kind in CEE. Thanks largely to the quality of participating investors and startups, as well as expert topics that reflect the current transformation of European venture capital.

Two college roommates who met in a Philadelphia dorm are now building technology that could redefine how companies talk to their customers.

United Founders — a new €80 million venture fund and founders’ community — is uniting Europe’s most accomplished entrepreneurs to back the continent’s next generation of frontier tech startups including quantum computing, cybersecurity, MedTech, AI and Industry 4.0, sustainability, and space tech.