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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Mark Nuvelstijn announced that he has decided to step down from his role as CEO of Bitvavo with immediate effect. Nuvelstijn’s resignation comes after FD reported about his close ties to ‘miracle investor’ Max R, who has been convicted of fraud. Nuvelstijn has also indicated that he does not intend to return to any executive ... Read more Read more ›
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Leiden-based Currentt, a Dutch cleantech startup, announced that it has raised €1.7M in a pre-seed round to support the rollout of its energy management system, the Currentt Navigator. Developed in the Netherlands, the energy management system addresses challenges related to grid congestion, the phase-out of net metering, and cyber risks in the energy sector. The ... Read more Read more ›
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In an attempt to accelerate the Dutch quantum ecosystem, the Kansen voor West (KvW) program, has funded a unique quantum project: code-name HAVIK. Kansen voor West is a regional investment program dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development in the western Netherlands. Its funding decisions support projects that drive technological progress and strengthen the ... Read more Read more ›
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Lisbon-based BM2Solar closes €2M Series A funding round. The company’s mission is to increase the profitability of independent power producers’ (IPPs) solar power plants by integrating battery storage with no upfront investment required. The current investment was led by Axon Partners, with participation from Inclimo Climate Tech Fund and Black and Blue Investimentos. BM2Solar mentions ... Read more Read more ›
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Luxembourg-based Lyten, a supermaterial applications company, has acquired Northvolt’s Dwa Energy Storage Systems (ESS) operations in Gdansk, Poland. Robert Chryc-Gawrychowski, CEO of Northvolt Poland, states, “Northvolt set out to lead the sustainable development of Europe’s battery industry. Lyten is carrying that mission forward with BESS manufacturing and the introduction of lithium-sulphur batteries in Europe, which ... Read more Read more ›
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The 10 new winners of the Gerard & Anton Award 2025 were announced in Eindhoven, Netherlands, yesterday. The ceremony took place at the High Tech Campus. The Gerard & Anton Award, named after the founders of Philips, focus on startups in the Brainport Eindhoven region and selected 10 from over 70 nominations as the most ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Nordic Air Defence, a defence tech startup, has secured $3M (approximately €2.5M) in an expansion of its pre-seed funding round, bringing the total to $4.4M (approximately €3.7M). The funding round was led by the venture capital firm Inflection, which also resulted in changes to the company’s board composition as it enters a crucial phase ... Read more Read more ›
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A group of European business and tech leaders is urging the European Commission (EC) to delay the full rollout of the EU AI Act. The announcement comes out of a concern that the new regulation could slow down growth, lead to inconsistent enforcement, and harm innovation in Europe. “At a time of unprecedented technological, economic, ... 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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London-based HIVED, an AI-powered parcel delivery startup, has secured $42M (approximately €35.5M) in a Series B round led by NordicNinja. NordicNinja is a founder-led venture capital firm with strong engineering skills. Established in 2019, it is the largest Japan-backed VC fund in Europe. The firm invests in growing companies that have outstanding teams and aim ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Peec AI has secured €7M in funding within five months of its founding. The startup initially closed a €1.8M pre-Seed round in April, followed by the current €5.2M Seed round led by 20VC less than four weeks later. The Seed round was led by 20VC, with participation from Antler, Foreword VC, Identity.VC, Combination VC, ... Read more Read more ›
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Leeds-based AssetCool, a UK company focused on improving overhead power line capacity to address grid congestion, has secured £10M (nearly €11.56M) in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The UK-based company will use the funds to scale globally and create 15 new jobs in the next 18 months. The round was led by Energy Impact ... Read more Read more ›
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Weesp, the Netherlands-based Solarix, a startup that designs and supplies innovative coloured solar panels for facades, has secured €4.2M in funding. Investors in this funding round include ROM InWest, VP Capital, and several private investors, along with participation from existing investors, which strengthens Solarix’s finances. They also have €1.3M set aside from the National Growth ... Read more Read more ›
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In addition to artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is also growing at a never-before-seen rate. As IoT grows, organisations across industries face mounting challenges in managing complex device networks, connectivity services, and the vast streams of data generated by connected devices. The complexity of coordinating multiple SIM types, service configurations, and billing ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Talon.One, a loyalty and promotions platform, today announced it has secured $135M (approximately €114.7M) in the latest funding round. The funding round was led by Silversmith Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm, and Meritech Capital, an investor known for backing category-defining companies such as UiPath and Salesforce. Existing investor CRV also participated in ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based FieldFactors has raised €1.65M in a funding round to support the growth of its local rainwater reuse systems. The oversubscribed round attracted investors from Europe, the US, and Latin America. The investment was led by Dutch impact investor Connect the Drops, with additional participation from Tailwind Climate, Amplifica Capital, Vanzal Limited, and the Water ... Read more Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based EFFECT Photonics, a provider of next-generation coherent optical solutions for data centre and edge networks, has raised an additional $24M (approximately €20.4M) as part of its Series D financing round. This funding round brings the total raised in the round to $62M (approximately €52.6M). “This funding milestone reinforces the strong market demand we’re seeing ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Dexter Energy, a climate tech company, has raised €23M in a Series C funding round. The funding round was led by Alantra’s energy transition fund, Klima, joined by Mirova and with continued support from existing investors, including ETF Partners, Newion, and PDENH. Alantra is an independent global mid-market financial services firm providing investment banking, ... Read more Read more ›
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Madrid-based TuringDream, an Agentic AI Platform, has announced that it has secured €6M in seed financing co-led by Adara Ventures and HWK, with participation from AI-specialist fund Next Tier Ventures. Adara Ventures invests in ambitious businesses, supporting founders with the capacity, courage, and vision to execute. Over the past 20 years, the firm has invested ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Groove Quantum, a company that develops germanium-based quantum computing technology, has obtained €10M in funding through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme. This includes a €2.5M grant component. The EIC selected Groove from 1,000 applicants as one of 40 deeptech startups to receive funding in Europe. The evaluation jury described Groove’s germanium qubits ... Read more Read more ›
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