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Silicon Canals Editorial Team @ Silicon Canals 2 place · 06/20/2026 15:20 EDT

The oldest known written customer complaint is a 3,750-year-old clay tablet from ancient Ur, where a furious customer named Nanni accused the merchant Ea-nasir of delivering sub-standard copper — proof that bad reviews are almost as old as writing itself

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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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 06:59 EDT

London-based Sention Technologies secures €4.3M to help manufacturers ‘listen’ to batteries

Hackney Wick, England-based Sention Technologies, a deeptech company developing next-gen diagnostic tools for the battery industry, has secured £3.7M (approximately €4.3M) in a seed funding round. The round was led by Twin Path Ventures, with participation from Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Endgame Capital, Energy Revolution Ventures, G.K. Goh Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, Third Sphere, and the ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 06:14 EDT

Germany’s JUPUS raises €6.5M to automate routine tasks of law firm: Know more

Cologne-based JUPUS, a German legal tech startup, has raised €6.5M in seed funding. The round was led by Acton Capital, along with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angels. JUPUS’s software is used by law firms to automate legal tasks with artificial intelligence. The company plans to use the funds to further develop its ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 05:38 EDT

London-based Rivan raises €11.8M to decarbonise heavy industry using synthetic fuels

London-based Rivan, a carbon utilisation company, announced that it has raised £10M (approximately €11.8M) in funding led by Plural. Based out of Tallinn, Plural is an early-stage investment fund that backs the most ambitious founders on a mission to change the world through technology. Taavet Hinrikus, Partner at Plural, says, “Harvey embodies the entrepreneur we ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 04:30 EDT

UK’s Converge raises €20M from Amsterdam’s Move Energy, ABN AMRO, others to clean up concrete’s carbon footprint

London-based Converge, a company specialised in AI-driven concrete management and decarbonisation technologies, has secured €20M in the latest funding round. The round was led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) and included returning investor Climate Investment (CI). ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) is a €500M investment fund backed by ABN AMRO Bank. New ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 03:34 EDT

UK’s Converge raises €20M from Amsterdam’s Move Energy, ABN AMRO, others to clean up concrete’s carbon footprint

London-based Converge, a company specialised in AI-driven concrete management and decarbonisation technologies, has secured €20M in the latest funding round. The round was led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) and included returning investor Climate Investment (CI). ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF) is a €500M investment fund backed by ABN AMRO Bank. New ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/21/2025 03:10 EDT

Belgian AI agentic software startup Ravical raises €7.3M in pre-seed funding

Ghent-based Ravical, which helps expert firms embrace the AI-first future, has raised €7.3M in pre-seed funding. European VC firm Lakestar led the funding round. Enrico Mellis, Partner at Lakestar, says, “Agentic AI is moving from buzzword to board-level priority. Ravical’s team has already proven they can automate professional workflows at scale; we’re excited to support ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 09:00 EDT

London-based QuantumLight, the quantitative venture capital firm founded by Nik Storonsky, today announced the final close of its inaugural $250M (approximately €223M) Fund I, reaching its hard cap. “Our ambition is to build the world’s best systematic venture capital and growth equity firm – and support the new generation of founders by sharing some of ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 07:19 EDT

Lunar Ventures launches €50M pre-seed fund; will focus on these 3 key areas beyond current Al

Berlin-based Lunar Ventures, a pre-seed venture fund, announced the launch of Fund II, a €50M vehicle focused on early-stage deeptech startups in Europe and select regions of the United States. Fund II is backed by limited partners including Isomer Capital, Lingotto (a subsidiary of Exor), Intesa Sanpaolo Endowment, and Grinnell College Endowment, along with a ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 07:02 EDT

Norway’s Attensi scores over €22.2M to expand its AI-driven training games for businesses

Oslo-based Attensi has secured over $25M (nearly €22.23M) in non-dilutive growth funding. The company provides game-based solutions focused on skills and people development. Attensi has obtained non-dilutive growth funding from Ture Invest Partners, a direct lender in the Nordic region. The funding will support investments in return-focused opportunities. Attensi reviewed multiple funding options through a ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 05:38 EDT

