Around 1750 BCE in Ur, a customer named Nanni complained in clay about the bad copper sold to him by the merchant Ea-nasir. It is the oldest known written customer complaint, and several others were found in Ea-nasir's house. The behaviour behind a one-star review, nearly four millennia early. Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based OLX, an online classifieds platform wholly owned by Prosus, announced it has agreed to acquire La Centrale, a French autos classifieds platform, from Providence Equity Partners in an all-cash deal for €1.1B. The recent acquisition allows OLX to enter Western Europe and the French automotive market. By integrating OLX’s resources and technology with La ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Einride completes cross-border operation involving its autonomous freight technology in collaboration with Nordic partners. Stockholm-based Einride, a freight technology company that develops digital, electric and autonomous solutions, announced the completion of a cross-border operation involving a cabless electric autonomous vehicle with no human driver onboard. The operation took place at the Ørje border crossing ... Read more Read more ›
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Daan Becker, former CEO of Amsterdam-based Felyx, announced his departure after 4.5 years with the company. Daan Becker, former CEO of Amsterdam-based electric shared moped company Felyx, has stepped down from his position after 4.5 years with the company. “Ending my ride,” mentions Becker in a LinkedIn post. “After 4.5 amazing years, I am ending ... Read more Read more ›
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Warsaw-based DevSkiller, a platform for skills intelligence and workforce development, announced the rebranding to SkillPanel. According to the company, rebranding aligns the company’s brand with its vision of becoming the most comprehensive platform for skills visibility, insights, and action. What does SkillPanel do? Led by Jakub Kubrynski, SkillPanel provides HR and L&D leaders with the ... Read more Read more ›
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Lausanne-based Corintis raises new funding and expands collaborations to address growing challenges in AI infrastructure. Lausanne-based Corintis, a Swiss startup focused on cooling computer chips, came out of stealth mode and announced a $24M (nearly €20.43M) Series A funding round. The round was led by BlueYard Capital, with participation from Founderful, Acequia Capital, Celsius Industries, ... Read more Read more ›
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Île-de-France-based WAAT, a company specialised in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in private environments, has raised €100M from a sustainable investment fund of the DWS Group (“DWS”), and from Bpifrance. Existing shareholder RAISE Impact also participated in the round. The fresh capital will enable the company to accelerate its development in France and Europe. The ... Read more Read more ›
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UK-based Nscale, an AI infrastructure provider, has raised $1.1B (approximately €936M) in a Series B round, marking the largest Series B in UK and European history. The financing was led by Aker ASA, with support from existing shareholders, including Sandton Capital, and participation from Blue Owl Managed Funds, Dell, Fidelity Management & Research Company, G Squared, Nokia, NVIDIA, ... Read more Read more ›
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Dutch-based Rapidemic BV received a grant from the Gates Foundation to support the development of its molecular testing platform. Leiden-based Rapidemic BV, a Dutch molecular diagnostic company, announced that it has received a $2.7M (nearly €2.30M) grant from the Gates Foundation. The grant will support the development of RapiDetect CT/NG, the company’s platform technology for ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based Light, an AI-native finance platform, has raised $30M (approximately €25.5M) in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. The funding brings Light’s total raised to $43M (approximately €36.6M). Balderton Capital is a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. “We’ve seen ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based DFF Ventures (previously Dutch Founders Fund) has announced the launch of its third fund — DFF Ventures III, and has successfully secured €50M of its €60M target. The firm aims to support a diverse range of sectors, including Vertical AI, recommerce platforms, and marketplaces. The first close of Fund III was reached quickly at ... Read more Read more ›
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Germany-based Holy Technologies has secured funding to develop AI-driven autonomous manufacturing for lightweight components in Europe. Europe faces challenges in industrial innovation as manufacturing continues to depend on older processes and offshore production models. Hamburg-based Holy Technologies is focusing on lightweight manufacturing to address these issues. The company announced that it has secured €4.3M to ... Read more Read more ›
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Warsaw-based sun.store, a solar-oriented trading platform connecting sellers and buyers, has secured €6M in seed funding, marking one of the largest early-stage rounds in Poland to date. The round was co-led by Contrarian Ventures, Market One Capital, and Movens Capital, with additional backing from FJ Labs, Push Ventures, and Aidiom. The fresh capital will accelerate ... Read more Read more ›
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Cylib, a German battery recycling company, has received funding to build a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in North Rhine-Westphalia. Aachen-based Cylib, a German sustainable end-to-end battery recycling company, has received €26.1M in funding. The investment came from the European Union ERDF/JTF programme in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to construct a lithium-ion battery recycling facility at CHEMPARK ... Read more Read more ›
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Gothenburg, Sweden-based Cetasol, a company specialised in AI-driven solutions that transform vessel operations, has secured €2.3M in a seed funding round. The round was co-led by BackingMinds and Shift4Good, with participation from existing investor Sarsia. BackingMinds is a Swedish venture capital investor that finds and backs high-performing founders outside the networks of traditional venture capital. ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Single Quantum, a developer of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, and Qunnect, a Brooklyn-headquartered company, announced a collaboration. Together, they will work with CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative to launch its new quantum networking laboratory at CERN. CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research Based out of Geneva, CERN (Conseil européen pour la Recherche nucléaire) is the ... Read more Read more ›
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TRIVER, a London-based fintech, has secured new funding to expand its cash flow finance services for UK small businesses. London-based TRIVER, an SME working capital provider, has announced it has secured up to £114M (nearly €130.51M) to change how UK small businesses access finance. The £114M financing includes a £14M (nearly €16M) Series A equity ... Read more Read more ›
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The Dutch government has announced a commitment to strengthening the country’s startup and scale-up ecosystem, unveiling its new action plan “Building the Tech Champions of Tomorrow.” This agenda further supports previously established goals in areas such as financing, talent acquisition, tech jobs, scaling growth, and a focus on knowledge-intensive startups, particularly in deep tech. Drops ... Read more Read more ›
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Firehawk Aerospace, a US-based defence tech firm, has closed an investment round with participation from European and US investors. Firehawk Aerospace, a Texas-based defence technology company, has closed a $60M (nearly €50.87M) investment round. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The oversubscribed round was led by 1789 Capital, whose partners include Donald Trump ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based The European Technology Network (etn) has raised £150K (approximately €171K) in funding from European angels at a valuation exceeding £1M (approximately €1.1M) to reshape European tech journalism. Angel investors who participated include: With this move, etn aims to create a technology show similar to TBPN, a daily live video podcast that started around eleven ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Insify, the insurtech platform for freelancers and SMEs, has raised €16.3M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Evli Growth Partners, with continued support from Accel, Opera Tech Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, Visionaries Club, and Frontline Ventures. Based out of Helsinki, Evli Growth Partners is a later-stage VC investing in ... Read more Read more ›
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