| Bnext |
| Last Funding Event: 5 May 2022 (€4.5M) |
| Founded 2017 €47.4M total raised |
| Bnext is a fintech company that provides customers with access to a wide range of financial and insurance services. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Guillermo Vicandi |
| Juan Antonio Rullán |
Recent headlines
| Ouro selects Bnext as strategic issuer in Europe |
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| Paypers | 2024-04-25 |
| Spain’s biggest neo-bank Bnext to issue its B3X token on March 1 |
| Coin Telegraph | 2022-02-28 |
| Bnext to launch its B3X token |
| Paypers | 2022-02-28 |
| Kiin |
| Last Funding Event: 1 Jan 2019 (€0.1M) |
| Founded 2015 €0.1M total raised |
| Kiin delivers immersive learning experiences to help organisations cultivate empathy, inclusive leadership and soft skills. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Bernhard Spanlang |
| Mavi Sanchez Vives |
| Mel Slater |
Recent headlines
| Virtual reality may cut domestic violence |
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| Illawara Mercury | 2020-05-08 |
| Albert Zamora «In a few years Virtual Bodyworks will likely be attractive enough to be bought» |
| Fundació Bosch i Gimpera | 2018-04-16 |
| Create |
| Last Funding Event: 1 Jan 2022 |
| Founded 2020 |
| Turn anyone on your team into a developer. Create lets you build in code using plaintext and images. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Marcus Lowe |
| Dhruv Amin |
Recent headlines
| Soham Parekh admits to moonlighting at US startups, blames hardship |
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| Business Standard India | 2025-07-04 |
| From Gandhi going viral to Cleopatra selling shampoo: The rise of AI influencers and what it means for brands |
| IndiaTimes | 2025-07-04 |
| TikTokers are proudly proclaiming nepo baby status in the latest viral trend |
| Business Insider | 2025-06-06 |
| Nouvenn |
| Last Funding Event: 4 Dec 2023 |
| Founded 2011 |
| Nouvenn develops integrated digital ecosystems to enable interactions between people, devices & generating collective intelligence. |
| Multiverse Computing |
| Last Funding Event: 12 Jun 2025 (€218.5M) |
| Founded 2019 €344.3M total raised |
| Multiverse Computing is a quantum software company that applies advanced solutions to solve complex challenges. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
Enrique Lizaso, Founder & CEO  IESE Business School |
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| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Alfonso Rubio Manzanares |
| Román Orús |
| Samuel Mugel |
Recent headlines
| Germany Leapfrogs UK To Lead European VC Investment In Q2 As Region’s Funding Settles |
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| Crunchbase News | 2025-07-10 |
| New NATO agreement on defense spending likely to boost deep tech, dual use dealmaking – podcast |
| ION Analytics | 2025-07-04 |
| "June 2025s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about", date: 2025-07-04 |
| Tech.eu | 2025-07-04 |
| Circle |
| Last Funding Event: 26 Jan 2024 |
| Founded 2013 €1121.0M total raised |
| Circle is a financial technology firm that utilizes stablecoins for payments and e-commerce. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Jeremy Allaire |
| Sean Neville |
Recent headlines
| ZhiKe | Why is Wall Street frantically snapping up this stablecoin stock? |
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| 36kr.com | 2025-07-12 |
| The Stablecoin Ledger This Week: Regulation, Custody Infrastructure and Trust |
| PYMNTS.com | 2025-07-11 |
| "Tom Lee: Ethereum, Not Solana, Is The Preferred Choice For JP Morgan, Robinhood, Circle To Build On", date: 2025-07-11 |
| Benzinga.com | 2025-07-11 |
| Arena Club |
| Last Funding Event: 9 Sep 2022 (€10.0M) |
| Founded 2021 €10.0M total raised |
| Arena Club reimagines sports card collecting with trusted trading, grading, and a fun digital-meets-physical experience. |
| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Brian Lee |
| Jesse Glass |
Recent headlines
| Finance: Already a $30 billion marketplace, the collectibles space expects continued explosive growth |
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| sportsbusinessjournal.com | 2024-12-16 |
| Arena Club: Interview With Head Of Engineering Vartul Agrawal About The Digital Card Company |
| Pulse 2.0 | 2024-10-22 |
| Are Arena Club Slab Packs Worth Buying (Buy or Skip)? |
| Medium | 2024-01-22 |
| TravelPerk |
| Last Funding Event: 27 Jan 2025 (€200.0M) |
| Founded 2015 €864.7M total raised |
| TravelPerk is a business travel management platform that helps companies book, manage, and control their corporate travel. |
| IESE FOUNDERS | |
| Avi Meir, Co Founder & CEO IESE Business School |
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| OTHER FOUNDERS |
| Javier Suarez |
| Ron Levin |
Recent headlines
| Swedish VC Kinnevik hails "encouraging sign" of increased IPO and M&A activity |
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| Tech.eu | 2025-07-08 |
| Europe’s 20 largest startup funding rounds this year (so far) |
| The Next Web | 2025-07-01 |
| Business Travel Market Trends Report 2025: Passenger Flows, Market Value, Main and Key Destinations, Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions, & Challenges and Opportunities |
| Research and Markets | 2025-06-23 |