Amsterdam-based TicketSwap, an online marketplace for buying and selling tickets, announced the appointment of Jan van Casteren as its new CEO, effective immediately. With Van Casteren’s arrival, the Dutch company is entering a new phase of growth, evolving from a ticket resale platform into a broader discovery platform for fans He succeeds co-founder Hans Ober, ... Read more Read more ›
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Utrecht-based Twelve, a Dutch fintech company which focuses on point-of-sale and order management for the foodservice and hospitality sector, has been acquired by IT software and services provider Centric. The acquisition is part of a broader strategy involving Spacetime, an Amsterdam-based investment vehicle that provides capital and founder-driven support. The firm partners with entrepreneurs who ... Read more Read more ›
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Köln, Germany-based Realyze Ventures, a VC platform driving sustainable transformation in the real estate, construction, and skilled trades sectors, announced the first closing of its fund. Its Assets under management now total approximately €50M. The fund is supported by an exclusive network of industry players, institutional capital, and entrepreneurial families. Investors include Art-Invest Real Estate, ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based QuantWare, a company that develops technology for quantum processors, has raised an additional $4.5M (approximately €3.9M) in funding. This second close brings its oversubscribed Series A round to a total of $27M (approximately €23.3M). The announcement comes two months after raising €20M in a Series A funding round. Fund utilisation The Dutch company will ... Read more Read more ›
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Munich-based Helsing has secured €600M in a Series D funding round led by Prima Materia to accelerate its all-domain defence innovation capabilities. Founded by Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler, and Torsten Reil in 2021, the German defence tech company has raised over €1B across multiple funding rounds following its €450M Series C in July 2024. The ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based umob has secured €3.5M in funding to accelerate its Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform across Europe. Founded by Raymon Pouwels and Bibi Jorissen, the Dutch tech startup’s latest funding round follows a previous round of €6M at the end of 2023. The funding will support the company’s expansion into major European cities and further development of ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based UNIIQ, an investment fund focused on the proof-of-concept phase, announced at the annual event of InnovationQuarter that it is investing a total of €1.4M in four startups. With this strategic injection, UNIIQ is giving both the young companies and the regional innovation ecosystem a boost. These startups include: LYLA HQ: Delft Founded in ... Read more Read more ›
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Dijon, France-based Fungu’it has secured €4M in a funding round led by Asterion Ventures to advance its fermentation-based natural flavouring technology. Founded in 2022, the foodtech startup aims to transform agricultural by-products into natural flavourings through solid-state fungi fermentation. Anas Erridaoui joined forces with Jeanne Baudevin to build Fungu’it, and they were subsequently joined by ... Read more Read more ›
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Switzerland-based Voliro has secured $23M (approximately €19.86M) in Series A extension funding led by noa Ventures to advance its autonomous aerial inspection robotics platform. Founded as a spin-off from ETH Zurich’s Autonomous Systems Lab in 2019, the startup now has 40+ customers across 17 countries performing over 100 contact inspections monthly. The funding will accelerate ... Read more Read more ›
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Nordic technology company Studio555 has secured €4M in seed funding led by HOF Capital and Failup Ventures to develop its playable interior design app. Founded in 2023 by CEO Joel Roos, CTO Stina Larsson, and CPO Axel Ullberger, the Swedish-Finnish startup combines gaming mechanics with interior design to create an entirely new creative category. The ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Engrate has secured €2.5M in funding led by global VC firm Maniv to accelerate digital integrations for energy companies transitioning to renewable sources. Founded by Anna Engman and Richard Eklund in 2024, the energy tech startup is focused on simplifying grid flexibility solutions through its digital platform. The funding will be directed towards further ... Read more Read more ›
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Oakland, California-based LemFi, an immigrant financial services platform, announced that it has acquired UK credit fintech firm Pillar. The announcement comes five months after raising $53M (approximately €46M) from Highland Europe earlier this year. Founded by Ashutosh Bhatt and Adam Lewis, Pillar’s technology will help people moving to new countries access credit products that were ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp-based Koios Care has secured €1M in seed funding led by Evercurious VC to advance its AI-powered platform for Parkinson’s disease monitoring and care. Founded by Dr. Konstantinos Kyritsis and Dr. Dimitris Iakovakis in 2022, the health tech startup transforms passive data from everyday smartphones and smartwatches into actionable clinical insights. The funding will support ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Sopra Steria (formerly Ordina), a company known for its consulting, digital services, and solutions, has appointed Ernst-Jan Stigter as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Netherlands. With his extensive experience in the digital sector, Stigter will be responsible for further strengthening the position of Sopra Steria as a leading IT service provider in the ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe continues to treat startups like a cultural movement centred around capital cities. Founders pitch in Berlin, funding flows through Paris, and narratives are exported via London. Meanwhile, the continent’s most pressing challenges — energy transition, supply chain resilience, and health system reform — are industrial. And industrial problems don’t get solved at pitch nights. ... Read more Read more ›
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Scope Biosciences, a deep tech spin-off from Wageningen University & Research, has secured a follow-on investment from SHIFT Invest and Oost NL to advance its CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics platform. Founded by CEO Niek Savelkoul and headquartered in Wageningen, the Netherlands, Scope Biosciences has now raised a total of €6M in seed-stage funding, combining strategic and ... Read more Read more ›
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Modern business is undergoing a profound transformation—not only driven by the rise of AI, but also by a fundamental rethinking of customer experience, values, and meaning. Everyone involved in this landscape can feel the shift—and the role of the business analyst is no exception. Responsibilities, goals, tools, and approaches are evolving at a rapid pace, ... Read more Read more ›
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The past few weeks have been packed with startup news — from big funding rounds and global expansions to key partnerships and acquisitions. With so much happening across tech, energy, fintech, and health, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with everything. Naturally, a few important updates may have slipped under the radar. That’s why we’ve ... Read more Read more ›
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Ljubljana-based Sunrise Robotics, a company on a mission to augment humanity through intelligent robotics, has announced $8.5M (nearly €7.36M) in funding as it emerges from stealth. The round was led by Plural, with participation from Tapestry, Seedcamp, Tiny.vc, and Prototype Capital. The company plans to use the funds to grow its team across Europe, improve ... Read more Read more ›
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Slovakia-based Cequence has secured €2M in seed funding led by Czech Jet Ventures to advance its AI-driven contract management platform. Founded by Rastislav Kovaľ, Peter Banda, Martin Ragan, and Martin Rázus in 2018, the startup has now raised a total of €3M across its funding rounds. The funding will support Cequence’s international expansion and ongoing ... Read more Read more ›
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