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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Denmark-based hospitality tech startup Grand PMS launches and secures pre-Seed funding. The company provides AI-powered systems for managing hotels, venues, and events. Frederiksberg-based Grand PMS, a Danish AI-powered property management system for hotels, venues, and the wider hospitality sector, has announced its launch with €1.5M raised in a pre-Seed funding round. The announcement was made ... Read more Read more ›
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Hubber, started by former Tesla UK employees, secures funding to grow its urban EV charging network. The company plans to roll out high-powered hubs for commercial fleets across UK cities. London-based Hubber, an electric vehicle charging platform founded by former Tesla UK employees Harry Fox, Connor Selwood, and Hugh Leckie, has reportedly raised £60M (nearly ... Read more Read more ›
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Cowboy announced new financial arrangements and operational changes following recent challenges. Brussels-based Cowboy, an electric bike company, has secured the necessary financial backing to continue operating after months of industry speculation about its future. The announcement was made by Tanguy Goretti, founder and CEO, via a LinkedIn post. Goretti also mentioned that it has obtained ... Read more Read more ›
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Bumper has completed a funding round to support its growth plans, introduce new products, and expand into additional markets. Sheffield and London-based Bumper, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider for car repairs and services, has closed its second Series B extension round, raising an additional £8M (nearly €9.30M) in equity funding. In April ... Read more Read more ›
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BRAVR Technologies has secured funding to further develop its VR-based system aimed at improving mental resilience for use in both defence and civilian contexts. Amsterdam-based BRAVR Technologies has secured €130K in pre-seed funding to develop portable VR-based mental resilience training systems for military and civilian personnel. Founded in 2025, the Dutch startup aims to provide ... Read more Read more ›
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Archestra has secured funding to advance its platform aimed at enabling secure integration of AI agents with enterprise systems, addressing safety and compliance concerns while supporting productivity gains. London-based Archestra.AI has secured €2.8M in pre-seed funding to develop its platform that enables companies to securely connect AI agents to internal data sources. The oversubscribed round ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based Great Place To Work is a research and consultancy agency that helps organisations develop workplace cultures built on trust. For more than 30 years, it has worked with businesses to create environments that support revenue growth, talent attraction, and employee retention. On June 13, the agency’s 23rd edition of the Best Workplaces Awards was ... Read more Read more ›
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A couple of months after the acquisition by US-based IonQ, this UK quantum computing company delivered and installed a full-stack quantum computer on this campus. CL Oxford-based Oxford Ionics, a company specialised in trapped-ion quantum computing, announced that it has delivered and installed a full-stack quantum computer — called Quartet in the UK’s National Quantum ... Read more Read more ›
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This Dutch company, specialised in renewable and circular polymer materials, reached a conditional agreement with its Lenders to extend and amend its existing Senior Debt Financing Agreement. Amsterdam-based Avantium, a company specialising in sustainable chemistry technologies, announced a conditional agreement with its lenders — ABN AMRO, ASN, ING, Invest-NL, and Rabobank to extend and amend ... Read more Read more ›
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ReadLer has secured funding from the Noord-Holland Innovation Fund. The company is developing Speaklee, a speech-focused digital tool for children. ReadLer, the startup behind Speaklee and based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has received a €350K convertible loan from the Noord-Holland Innovation Fund. Ludolf Stavenga, fund manager of the North Holland Innovation Fund, “ReadLer combines smart ... Read more Read more ›
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The Aarhus University Research Foundation join hands with these local firms to drive growth in the startup ecosystem across these regions. The Aarhus University Research Foundation announced that it has joined forces with HEARTLAND, Norlys, and the Salling Group to drive growth in the startup ecosystem across East and Central Jutland. As a part of ... Read more Read more ›
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Plancraft has secured funding to drive its AI-powered transformation of the construction industry across Europe. This investment will accelerate product innovation and support the company’s growth and expansion. Hamburg-based construction SaaS platform Plancraft has raised €38M in Series B funding led by global venture capital firm Headline. The round, which brings the company’s total funding ... Read more Read more ›
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Oculis has amended its loan facility with BlackRock, increasing potential access to CHF 100M. The company develops therapies for ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases. Lausanne-based biopharmaceutical company Oculis has amended its loan facility with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, increasing the facility to allow access of up to CHF 100M (nearly €106.23M). The Swiss company ... Read more Read more ›
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A Swiss biotech company working on engineering novel antibody therapeutics in allergy, inflammation and neurology, raises funding. Zurich-based Mabylon AG, a biotech company, has raised a total of CHF 30M (approximately €32M) in the form of both equity investment and convertible loan from existing private investors, with the major investment coming from former management and ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based TILKI outlined its plans for platform development, community features, and broader market participation, supported by investment from several venture firms. London-based TILKI, an AI-powered game creation platform, has raised $2.2M (nearly €1.89M) in a pre-seed funding round. The platform enables consumers to create video games without coding. The round was led by early-stage venture ... Read more Read more ›
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A Dutch investment firm just closed two new funds with big numbers. The investment will be allocated to various private equity and venture capital funds. Amsterdam-based Marktlink Capital, an investment firm for entrepreneurs and private investors, has raised €520M from private investors for two funds. The capital raised will be invested in eleven private equity ... Read more Read more ›
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August 12th, 2025 – The landscape of enterprise artificial intelligence presents a compelling paradox. On one hand, it is a domain of unprecedented opportunity, with the global conversational AI market projected to surge from USD 11.58 billion in 2024 to USD 41.39 billion by 2030. This growth is fuelled by a fundamental shift in consumer ... Read more Read more ›
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A massive delivery deal just cleared in Europe. The acceptance period for the offer will remain open until October 1, 2025, at 17:40 CEST. Amsterdam-based Prosus, a global technology company, announced that it has received European Commission approval to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com, securing the final regulatory clearance for its €4.1B offer. This was the final ... Read more Read more ›
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Riva Money has secured funding to develop its payment platform and expand its market presence. The company plans to enhance its infrastructure to improve the movement of money across borders. Riva Money, a global payments firm leveraging blockchain technology, has secured $3M (nearly €2.58M) in a pre-seed funding round. The investment was led by Project ... Read more Read more ›
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Rumble announces its intention for a share swap with this company backed by Tether, which could potentially reshape AI cloud ambitions. US-based Rumble, a video platform and cloud services provider, announced that it is interested in a potential exchange offer with Northern Data, a provider of AI and High-Performance Computing solutions. If the deal happens, ... Read more Read more ›
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