Enschede-based QuiX Quantum, the Dutch photonic quantum computing pioneer, has secured €15M in Series A funding co-led by Invest NL and EIC Fund. Other existing investors, including PhotonVentures, Oost NL, and FORWARD.one, also participated in the round. The announcement comes over a year after demonstrating the on-chip creation of Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) states using QuiX Quantum ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Solence, a health startup focused on care for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), has raised €1.6M in seed funding. Investors in the round include Impact Shakers Ventures, Céline Lazorthes (founder of Leetchi, Mangopay, and Resilience), Berthe Latreille (formerly of JP Morgan), Stephane Mardel (founder of Systemanova VC), and BPI France. A digital programme ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Flow, a specialist in embedded finance, has recently become part of the SnelStart group, a supplier of administrative software for SMEs. The acquisition follows a successful partnership between Flow and SnelStart in delivering embedded banking solutions, made possible by Adyen’s banking-as-a-service platform. Embedded finance means integrating financial services, like payments or loans, into non-financial ... Read more Read more ›
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Düsseldorf-based Skleo Health, a German healthtech company, has secured €3M in seed funding. The funding will support the expansion of its eye screening network across the country. Skleo Health’s goal is to address preventable blindness through broader access to medically validated eye screenings. The investment was led by Sanoptis, an ophthalmology services provider in Europe, ... Read more Read more ›
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Darkstar, a defence tech ecosystem builder, announced the official launch of Europe’s first pan-European defence fund fully dedicated to backing real military systems, including weapons and dual-use technologies. The newly launched €25M fund has secured a first close of €15M, led by SmartCap, Estonia’s sovereign defence fund. Additionally, over 30 founders and supporters from across ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based Ebusco, a motor vehicle manufacturing company, has announced that it has reached an agreement to restructure loans that were due in mid-August 2025. Additionally, the company has signed a contract for Ebusco Energy and has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting to take place on August 18, 2025. The announcement comes two months after the ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Crystal Intelligence, a blockchain intelligence and compliance solutions provider, has received a strategic investment from Tether, a major company in the digital asset sector. This investment supports Crystal Intelligence’s ongoing efforts to enhance blockchain analytics capabilities, including risk monitoring, fraud detection, and regulatory intelligence. Tether’s investment in Crystal Intelligence supports its broader effort to ... Read more Read more ›
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In Q2 2025, approximately €716M was invested in Dutch startups. Based on unpublished estimates, the actual amount is around €747M. This represents a 67 per cent increase compared to the same quarter a year earlier (Q2 2024: €429M), and also a 67 per cent increase compared to Q1 2025. The Quarterly Startup Report is a ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based NRG2fly, a company building the world’s first nationwide charging network for electric planes, has secured fresh funding. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. The investment comes from a group of angel investors and Horizon Flevoland, the regional development company of Flevoland. As part of this development, day-to-day management of the company will be handed ... Read more Read more ›
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Houten, the Netherlands-based Basetime, a specialist in autonomous precision monitoring of ground movement, announced it has secured undisclosed funding in the latest round. ROM Utrecht Region, Value Creation Capital, and Ernij Next jointly invested in the round. The latest capital will enable the company to make its autonomous measurement solutions globally available to enhance safety ... Read more Read more ›
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Dutch-based Novenda Technologies has raised $6.1M (nearly €5.2M) to advance its multi-material 3D printing technology for dental products. The funding will support the company’s efforts to reshape dental manufacturing and expand access to dental care. The round was led by Brightlands Venture Partners and included support from KBC Focus Fund, Borski Fund, Limburg Business Development ... Read more Read more ›
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Cologne, Germany-based Circonomit, a developer of an intuitive modelling toolbox, has secured €2.8M in a seed funding round led by Vorwerk Ventures, alongside Fund F and PUSH VC. Based out of Berlin, Vorwerk Ventures is an independent venture capital fund (in its 4th fund generation) from Germany with assets under management of over €400M. We ... Read more Read more ›
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As global investment in emerging markets decreases, the SECO Startup Fund (SSF) announced that it is relaunching with CHF 5 million (approximately €5.34M ) to deploy as debt financing to post-revenue startups across Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The fund is now backed by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp-based venture capital firm Fortino Capital has acquired Germany’s MEHRWERK, a provider of process intelligence software known for its modular and open platform, mpmX. The transaction supports Fortino Capital’s investment focus on process intelligence and enterprise automation. This marks the firm’s fourth private equity investment in Germany. Making sense of data in an organisation MEHRWERK ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based QualiBooth, a digital accessibility startup, has secured €2M in new funding and established partnerships with several leading global retailers. The funding will accelerate product development and fortify QualiBooth’s investment in European market presence. The Barcelona office will serve as a hub for its customer success, marketing, and product design teams. The company also plans ... Read more Read more ›
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Manchester-based digital product consultancy Apadmi has acquired Pinch, a mobile agency based in Amsterdam. The acquisition expands Apadmi’s presence in the Dutch market. The company now has over 450 mobile specialists across five offices in Europe. The team in the Netherlands includes 70 professionals working in design, development, and product. Aim of the acquisition Amsterdam’s ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Gradient Labs, a startup building an autonomous AI agent aiming to resolve up to 80% of customer queries, has raised €11.08M in a Series A funding round led by Redpoint Ventures. Based out of California, Redpoint Ventures is a VC firm that partners with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. ... Read more Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based Carbyon, a Direct Air Capture (DAC) startup working on technology to address climate change, has received a strategic investment from ISAI Build Venture, a fund established by ISAI and Bouygues. This investment represents an extension of Carbyon’s €15.3M Series A funding round, which was originally closed in September 2024. The Dutch company has developed ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Biorce, a healthtech startup revolutionising clinical trials with AI, has secured €5M from Norrsken VC, Europe’s largest impact VC. Norrsken VC is Europe’s early-stage fund investing in impact. Headquartered in Stockholm, the VC backs startups solving the world’s biggest problems while building massive businesses. Tove Larsson, General Partner at Norrsken VC says, “Biorce is ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Cariqa, the payments and pricing platform built specifically for electric vehicle (EV) charging, has raised €4M in an oversubscribed seed round of funding. The investment was co-led by Anthemis and Contrarian Ventures, with participation from Earth.now, Anthemis Female Innovators Lab, Golden Egg Check and Techstars. Marin Cauvas, Partner at Anthemis, says, “Building scalable and ... Read more Read more ›
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