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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Amsterdam-based GoDutch, a fintech company that provides an advanced account for business users, has secured €1.2M in a pre-seed funding round. Founders of Dutch neobanks such as René Frijters and Mike de Boer (Knab) and Bart Wesselink (former COO and CFO of bunq) provided half of the investment. De Boer adds, “GoDutch is an excellent ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based Azafaros, a clinical-stage company developing therapeutics for rare lysosomal storage disorders, has completed an oversubscribed €132M Series B funding round. The investment was led by Jeito Capital, co-led by Forbion Growth, and included participation from Seroba, Pictet Group, and existing investors Forbion Ventures, Schroders Capital, and BioGeneration Ventures (BGV). Rachel Mears, Partner at Jeito ... Read more Read more ›
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Vienna-based Kickscale, an AI-powered SaaS platform, has secured €2.1M in a Seed round led by aws Gründungsfonds. The aws Gründungsfonds is an Austrian venture capital fund with a fund volume of around €70M. As an investor, the aws Startup Fund supports startups from the initial growth phase through subsequent financing rounds (Series A/B) to exit. ... Read more Read more ›
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Italy-based Fleequid, an online marketplace for buying and selling used buses, has raised €3M in Seed funding. Fleequid will use the funds to grow its presence in Europe, increase its workforce, and improve its auction platform. The company’s goal is to speed up the rollout across the region and advance its technology, allowing businesses to trade ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Optics11, a life science instrumentation company that specialises in fibre optics, has reportedly secured €17M in new funding to advance its mission of safeguarding Europe’s critical infrastructure. The round was led by Forward.One, a Dutch venture capital fund focused on industrial and physical technologies. New investors, including SET Ventures (Netherlands) and Join Capital (Germany), ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based MX3D, a company specialised in robotic metal 3D printing technology, has raised €7M in a Series A funding round to accelerate its international growth. The funding round was led by EDF Pulse Ventures, the corporate venture investment arm of the French energy leader EDF. The EDF Group plays a key role in the energy ... Read more Read more ›
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Dutch startup VitsAll, the employee wellbeing platform founded by Sabine Bakkum, has been named the winner of a Dragons’ Den pitch competition organised by Rabobank in collaboration with the Academic Business Club. The event brought together rising entrepreneurs to pitch their ventures before a panel of expert judges, including Raymon Pouwels, José van Dalen, Martijn ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Carbon Equity, an investment platform for financing climate solutions, has opened access for retail investors to invest in non-listed climate technology companies. Through the new Access to Climate Tech Fund II, individuals can participate starting from €20,000. The fund channels capital into climate-focused projects via private equity, infrastructure, and venture capital funds. This type ... Read more Read more ›
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Osnabrück, Germany-based desk.ly, a provider of an AI-powered platform for modern workplace management, has secured an undisclosed seven-figure funding from HTGF for its next growth phase. HTGF is one of the most active early-stage investors in Germany and Europe, financing startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Digital Tech, Life Sciences, ... Read more Read more ›
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Madrid-based Room00 Group, an urban lifestyle hospitality platform, announced that it has secured €400M in a strategic investment from King Street Capital Management, a global alternative investment firm. King Street is a global alternative investment firm managing over $28B in assets across public and private markets. The company focuses on debt and equity investments in ... Read more Read more ›
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Sweden-based Lignin Industries AB, a company in the greentech sector, has raised €3.9M in a funding round to support its commercialisation and scaling plans. The company transforms lignin into renewable biomaterials that replace fossil-based plastics and support net-zero CO2 products. Lignin is a complex organic polymer found in the support tissues of most plants. It ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Lleverage, an AI platform focused on process automation without developer input, has secured €3M in funding from Dutch tech investor Peak. This round brings the company’s total funding to €5M, following a €2M pre-seed round in July 2024. Founded less than a year ago, Lleverage is expanding its AI automation services for businesses in ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Ascendx, a provider of enterprise-grade CRM SaaS solutions, has raised $110M (approximately €99M) in funding led by Osprey Investors and Columbia Lake Partners, as well as high-caliber angel investors. Based out of London. Osprey is a private equity firm investing in technology-driven businesses. The firm leverages its deep sector expertise and relationships to identify ... Read more Read more ›
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High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) announces HTGF Family Day 2025, bringing together investors and “visionary entrepreneurs” for two days of interaction. To be held on May 19–20 at STATION Berlin (Germany), the event begins with the HTGF Networking Night and continues with a full-day programme and the celebration of HTGF’s 20-year journey. Participants will take part in ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Heura Foods, a startup that produces 100 per cent plant-based, sustainable, and healthy food products, has secured a €20M loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The operation is backed by InvestEU, an EU programme that aims to unlock over €372B in investment by 2027. It will prioritise the EU’s strategic objectives, such as ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Flying Fish Maritime Innovations BV, a Dutch company working toward sustainable shipping through zero-emission fleet operations, has received a minority investment from CPAC Systems AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group. Sweden’s CPAC Systems develops embedded control and automation systems for the marine, construction, agriculture, and commercial vehicle sectors. It works in areas including ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Klarna, an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is shifting its customer service strategy after touting AI’s potential to replace human work. As a part of the strategy, the Swedish fintech unicorn is reintroducing human agents alongside its AI-powered chatbot, reports Bloomberg. This move aims to enhance service quality and address the limitations ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based TIN Capital, a Dutch venture capital firm founded in 1998, has secured an additional €15M from Dutch investors for its second cybersecurity fund, the European Cyber Tech Fund V. This contribution adds to earlier commitments totalling tens of millions of euros. The investment is part of an ongoing fundraising round. The final close is ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Toloka, a provider of high-quality data solutions for artificial intelligence (AI), has secured a $72M (approximately €64M) strategic investment led by Bezos Expeditions, the investment firm of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos Expeditions is the personal investment firm of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com. The firm manages a portfolio of investments across various sectors, ... Read more Read more ›
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In the world of technology, every day, we come across multiple news stories that hit the headlines in terms of funding, breakthroughs, or acquisitions. This week, from May 5th to 9th, has been no exception. Amid the array of major announcements and cutting-edge innovations, several noteworthy news items might have slipped under your radar. Here’s ... Read more Read more ›
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