We’re announcing our backing of How.fm, the Cologne-based company that has created a warehouse worker training platform to help onsite managers quickly enable and retain workers. This marks a €5m Seed round, led by us and joined by Kindred Capital, Capnamic and business angels Here’s why we invested in How.fm to help solve global workforce staffing challenges. — The warehousing market has seen the greatest increase in workforce staffing to date, and this trend shows no signs of slowing in the coming years. …

Big topics, made bite-sized. — By Sebastian von Ribbentrop, Join Capital. Joined by Jennifer Diamant Foulon, Performance Acceleration and Krystall Fierens-Lee, Proxyclick How do startups and scaleups decide how they want to compensate their team members? It’s a tricky question, that’s for sure. The compensation roadmap for young and growing teams seems to either be…

We’re excited to announce that we’ve backed London-based Silico in a £3.4 million Seed round alongside existing investors Forward Partners and high profile business angels from the B2B enterprise field. Silico is developing an AI-powered low-code/no-code simulation software that allows businesses to generate forward-looking insights by building decision models. …

This week, we’re celebrating a huge win for European industrial manufacturing startups. Here’s why this acquisition is so important for industrial tech. — If you’ve been with us for a while, you know there are few things closer to our hearts than European industrial manufacturing technology. …

Proxyclick CEO Gregory Blondeau talks to Join Capital about the team’s story, from the early days up until their recent acquisition by Thoma Bravo. What’s clear is that sometimes, being the pioneer that’s “too early” pays off in a big way. — First of all, congratulations on the acquisition! Let’s talk a bit about what’s happening now for you and the company after the announcement has been made. Thank you. It’s a major milestone in the life of the company, but also in my professional life. For the business, the focus is…

The second exit of Join’s first fund will create a groundbreaking toolkit for corporates to navigate today’s ever-changing workplace environment. — Today we’re thrilled to announce the second exit of our first fund: Proxyclick has been sold to Thoma Bravo’s portfolio company, Condeco — the global leader in enterprise-level workplace solutions. The acquisition creates a powerhouse end-to-end platform that gives employees the ultimate flexibility to work from anywhere.

Six companies pitched their latest developments, Gur Kimchi talked drones and we all got the chance to reaffirm our purpose as investors in European deep tech. — Since the events of 2020 unfolded, many of us find ourselves appreciating the moments we’re able to convene in person just a little bit more. That was certainly the case at our 2021 Portfolio Day. We weren’t sure it would happen, but it did, and without a hitch. …

In an industry where commercial success cannot be rushed, here’s how Flexciton navigated its way to a Series A — For startups working in industrial tech, patience is key. There’s no one who embodies the value of patience more than Flexciton — the UK-based tech company that has perfected wafer fab scheduling technology for the semiconductor industry. Five years after its founding, Flexciton has finally announced a £15M Series A…

Through honest and courageous communication, a product team is born. — By Cyril Perrin, CEO and Co-founder of WIZZCAD In August, the senior engineer we had named CTO left us. This surprise departure catalyzed a meaningful change in our company and the way we look at our R&D and product. Every founder we know works tirelessly. Day in and day out…