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With growing global energy demands, innovative solutions like floating solar technology, or floating photovoltaics (FPV). Not only do these technologies present a novel approach, but they also have the potential to change the clean energy landscape. Supported by venture funding, FPV solar panels are placed on reservoirs, lakes, and nearshore areas. Such placement offers a great alternative […]

Setting up a startup is quite an exciting journey that involves many opportunities. At the same time, it includes considerable risks. Entrepreneurs have to continuously bear uncertainty in this fast-paced world of startups – from shifting market conditions to technology. Moreover, effective startup risk management is quite necessary for startups in order to get through […]

At Impulse Generator Fund, we are dedicated to supporting startups that drive innovation. A point in the case is the recent success of emma, a cloud management platform based in Luxembourg. They stand as a testimony to the power of visionary entrepreneurship. They have already secured €16.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Smartfin. At this point, emma is uniquely positioned to shape the future of multi-cloud management. This milestone […]

At Impulse Generator Fund, we are passionate about the transition of ambitious ideas into reality. A recent study conducted by Apeiron Ventures with Z Link highlights a trend that is in line with our mission. It showed that over 60% of Gen Z Europeans hope to start their own business within three to five years. […]

Recently, Visa announced that they’re making strategic startup investments in four African companies: Ghana’s Oze, Nigeria’s Orda, and Kenya’s WorkPay and OkHi. The companies are known for emerging from Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator Programme, which is designed to foster financial inclusion and technology advancement across the continent. Moreover, Africa Fintech Accelerator Programme is part of Visa’s broader commitment to invest $1 billion in financial inclusion across Africa […]

Logistics startup Locad has closed a pre-Series B funding round, raising $9 million to further advance its innovative supply chain platform and global presence. Headquartered in Singapore, the company now intends to utilize the funds to expand into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in late 2024 and develop artificial intelligence-powered logistics capabilities. Sumitomo […]