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Ireland-based XOCEAN, a provider of ocean data for the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors, has secured €115M in funding to support its global expansion. The funding round was structured in partnership with S2G Ventures and included contributions from S2G, Climate Investment, Morgan Stanley’s 1GT fund, and an affiliate of CC Industries. Dr. Francis O’Sullivan, ... Read more
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Ireland-based XOCEAN, a provider of ocean data for the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors, has secured €115M in funding to support its global expansion. The funding round was structured in partnership with S2G Ventures and included contributions from S2G, Climate Investment, Morgan Stanley’s 1GT fund, and an affiliate of CC Industries. Dr. Francis O’Sullivan, ... Read more Read more ›
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On Thursday, Enschede, the Netherlands-based Bizzdesign, a global enterprise architecture software company, announced the acquisition of Alfabet from Software GmbH. Alfabet is a business transformation platform specialising in Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM). More than 350 customers in over 40 countries use the company’s products to plan and manage business and IT ... Read more Read more ›
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On Wednesday, Delft-based Hypersoniq, an electrochemical sensor technology company, announced that it has secured €1.1M in seed funding round. The funding consortium includes Impact Investor VP Capital and the Thematic Technology Transfer funds of Smart Industries and Netherlands Enabling Water Technology (NEW). Fund utilisation The company will use the funding to advance the development and ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based WoodWing, a provider of Enterprise Information Management, announced that it has acquired its multi-decade strategic partner Qonqord. Through this acquisition, the Dutch company expanded its portfolio of solutions and gained direct local presence across EMEA, including in the UK, the Benelux, France, and Iberia. The acquisition marks the third add-on acquisition of WoodWing since ... Read more Read more ›
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Åstorp-based Qvantum, a Swedish heat-pump systems and technology company, has closed its €108M Series C funding round, which includes a €15M debt facility. The investors include Thomas von Koch, Partner and former CEO of EQT, who is investing through his private company, IMAS Foundation. IMAS Foundation is a sister organisation to the INGKA Foundation, which ... Read more Read more ›
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Bern-based Capt’n Greenfin, a Swiss clean fishing startup, has raised fresh funding led by Zürich’s MINUS2. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. The investment will support the development and scaling of Capt’n Greenfin’s 100 per cent biodegradable fishing products. MINUS2 is investing in the startup with a clear vision for sustainable fishing and a forward-looking ... Read more Read more ›
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Limburg, Belgium-based Hyperfox, a startup that automates order processing with AI, announced that it has raised €3.2M in seed funding round. Investors, including Volta Ventures, JK Invest, LRM, and Birdhouse Ventures, joined the funding round. The announcement comes a year after receiving an investment from Birdhouse Ventures and participating in the Birdhouse programme. Additionally, VLAIO ... Read more Read more ›
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On Thursday, London-based Verdiva Bio Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced its launch to focus on developing innovative therapies for obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders. The company also announced that it has secured $411M (approximately €398.4M) in an oversubscribed Series A funding round co-led by Forbion and General Atlantic. Other investors, including RA Capital Management, ... Read more Read more ›
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On Tuesday, Hückelhoven, Germany-based JTL-Software (JTL), a provider of e-commerce and multichannel software, announced that it has acquired Returnless, an Eindhoven-based company. Returnless: Optimises returns management Founded by Marijn Prijs and Chris Boer, Returnless develops solutions to optimise returns management. The platform helps online retailers make the returns process more efficient while gaining valuable data ... Read more Read more ›
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Meta has announced changes to its content management and moderation policies, aiming to balance free expression and responsible enforcement on its platforms. The announcement comes as Donald J Trump is set to assume the presidency for the second time. Notably, Meta also donated around $1M last year to support Trump’s inauguration. Starting in the United ... Read more Read more ›
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