Opinion 

Why is healthtech's default always 'mentech'?

A healthtech app has gone and done it again — forgotten about pesky periods in product development.

But hey, maybe that's okay: if an app is really just 'mentech', why not sell it as such?

Pauliina Martikainen of Maki.vc debates.

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News that matters

⚡ It’s electrifying! Food and drinks company Oatly is teaming up with electric truck startup Einride. The Swedish companies will work together to take Oatly's logistics green.

♻️ Recycling capital. Manchester-based VC Praetura Ventures has launched its first evergreen fund. It hopes to raise £30m each year, and is designed to help early-stage businesses in the north of England and the UK.

🚸 Student wellbeing solutions. School Day, a Finnish startup analysing student survey data has raised €1.1m in a seed round led by Sparkmind.vc. 

💳 Fair finance. Anyfin, a Stockholm-based platform enabling consumers to refinance existing loans, has secured a $30m Series B round, led by EQT Ventures as it scales into new European markets. 

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🎡 The London tech landscape. Beauhurst has released a new report, diving deep into the UK capital's high-growth companies, looking at fundraising behaviour, Covid-19 impact and more. Check it out here.

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🎙️ Atomico: An inside look. In this podcast Sarah Guemouri, senior associate at the top VC fund chats data, investment and the annual State of European Tech Report.

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