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CIOC Energy Raises €3M to Scale Energy Optimization Platform
CIOC Energy raised €3M to expand its team and bring its energy optimization and trading platform to additional European markets.
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Lana Glygalo
Co-founder of Burning Heroes
Lana Glygalo is the Co-founder of Top Voices, an advocate for early-stage founders, and a startup founder herself. She was one of the creators of the Burning Heroes Founders Association – a non-profit organization supporting early-stage founders, with a network of over 2,000 founders and investors worldwide. She also created Levelty.app, an app for kids and parents that helps establish chore habits and reduce nagging and tantrums. As a female startup founder, she is deeply committed to supporting all early-stage founders, amplifying their exposure, and helping grow their online visibility, both personally and for their products.

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CIOC Energy raised €3M to expand its team and bring its energy optimization and trading platform to additional European markets.

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NewSchool VC raised €10M to invest in early-stage B2B technology companies, with 32 investments already across Belgium and Europe.

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TUSK IC raised €15M to commercialize CMOS Beamformer ICs for satellite communications and move from prototypes to high-volume production.

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Gravity Gardens raised €2.6M to scale dry seed activation technology, expand crop trials and develop industrial equipment ahead of a 2027 launch.
Lana Glygalo
Co-founder of Burning Heroes
Lana Glygalo is the Co-founder of Top Voices, an advocate for early-stage founders, and a startup founder herself. She was one of the creators of the Burning Heroes Founders Association – a non-profit organization supporting early-stage founders, with a network of over 2,000 founders and investors worldwide. She also created Levelty.app, an app for kids and parents that helps establish chore habits and reduce nagging and tantrums. As a female startup founder, she is deeply committed to supporting all early-stage founders, amplifying their exposure, and helping grow their online visibility, both personally and for their products.
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