The European Startups in the Winter ‘22 Y-Combinator Batch

Sifted published a list of some of the European startups taking part in Y-Combinator, ahead of demo day (March 29-30):

iomete — Dutch startup iomete has built data infrastructure to help data engineers do their jobs. By centralising all the vendor solutions that are currently in the market, iomete aims to help data engineers save time and cost by including a multitude of services onto one platform.
Speechly — If you’ve guessed that Speechly has something to do with, well, speech, then you’re correct! The Helsinki-based startup uses natural language processing technology to create voice interfaces for professional tools and services — like websites and ecommerce platforms.
Flagright — This Berlin-based financial crime fighter has built an application programming interface (API) to help businesses carry out risk profiling and transaction monitoring.
CUTR — Tapping into a $1.4tn(!) woodworking market, Amsterdam-based wood manufacturing marketplace CUTR gives customers easy access to buying wood parts, including sourcing, pricing, payments and workflow.

Phase Biolabs — Based in Nottingham, Phase Biolabs enables businesses to capture their waste CO2 and turn it into carbon neutral chemicals and e-fuels. It’s a similar fermentation process to that used in making beer and wine.

Sarus — French startup Sarus has built a data infrastructure which lets practitioners work on data they cannot see, helping them to save time building the compliance and data engineering tools they would otherwise need to protect sensitive data.

GAVEL — Think of Twitch, but auction edition. Berlin-based GAVEL is a social shopping marketplace for people and brands to sell on livestreams. Founded last year, the startup has begun by selling collectibles like trading cards and comic books.

Joe — Taking on BNPL behemoths like Klarna, Paris-based Joe has built an app which allows consumers to have flexible financing with any merchant in Europe without any technical integration needed. An interesting approach given BNPL competition is heating up in Europe.
Pluto Markets — Danish startup Pluto Markets has built a social investing platform which promises a multiplayer listed equity investing experience supporting both fractional shares and zero-commission.

yhangry — First it was food delivery, then grocery delivery made its star debut last year. Could the next thing be bringing private chefs to your home to cook for you? That’s what London-based hangry is doing (it also wooed Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke as an investor).

Whitelab Genomics — Founded in 2019 in Paris, this startup has developed an AI platform which aims to discover and design genomic therapies such as cell therapies, RNA Therapies and DNA therapies.