Reading Unicorns: 9th October

Grab a coffee and enjoy a quick round-up on the latest venture news:

📖 Top Articles:

1. London-based Lottie bags €20 million Series A to improve the care seeker experience in the UK (EU Startups)

2. Seaweed bioplastic startup FlexSea bags £3m (UKTN)

3. Hacker Puts 23andMe User Data Up for Sale on the Internet (Bloomberg.com)

4. LocalGlobe tops list of most successful ‘unicorn backers’ in EMEA (Sifted)

5. European venture capital firm Atomico raises $1.1bn to defy tech slowdown (FT)

🎙️ Last week’s podcast: Niccolo Perra, Co-Founder @ Pleo

🚨 Register for Focal’s W23 demo day!

It’s that time of year when the best entrepreneurs and investors on the planet descend upon Focal, powered by HSBC Innovation Banking!

Join 200+ VCs by registering to attend W23 demo day on 12th October at 2pm-4pm (BST) at gofocal.vc

As well as watching up to 30 incredible startups pitch, the Focal team has assembled an impressive panel & 1-1 sessions with all finalists.

Attendees will also be able to invest in the very best startups from demo day. They’ve already co-invested with the likes of Lightspeed, Google Ventures, 20VC, MMC, Soma Capital, Ada Ventures and more. Remember, capital is at risk!

See you there!

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.