Rabobank launches Innovation Contribution at Upstream Festival to offer financial boost to South Holland startups 

Rabobank has unveiled the Innovation Contribution at the Upstream Festival in Rotterdam, an initiative aimed at supporting early-stage startups in South Holland. Founded in 2020, the Upstream Festival has quickly evolved into one of the most significant community-led events for startups. Each year, it brings together over 2,000 founders, investors, and changemakers with a shared ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 04:46 EDT

Build in Amsterdam acquired by US-based Front Row to strengthen global e-commerce services

Front Row, a New York-based e-commerce agency and growth accelerator, announced the acquisition of Build in Amsterdam, a Dutch branding agency specialised in e-commerce. Founded in 2013 by Daan Klaver and Tim Weers, Build in Amsterdam is a Shopify-focused agency that designs and develops digital stores for fashion and lifestyle brands.  The company brings together ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 1 place · 05/20/2025 04:15 EDT

In today’s digital world, developing a killer product or service isn’t just enough. You need the right voices backing your story, and that’s where public relations agencies step in. PR has become the influential machine behind many of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies. They help them navigate media landscapes, build brand trust, and stay ahead ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/20/2025 03:00 EDT

Berlin/Potsdam-based sensmore, a robotics startup, has secured $7.3M (approximately €6.4M) in a funding round led by Point Nine Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on SaaS, AI, and B2B marketplaces Ricardo Sequerra Amram, Partner at Point Nine, says, “What sets sensmore apart is their ability to translate cutting-edge AI research into robust, modular solutions ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals 3 place · 05/20/2025 02:51 EDT

London-based Ontik, a fintech startup, has raised $3.7M (nearly €3.28M) in a seed funding round, exceeding its original $2M goal. The startup provides automation for trade credit in B2B wholesale, aiming to replace manual processes with digital systems. Chris Smith, co-founder of Ontik, says, “B2B wholesalers are the financial engine of the real economy—but most ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 10:24 EDT

Germany-based Koppla, a company that offers an intuitive and collaborative scheduler for construction sites, raised €6M in a funding round. Newion led a financing round for Koppla, joined by Brandenburg Kapital and business angels Martin Rodeck, Thorsten Krauß, Ingo Holz, and Andreas Beckmann. The investors bring sector knowledge in construction and real estate. In a ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 09:46 EDT

Danish VC PSV Tech launches Fund II to accelerate deep tech innovation in the Nordics

Copenhagen-based PSV Tech, a VC firm, announced that has officially launched its second fund, PSV Tech Fund II, aimed at accelerating the growth of Nordic tech startups from inception. The announcement was made by General Partner Alexander Viterbo-Horten through a LinkedIn post. According to Viterbo-Horten, ” The new fund emphasises a sharper focus, deeper access, ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 07:54 EDT

Munich-based remberg, an AI-based maintenance platform, raised €15M in a Series A+ round. Acton Capital and Oxx led the funding, joined by Earlybird, Speedinvest, and Fly Ventures.  remberg will use the funds to expand operations across Europe and accelerate development of its AI-based maintenance platform, including adding predictive maintenance features, while also growing its sales ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 06:57 EDT

Eindhoven-based FononTech, a deep-tech startup specialising in advanced microelectronics manufacturing, has secured €8.5M in a seed funding round led by Sake Bosch, the founder of Prime Ventures. Sake Bosch says  “FononTech is creating a new equipment category, not only in semiconductors, but also in the display industry. With over 100 years of experience in the ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 06:00 EDT

Berlin-based Emerge Tech GmbH, an HR tech startup, secures funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Heimatboost investment community. The capital will finance platform development and preparation for a seed round. Emerge Tech offers an AI-driven employer-branding platform that helps small and mid-sized companies attract and engage talent as effectively as large corporations by automating and ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 05/19/2025 05:28 EDT

London-based Revolut, a multinational neobank and fintech company, has announced during today’s Choose France Summit that Paris will be the location of its new Western Europe headquarters. As part of its expansion, the company will soon apply for a banking licence in France and plans to invest over €1B in the country over the next ... Read more Read more

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