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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Cologne, Germany-based Circonomit, a developer of an intuitive modelling toolbox, has secured €2.8M in a seed funding round led by Vorwerk Ventures, alongside Fund F and PUSH VC. Based out of Berlin, Vorwerk Ventures is an independent venture capital fund (in its 4th fund generation) from Germany with assets under management of over €400M. We ... Read more Read more ›
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As global investment in emerging markets decreases, the SECO Startup Fund (SSF) announced that it is relaunching with CHF 5 million (approximately €5.34M ) to deploy as debt financing to post-revenue startups across Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The fund is now backed by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp-based venture capital firm Fortino Capital has acquired Germany’s MEHRWERK, a provider of process intelligence software known for its modular and open platform, mpmX. The transaction supports Fortino Capital’s investment focus on process intelligence and enterprise automation. This marks the firm’s fourth private equity investment in Germany. Making sense of data in an organisation MEHRWERK ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based QualiBooth, a digital accessibility startup, has secured €2M in new funding and established partnerships with several leading global retailers. The funding will accelerate product development and fortify QualiBooth’s investment in European market presence. The Barcelona office will serve as a hub for its customer success, marketing, and product design teams. The company also plans ... Read more Read more ›
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Manchester-based digital product consultancy Apadmi has acquired Pinch, a mobile agency based in Amsterdam. The acquisition expands Apadmi’s presence in the Dutch market. The company now has over 450 mobile specialists across five offices in Europe. The team in the Netherlands includes 70 professionals working in design, development, and product. Aim of the acquisition Amsterdam’s ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Gradient Labs, a startup building an autonomous AI agent aiming to resolve up to 80% of customer queries, has raised €11.08M in a Series A funding round led by Redpoint Ventures. Based out of California, Redpoint Ventures is a VC firm that partners with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. ... Read more Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based Carbyon, a Direct Air Capture (DAC) startup working on technology to address climate change, has received a strategic investment from ISAI Build Venture, a fund established by ISAI and Bouygues. This investment represents an extension of Carbyon’s €15.3M Series A funding round, which was originally closed in September 2024. The Dutch company has developed ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Biorce, a healthtech startup revolutionising clinical trials with AI, has secured €5M from Norrsken VC, Europe’s largest impact VC. Norrsken VC is Europe’s early-stage fund investing in impact. Headquartered in Stockholm, the VC backs startups solving the world’s biggest problems while building massive businesses. Tove Larsson, General Partner at Norrsken VC says, “Biorce is ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Cariqa, the payments and pricing platform built specifically for electric vehicle (EV) charging, has raised €4M in an oversubscribed seed round of funding. The investment was co-led by Anthemis and Contrarian Ventures, with participation from Earth.now, Anthemis Female Innovators Lab, Golden Egg Check and Techstars. Marin Cauvas, Partner at Anthemis, says, “Building scalable and ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based wefox, an insurtech unicorn, has secured €151M funding, which includes €76M raised mainly from existing investors and €75M from refinancing a credit facility with Searchlight Capital Partners’ credit fund, Searchlight Opportunities Fund II. This funding comes after completing a restructuring program, which involved selling wefox Insurance AG in Liechtenstein and the Italian companies wefox ... Read more Read more ›
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Belgium’s startup ecosystem is proving itself to be more vibrant and resilient than ever in 2025. Fuelled by strong public–private partnerships, innovative deep tech, and a wave of AI-first startups, the country is cementing its place on Europe’s innovation map. According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025 report, Belgium climbed to 23rd place globally, ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based GetWhy, a global consumer research technology company, has announced that it has raised an additional $20M (approximately €17M) in funding. The funding round was led by existing investor PeakSpan Capital, with continued participation from Arbejdernes Landsbank, expanding GetWhy’s Series A financing into one of Denmark’s largest to date. PeakSpan Capital is a growth equity ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based AI startup Perry announced its official launch today, along with a €1.6M investment round. The Dutch startup aims to address the shortage of technical workforce in Europe. The funding round was led by Revent, a fund based in Berlin, and included participation from angel investors with experience at companies such as Google and OpenAI. ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Biotech Booster, a national programme to support the commercialisation of biotechnology findings, has received €196.4M in the second tranche of funding from the National Growth Fund. Biotech Booster programme provides financial support, mentoring, and networking to help scientists and entrepreneurs develop proposals for investment or market entry. It aims to increase the societal use ... Read more Read more ›
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Munich-based Filics, a robotic startup, has secured €13.5M in the latest financing round. The investment round was backed by a group of international and strategic backers, including Sandwater, Alven, F-LOG Ventures, and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, as well as existing investors Capnamic and 10x Founders. Additional support came from Bayern Kapital and notable business ... Read more Read more ›
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Nijmegen, the Netherlands-based Plasmacure, a developer of the PLASOMA cold plasma system for complex wound treatment, has secured €6M funding in a Series A investment from a strategic consortium led by U.S.-based Venture Medical. Venture Medical is a U.S.-based healthcare services company with over 15 years of experience in advanced wound care and healing. It ... Read more Read more ›
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To accelerate the Dutch economy and sharpen the country’s international competitiveness, the Dutch (caretaker) government announced that Invest-NL and Invest International will merge to form a full-fledged National Promotional Institution (NPI). This integration makes public investments and international cooperation more effective, improves financing access for entrepreneurs, and strengthens the Netherlands’ economic resilience. The new organisation ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based GeniusTravel, a platform for budget-conscious travellers, has announced the completion of a €2M funding round. The company will use the investment to develop Genius, an AI-powered app created to find and book complete travel packages. The funding, provided by investors who wish to remain anonymous, will support the app’s rollout in the Netherlands this ... Read more Read more ›
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The last week has been packed with news across the startup world. It seems like everywhere you turn, another company is landing fresh funding, teaming up with a new partner, or buying someone out. From small early-stage rounds to big-name acquisitions, there’s been so much happening that it’s almost impossible to keep up. We get ... Read more Read more ›
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UK-based digiLab, a company that specialises in AI development, is partnering with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to create a new AI digital twin platform. Founded in 2009, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate research university devoted to finding solutions for some of the most pressing ... Read more Read more ›
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