The empty-nest narrative ends too soon. The lonelier stretch comes after — in the early 50s, when nobody in the house is being raised anymore and the cognitive patterns of the next thirty years are quietly being set. Read more ›
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London-based consulting firm Valliance launches with €13M in seed funding to help companies use AI effectively. Valliance, a London-based consulting firm, has officially launched today with an investment of €13M in a seed round from private equity firm Sigular Gull & Company, LP. Valliance is a consulting firm that helps organisations apply artificial intelligence (AI) ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based voize secures $50M to scale its AI platform that helps nurses reduce documentation time and focus more on patient care. Berlin-based voize, a company building the AI companion for nursing care, has raised $50M (approximately €43M) in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Redalpine and Y ... Read more Read more ›
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Sofinnova Partners closes its €650M flagship fund to back early-stage biotech and medtech startups across Europe and North America. Paris-based Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm in life sciences, announced the close of its latest flagship fund—Sofinnova Capital XI, at €650M, exceeding its initial target. The VC‘s latest fund is backed by a global ... Read more Read more ›
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Danish fintech Flatpay hits unicorn status with €146.5M funding, reaching $1.7B valuation and expanding rapidly across European markets. Copenhagen-based Flatpay, a startup that builds payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured €146.5M at $1.7B valuation in its latest funding round from Hedosophia, AVP Growth and Smash Capital, along with Dawn Capital. With this ... Read more Read more ›
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Medicxi has closed a €500M fund, expanded its leadership team and outlined its ongoing work in drug development and company creation. Medicxi, a life sciences venture capital firm, has closed Medicxi V, a €500M fund that will support biotechnology companies built with clear product visions to transform patient care. The oversubscribed fund drew commitments from ... Read more Read more ›
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Voice AI unicorn ElevenLabs announces McConaughey as early investor and launch partner for Spanish ‘Lyrics of Livin’.’ New York and London-based ElevenLabs, a voice AI research and deployment company, has announced a partnership with Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, who will also serve as a new investor in the company. Additionally, McConaughey is set to ... Read more Read more ›
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French deeptech company Hummink has secured €15M in funding to expand its sub-micron printing technology for microelectronics production. Paris-based Hummink, a deeptech company, has raised €15M in a round co-led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn and Bpifrance. The company plans to extend the use of its High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) process across microelectronics production ... Read more Read more ›
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The past week, as usual, has been busy across the startup world. New funding rounds, fresh partnerships, and a handful of acquisitions have been announced almost every day. With so much happening at once, keeping track of everything is nearly impossible, and it’s easy for important updates to slip by unnoticed. Vendep Capital closes €80M ... Read more Read more ›
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In this edition of “AI Tool of the Week”, let’s explore Insify’s latest AI assistant that turns complex disability insurance decisions into quick, guided conversations. The vast majority of self-employed professionals in the Netherlands are at risk since they are not insured against occupational disability. On top of that, finding the right disability insurance and ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR has secured €5.65M to expand its energy platform and strengthen its role in energy markets. Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR, an energy tech company, has raised €5.65M in growth capital to support expansion in Europe. The round was led by Noshaq and SPDG, with participation from ROM InWest and existing shareholders. The company develops technology that ... Read more Read more ›
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The UK government drops a planned exit tax following strong opposition from the tech community, keeping the measure out of the upcoming Autumn Budget. The UK’s proposed exit tax, which would have charged business owners moving their companies abroad, has been officially dropped from the upcoming Autumn Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out including ... Read more Read more ›
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Modvion wins EU support to build wooden wind turbine towers, with funding of up to €39.1M to boost clean energy manufacturing in Europe. Gothenburg, Sweden-based Modvion, a wood technology company, has been chosen by the European Commission to proceed with Grant Agreement Preparation through the Innovation Fund. The grant, which can be as much as ... Read more Read more ›
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ARK Capture Solutions leads a €5.6M Walloon project to test new CO₂ capture technology and help factories cut emissions at the chimney. Wallonia, Belgium-based ARK Capture Solutions, a cleantech company, along with a consortium of industrial and scientific pioneers, has launched a €5.6M project called CO₂ DISRUPT. “This project demonstrates that Wallonia can be at ... Read more Read more ›
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Software development has always been driven by skill, focus, and patience. Every product, no matter how simple it looks on the surface, takes long hours of writing code, testing, fixing issues, improving features, and ensuring it performs well. But something has quietly reshaped this familiar routine. Artificial intelligence is no longer an optional tool or ... Read more Read more ›
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Hague-based Weco secures €600K to continue its work on wave-energy systems and prepare for future development with support from partners. The Hague-based Weco, a company working on wave-energy technology, has secured €600K in new funding. The round includes contributions from the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology fund (NEW-ttt), Init Power B.V., and investor Cyriel de Jong. ... Read more Read more ›
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A Dutch consortium secures major support to develop sustainable long-duration battery systems, boosting renewable energy storage and national energy resilience. A large R&D initiative focused on battery technology for the long-term storage of renewable electricity has been announced in the Netherlands. The SLDBatt project has received over €20M in subsidies from RvO, bringing the total ... Read more Read more ›
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North Brabant and industry partners are investing more than €4M into a coalition for circular chip production. The province of North Brabant, in collaboration with the business community, has announced an investment of just over €4M in the chip sector. The funding is part of the Circular Semiconductor Innovation Coalition (ICCS), which aims to support ... Read more Read more ›
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In this edition of “What’s in a name”, let’s explore how the founders of OAASIS transformed a simple idea into a brand identity that reflects relief, clarity, and a fresh approach to supply chain management for SMEs. In today’s world, small and mid-sized companies (SMEs) struggle to manage their supply chains efficiently. The tools and ... Read more Read more ›
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German chip startup FMC secured €100M to scale its new DRAM+ technology, designed to make computers and AI systems run faster and more efficiently. Dresden, Germany-based FMC, a semiconductor and memory chip company, has raised €100M, out of which €77M in equity comes from an oversubscribed Series C financing round led by HV Capital and ... Read more Read more ›
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Einride, the Swedish company specialised in autonomous freight technology, has announced that it will go public through a business combination with Legato Merger Corp. III. Stockholm-based Einride, a freight technology company providing digital, electric and autonomous shipping for road freight, has announced plans to go public on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) through a ... Read more Read more ›
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