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 âș
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Dutch foodtech startup Time-Travelling Milkman secures funding to expand the commercial rollout of its plant-based cream alternative. Wageningen-based Time-Travelling Milkman (TTM), a Dutch foodtech startup, has secured âŹ2M in Pre-Series A funding. TTM added two strategic investors in this round: Sparkalis, the venture arm of Puratos, which will support expansion in bakery and patisserie categories, ... Read more Read more âș
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Gelderland, the Netherlands-based Revyve, a food tech startup, has raised âŹ24M in a Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to more than âŹ40M. The round was co-led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund and Invest-NL. Out of the total funding, Invest-NL invested âŹ7M. The ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund is one of ... Read more Read more âș
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London-based AI voice company ElevenLabs announced an investment from NVIDIA to support its AI audio technology. ElevenLabs, a London-based AI voice technology company, announced that NVIDIA has invested in the company. The announcement followed a conversation between ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on LinkedIn. The discussion coincides with ongoing AI collaboration ... Read more Read more âș
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OpenAI and NVIDIA have announced a major partnership to accelerate OpenAIâs computational capabilities. The industry leaders are calling it the âlargest AI infrastructure project in history.â The initiative was revealed during a joint conversation with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, hosted by CNBCâs Jon Fortt. âThis is ... Read more Read more âș
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Connect Earth has acquired Datia. Together, they will provide a unified sustainability data and reporting platform for financial institutions. Connect Earth, a London-based climate fintech that provides carbon measurement solutions to financial institutions, has acquired Stockholmâs Datia, an ESG reporting platform used by asset managers and financial institutions in Europe and the US. The acquisition ... Read more Read more âș
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London-based Tide, a business management platform, has secured $120M (approximately âŹ101M) funding led by TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, at a valuation of $1.5B (approximately âŹ1.27B). With this round, the UK management company achieves unicorn status. Oliver Prill, CEO of Tide, says, âSecuring this investment from TPG is a major milestone for Tide ... Read more Read more âș
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Breda, the Netherlands, The Protein Brewery, a company specialised in fungi-based food ingredients, has secured âŹ30M in a Series B round. The round saw new investors Invest-NL and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), alongside existing investors Novo Holdings, Unovis Asset Management, and Madeli. Daan Meijer, Investment Manager at Invest-NL, says, âWith its unique fermentation-based solution, ... Read more Read more âș
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Rome-based SylloTips, a software company, announced the closing of a âŹ4.2M in a seed funding round led by Azimut through its Azimut Eltif â Venture Capital, ALIcrowd III and IV funds, which are managed by Azimut Libera Impresa SGR. Existing investors, including The Techshop, Techstars, and Cloud Accelerator, participated, along with new investor Leo Capital ... Read more Read more âș
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TextYess, a platform for e-commerce sales via WhatsApp, has raised funding to help brands automate sales, manage orders, and engage customers. Milan-based TextYess, an AI-powered platform that enables e-commerce brands to sell directly via WhatsApp, has raised âŹ2.4M in a Seed funding round. The round was co-led by VC Partners, an Italian fund founded by ... Read more Read more âș
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Paris-based Ventech, a pan-European multi-sector early-stage venture capital firm, announced the final close of its sixth flagship fund at âŹ175M. This amount is 15 per cent more than its previous fund and is the largest in the companyâs 26-year history, says the company. The new fund aims to support about 35 European tech startups from ... Read more Read more âș
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Dutch medtech company Sencilia secures fresh funding to support the development of its infusion therapy technology. Groningen-based Sencilia, a Dutch medtech company and a spin-off from the University of Groningen, has secured fresh funding to advance its infusion therapy technology. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. The Dutch company secured an investment from Future Tech ... Read more Read more âș
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Utrecht-based Whoppah, a marketplace for secondhand design, interior & art, announced it has reached profitable growth after six years of operation The announcement was made by Thomas Bunnik, co-founder and CEO, through a LinkedIn post. â Iâm proud to share that Whoppah has entered its next chapter: profitable growth. After years of relentless technological advancement, ... Read more Read more âș
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Dublin-based Rekord, an AI-native orchestration platform for credit decisioning, has raised $2.1M (approximately âŹ1.7M) in pre-seed funding led by Point Nine Capital. Octopus Ventures, Hello World, Baseline, and angels, including Eugene Danilkis, co-founder of Mambu, also participated. What does Rekord solve? In a world where you can open a bank account in minutes and send ... Read more Read more âș
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Zurich-based Veezoo raises Series A funding to support its agentic analytics platform for data-driven questions and answers. Zurich-based Veezoo, a company focused on agentic analytics, announced a $6M (nearly âŹ5.11M) Series A funding round led by ACE Ventures. The round included participation from investors such as former Tableau CEO Mark Nelson and Ted Kummert, former ... Read more Read more âș
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Amsterdam-based Brineworks, a company specialised in electrolysis technology, has secured âŹ5M in a new funding round led by SeaX Ventures. SeaX Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in deep-tech startups creating innovative solutions for the future. The firm aims to help entrepreneurs who are developing technologies that can boost GDP growth by ... Read more Read more âș
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Dutch company Econowind, which develops wind-assisted propulsion for ships, has added Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun as a shareholder. Dutch-based Econowind, a company that provides wind-powered devices for ships that help reduce fuel use and emissions, has added Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun as a shareholder. According to Econowind, this investment reflects increasing interest in fuel-neutral technologies ... Read more Read more âș
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London-based Octopus Energy Group (OEG) announced the spin-off of its technology company â Kraken. Greg Jackson, Founder of the Octopus Energy Group, says, âWe set out to create Kraken as a global platform to transform utilities and deliver the innovation, service and value that customers deserve. I am so proud that the business is smashing ... Read more Read more âș
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Delft-based QphoX, a developer of quantum modems and transducers and Rigetti Computing, a California-based developer of superconducting quantum integrated circuits, were awarded a three-year, $5.8M (approximately âŹ4.9M) contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to advance superconducting quantum networking. Why this contract? Quantum networking is being studied for its potential in distributed quantum computing ... Read more Read more âș
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Lisbonâs Emotion Mobility announced a strategic growth investment from PSG Equity to support its next phase of expansion and development. Lisbon-based Emotion Mobility, a global SaaS mobility software group, announced a strategic growth investment from a growth equity firm, PSG Equity. PSG Equity is a growth equity firm that works with software and technology-enabled services ... Read more Read more âș
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Eindhoven-based Carbyon, a startup specialised in carbon capture technology, unveiled Carbyon GO, a DAC machine, showcasing the potential for scalable and affordable carbon capture. With only 1 kg of sorbent material, Carbyon GO can capture 3 tons of CO2 per year, comparable to the sequestration of 150 trees. The launch comes at a time when ... Read more Read more âș
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