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Mega fundraises, illustrious awards, and acquisitions—just some of the things you can look forward to as a founder 🎉 Here are some of the top highlights from our portfolio companies in May ⬇️

Founders Factory

@foundersfactory

May 30, 2022

🤝 Social media & influencer marketing agency

@FanbytesHQ

were acquired by digital marketing leaders

@Brainlabs

. Read founder/CEO

@TimArmoo

's story on our blog:

foundersfactory.com

Scaling & exiting my second business by 27: Fanbytes co-founder & CEO Timothy Armoo

Timothy Armoo, on the back of his second exit, shares some of the most important lessons he's learned along the way

Founders Factory

@foundersfactory

May 30, 2022

☀️Solar tech disruptors

@solivus

signed a deal with

@SaintsRugby

rugby club to turn unusable roof space into solar panels:

solivus.com

Premier League rugby club turn roof-space into a solar energy asset

Solivus has supplied and installed more than 600 ultra thin-layer solar panels on the roof of a Premier League rugby club meaning all suitable roof space at the ground will be utilised to create...

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closed a $47 million Series B to build out their headless CMS technology:

techcrunch.com

Storyblok raises $47M to build out its headless CMS

Storyblok raises $47M, led by Mubadala Capital and HV Capital, to build out its headless CMS aimed at non-technical users like marketers.

Founders Factory

@foundersfactory

May 30, 2022

🔦Shop Circle founders

@gian_gram

and

@CartechiniLuca

were named in

@Forbes

30 Under 30 in the retail/ecommerce category:

forbes.com

30 Under 30 Europe 2022: These Young Entrepreneurs Are Shaping The Future Of Retail & Ecommerce

This list highlights founders from across the U.K. and Europe who have harnessed the pandemic-driven shift in online shopping to build the future of retail and ecommerce.

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announced a $3 million seed round to help make mentoring scalable and accessible in large companies:

tech.eu

Making mentoring more efficient and accessible, Guider picks up $3 million

As businesses refocus career development plans to avoid the exodus of talent, the London-based platform is helping them build, run and scale corporate mentoring programmes

🌊We partnered with

and Miami-Dade County to support ventures solving ocean and climate challenges:

statescoop.com

Miami-Dade County targets sustainability, ocean health with new partnerships - StateScoop

Miami-Dade County plans to fit businesses with water meters, research sustainable technologies and create a startup-in-residence program.

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, founder of Straight Teeth Direct (

@alignersdirect

), was named Dental Tech MD of the Year at the SME News Managing Director of the Year Awards:

sme-news.co.uk

Straight Teeth Direct (2022 Winner: Managing Director of the Year Awards) - SME News

Straight Teeth Direct - 2022 winner. Straight Teeth Direct™ delivers affordable access to dentist-led, remote teeth straightening with invisible aligners. Pioneering the direct to consumer space,...

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raised €1.1 million pre-seed funding to build out their AI-powered client success tool:

eu-startups.com

UK-based Kaizan raises €1.1 million to advance AI for client success teams | EU-Startups

Client teams have an incredibly important job across industries. They need to manage and scale clients to ensure business longevity and success. But, it’s

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announced its partnership with the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, supporting three sustainability projects in the UK: bit.ly/3a9B7ji

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