June 2023 ISSUE #65

Supporting innovations that help other companies grow

Fabien Amoretti, a successful serial entrepreneur, is the brains behind well-known Luxembourg companies such as Farvest Group, Great Place to Work Luxembourg, and Datapunk – the company that runs Hubfinance, a connection platform for finance experts. The French-Luxembourgish entrepreneur believes that Luxembourg offers an ideal ecosystem for launching martech and fintech firms and is an ideal place for data storage.

Why choose Luxembourg for business?

	Webasto invests in new production line in Luxembourg Automotive supplier Webasto is turning its Luxembourg facility into its global centre of competence for smart glazing. On 24 May 2023, the company held the ground-breaking ceremony for its new Luxembourg-based production line for high-tech glass. Read more
	Luxembourg: Exceptionally open to business In April 2023, Adrian Trömel, Luxembourg’s Foreign Trade Advisor in Texas, co-organised a visit to Luxembourg for a group of Houston-based VC, private equity and real estate firms to explore how the Grand Duchy could help them reach the European market. Read more
	Join the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator pitching session On 29 June 2023, Luxembourg will host the final pitching session of the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator call for projects launched by the World Food Programme to promote innovative solutions responding to global humanitarian needs. Read more
	Two Luxembourg start-ups supported by WomenTechEU In the framework of the WomenTechEU programme dedicated to innovative deep-tech projects led by women, two Luxembourg companies, supported by Luxinnovation, have received European financial aid. Read more
	House of Sustainability opens in Luxembourg The House of Sustainability, a one-stop shop for all sustainable development solutions in Luxembourg, offers and guides companies toward an all-inclusive service offering available in Luxembourg to support their sustainable transition. Read more

Luxembourg is a very agile, open-minded and innovation driven place and an ideal ecosystem for launching tech companies in a very safe environment.

Fabien Amoretti, CEO of Datapunk

Luxembourg living

Anyone passing through the Luxembourg town of Echternach on Whit Tuesday might have seen a curious sight: thousands of people, mainly dressed in black and white, hopping through the town’s medieval streets to a polka melody. This tradition, whose roots go back to the 15th century, has been recognised as an Intangible World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Photo: © Pancake! Photographie/LFT