Aachen-based everwave, an impact company for clean waters, announced the closing of growth financing. This round included investment from Viessmann Generations Group, which is now a strategic partner for the company. Based out of Munich, Viessmann Generations Group is a purpose-driven family ecosystem, delivering solutions to urgent global priorities: reducing greenhouse gases, improving air and ... Read more Read more ›
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Hamburg-based 1KOMMA5°, an energy solutions provider focused on solar power, energy storage, and e-mobility solutions, has expanded its €150M pre-IPO financing round, which was completed in December 2024. Sabanci Climate Ventures, the ClimateTech investment arm of the Turkish Sabanci Group, joins as a new investor. The additional capital will help grow and expand Heartbeat AI, ... Read more Read more ›
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New Jersey-based NiCE, a company specialised in AI-powered customer experience, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cognigy, a Düsseldorf-based company specialised in conversational and agentic AI. NiCE’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the agreement to acquire Cognigy in a transaction that values Cognigy at approximately $955M (approximately €820M). The transaction ... Read more Read more ›
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Athens-based STIQ, a company transforming healthy dining in Greece, has raised €20M in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This investment is structured as venture debt with quasi-equity features. It is part of the EIB’s strategy to promote digital transformation and innovation in Southern and Eastern Europe. Yiannis Tsakiris, Vice-President of EIB, says, “This ... Read more Read more ›
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The Dutch private capital market reflected a quarter of contrasts in Q2 2025, as investors and companies navigated macroeconomic uncertainties stemming largely from global tariff tensions. Overall, deal activity in both venture capital and private equity declined compared to previous quarters. However, late in the quarter, signs of recovery emerged, particularly in private equity, indicating ... Read more Read more ›
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Munich-based Project Q (Q), a European defence tech startup, has secured €7.5M in a Seed round of funding. The investment was led by Project A, with participation from Expeditions Fund and Superangel. Q develops interoperable, real-time intelligence systems that address capability gaps in situational awareness, decision-making, and operational performance within defence operations. Uwe Horstmann, General ... Read more Read more ›
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Australia-based IMDEX Limited, a mining services firm, has acquired Norway-based Earth Science Analytics, an AI-driven geoscience software company, as part of its continued push to scale its digital orebody intelligence capabilities across minerals, energy, infrastructure, and beyond. The Australian company will initially acquire an 80.5 per cent controlling equity interest for A$26M (approximately €14.54M). The ... Read more Read more ›
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Singapore-based Browzwear, a digital apparel development solutions provider, has acquired 100 per cent of Amsterdam’s Lalaland.ai, a company that develops AI-generated fashion models. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2019 by Michael Musandu and Ugnius Rimša, Lalaland.ai developed the first AI-generated fashion models. The company enables brands to display garments on ... Read more Read more ›
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This week has been busy for European startup sectors.  Many companies have secured significant funding, formed strategic partnerships, and made important acquisitions. While we try to keep up with all the news, it’s hard to stay on top of everything. It’s been one of those weeks where the pace of news made it nearly impossible ... Read more Read more ›
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Based out of Breda, the Netherlands, RoomRaccoon is a hotel management system for independent hotels and accommodation businesses.  RoomRaccoon was founded in 2017 by hotel owner and tech entrepreneur Tymen van Dyl. Its cloud-based platform offers hoteliers a comprehensive range of products and solutions designed to increase revenue, streamline operations, and enhance the guest experience. ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Avantium, a company specialising in sustainable chemistry technologies, has secured €10M senior debt financing from Invest-NL to meet short-term liquidity requirements. Invest-NL is an impact investment firm focused on driving sustainability and innovation in the Netherlands. The firm finances visionary entrepreneurs and projects that contribute to the future economy, aiming for both impact and ... Read more Read more ›
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Noyarey, France-based MagREEsource, a deep-tech industrial company, has secured €23M in its latest funding round. The round was led by Fonds SPI 2, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French government under the France 2030 initiative. Other backers include FININDUS (ArcelorMittal and the Flanders Region), INNOVACOM, BNP Paribas Développement, C2AD, Fonds Régional Avenir Industrie ... Read more Read more ›
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Madrid-based Ucademy, an edtech startup reshaping academic test preparation, has secured €3.5M in a funding round, led by Inveready with participation from Sabadell Venture Capital. Inveready is an asset management firm that focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises. It manages over €2.2B in assets and has more than 60 employees across its headquarters in San ... Read more Read more ›
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Milan-based SunCubes, a company that claims to be pioneering energy transfer via laser technology, has secured €1.1M in Seed funding. The round was jointly led by RoboIT and CrossConnect, both programmes of CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network. The round also saw participation from Plug and Play Tech Center and ELIS. The investment will enable ... Read more Read more ›
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Germany-based pyck, a warehouse software startup, has secured €2.6M in Seed funding to advance its open-source and AI-focused toolkit for logistics infrastructure. Thorben Rothe, Partner at IRIS, says, “At IRIS, we look for outstanding tech teams who are reshaping critical infrastructure categories with long-term impact. The warehousing software stack has been stuck in the past ... Read more Read more ›
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The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), an independent venture capital firm backed by 23 NATO Allies, has announced the appointment of two seasoned deep-tech investors to its investment team. Industrial adoption and deep-tech expertise will be crucial to implement the agenda agreed at the 2025 NATO Summit. In the light of the Alliance’s strategic needs, Ulrich ... Read more Read more ›
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Switzerland’s semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has agreed to acquire Dutch-based NXP Semiconductors’ MEMS sensor business for a total purchase price of up to $950M (nearly €808.17M) in cash. The agreement includes $900M (nearly €765.59M) payable at closing and $50M (nearly €42.53M) contingent on the achievement of technical milestones. The deal, funded through existing liquidity, is expected ... Read more Read more ›
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In a world racing toward smarter, more intuitive machines, the ability to truly understand touch has become a pressing need—not just in labs, but in real-life applications from robotics to healthcare. Yet until recently, most tactile sensing technologies have been too expensive or inconsistent for widespread use. That’s where Brighter Signals comes in. Based out ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based TNO, an independent organisation for applied research, has entered into a strategic partnership with Fortaegis, an Amsterdam-based deep-tech scale-up pioneering a new generation of secure chip technology. By leveraging TNO’s technological expertise, networks, and infrastructure, this collaboration will help accelerate the development of a new generation of security where protection is built into ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Trade Republic, an online broker and bank, has announced a new free current account for its Dutch customers that pays the full ECB interest rate of 2 per cent on unlimited cash balances. With this announcement, customers can now send and receive money instantly, move funds between banks with ease, and earn 2 per ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Zenobē has secured €325M in debt financing from a syndicate of seven international banks to accelerate electric vehicle fleet expansion across Europe. The syndicate comprises six existing lenders – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ABN AMRO, National Australia Bank, Siemens, and Credit Agricole CIB – plus new participant BayernLB. The ... Read more Read more ›
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