Dear friends,
Spring is here, and we're amped up for its arrival! We hope you're feeling the same level of excitement and energy that we are. Check out below what’s been cooking at Wellstreet lately. As always, we've also curated a selection of articles that have piqued our team's interest, along with some exciting job opportunities within our portfolio companies.
Happy reading!
Cheers,
Team Wellstreet
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Portfolio Highlights.
Wellstreet Ventures News.
- Anatomic Studios’ Emelie Strömshed shared her thoughts on the impact of additive manufacturing in prosthetics with the German magazine 3Druck.com. 🦿
- Brink Commerce’s new partner is a fellow MACH Alliance member, Bluestone PIM.
- DanAds’ international growth started in 2017 when they signed Bloomberg. Here’s what they think makes self-service and the partnership a success. 🚀
- Gamifiera’s complete range of features is now available for e-commerce sites through their integration with Shopify. 🛒
- YMR Track Club has announced its new partnership with Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and its new collection. Breakit reported about the company’s 114% turnover growth in 2023! 🏃♀️
Wellstreet Fintech News.
- Aura Cloud‘s transaction insight generation will improve by 80% once Watson.ai is fully integrated. The company is a finalist of Digital Champions 2024 at EIT Digital! 🆙
- Enable Banking announced a partnership with ZTLment and has been featured in The Paypers 2023 report on Open Finance. 🤝
- Future of Retail awarded its customers the FoR Awards 2023: Launch of the Year, Cooperation of the Year, Growth Machine of the Year, and Supplier of the Year. 🏆
- Lesslie’s CEO was a guest on two podcasts: listen to him at Fintechpodden and Under Femton or read a summary in Dagens Media. 🎙️
- Maintract‘s collaboration with Nordicstation and Polar Cape will bring Genereative AI capabilities into Maintract’s platform. Discover how we at Wellstreet leverage Maintract technology! 💁
Wellstreet News.
🛎️ Wellstreet & Insights
In our ongoing series about individuals who've significantly influenced Wellstreet, delve into the story of Viktor Rask-Andersen, our former Associate turned VP of Finance in our portfolio company DanAds.
Our CEO Evelina Anttilla was recognized by Breakit as one of "Top 100 AI Players in Sweden".
🛎️ Community & Events:
As part of our collaboration with Villa Pauli Investment Club, we gathered a second time for a well-attended pitching event! A huge thank you to everyone who participated and made this event such a success!
On International Women’s Day we hosted a breakfast event in collaboration with deb. and Bank Hotel, with the aim of advancing diversity in Swedish boards. Through engaging panel discussions and purposeful matchmaking, we aimed to catalyze tangible steps towards greater diversity and inclusion in boardrooms.
Our second Fintech Afterwork event fostered genuine connections among industry experts, strengthening the fintech community and paving the way for future partnerships. Let us know if you want to join us next time!
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🛎️ Upcoming Events:
Here's where you'll find us in the coming weeks:
⬥ AI Strategy Summit, May 7
⬥ Nordic Fintech Summit, May 16
⬥ Breakit Femtalk, May 29
⬥ Årets Unga Idé, May 30
Food for thought.
⬥ That is why the City of London is opening an office in Stockholm, DI Digital (Swedish)
⬥ Euro tech hubs find ways to flourish beyond capital cities alone, Sifted
⬥ Women-led venture capital funds are helping drive increase in funding for women-owned startups, CNBC
⬥ What went wrong at Techstars, Founders’ Co-op
⬥ France declares war on fast fashion, The Times
⬥ In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act, The New York Times
⬥ Faltering Tesla Faces a Familiar Question: Is It an ESG Stock?, Bloomberg
⬥ When Hype Cycles Meet S-Curves: The Roll-Out Conundrum of Generative AI, B2Ventures
Job opportunities.
⬥ DanAds: Marketing Manager, Inside Sales & Lead Generation Manager
⬥ ICANIWILL: Country Manager - Germany
⬥ Lesslie: Sales Executive
⬥ Maintract: Senior Fullstack Developer/CTO
Just one more thing! Are you looking for an office space for your company? Come sit with us at The Factory, in our coworking space, in a room of your own, or on your own floor! Read more here and contact our Head of Hubs, Amanda Livh, at amanda [@] wellstreet.vc to know more.
That’s all from us for now! 👋
The Wellstreet Team
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