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Netherlands first in Europe to approve lab-grown meat tastings

06-07-2023 13:51 via thenextweb.com

Yesterday, the Dutch government released an official letter announcing it will allow the tasting of meat and seafood products cultivated from animal cells under specified conditions. Following in the footsteps of the US and Singapore, the Netherlands is now the first country in Europe to permit tastings of lab-grown meat, a move that is particularly welcome by leading Dutch startups in the field. Collaborative competition in the lab-grown meat space Cellular agriculture might not make a h

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Report: European VC deals continue to sink amid economic downturn

06-07-2023 07:05 via thenextweb.com

European VC deal activity continued to decline in the second quarter of 2023, the latest report by Pitchbook has found. Unsurprisingly, the ecosystem has been heavily impacted by inflation, limited capital availability, slow economic growth, and high interest rates. While the deal value jumped from €13.3bn in Q1 to €18.3bn in Q2, VC deal counts fell quarter-on-quarter from 2,625 to 1,824. Nearly 40% of those deals were made by early stage VCs, followed by later stage funds at 31.2%, a

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European VC invests in wellbeing and performance platform for founders

06-07-2023 06:00 via thenextweb.com

Today, Balderton Capital launched a Founder Wellbeing Platform based on how professional athletes approach reaching peak performance. The London-based VC is making the wellbeing and performance programme available to all its portfolio company founders. It consists of four pillars — a six-month personalised health and fitness program, CEO forums for peer-to-peer support, executive coaching, and events and resources. The idea behind the platform is based on research confirming t

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British VC invests in wellbeing and performance platform for founders

06-07-2023 06:00 via thenextweb.com

Today, Balderton Capital launched a Founder Wellbeing Platform based on how professional athletes approach reaching peak performance. The London-based VC is making the wellbeing and performance programme available to all its portfolio company founders. It consists of four pillars — a six-month personalised health and fitness program, CEO forums for peer-to-peer support, executive coaching, and events and resources. The idea behind the platform is based on research confirming t

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Europe makes unicorns at almost twice the rate of the US, report finds

06-07-2023 02:01 via thenextweb.com

Europe finally has all the pieces in place to challenge the US as the world’s leading tech hub, according to an analysis from venture capital firm Creandum and Dealroom, released today. Europe’s total number of unicorns has grown 88% compared to the US’ 56% since 2014. Moreover, its share of global VC funding has quadrupled in the last 20 years — the continent now takes more than a third of global investments at early-stage. According to the report, Europe has the

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