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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London-based Isembard, the software-first manufacturing company, has raised $9M (approximately €8M) in a seed funding round led by Notion Capital, which is backed by the UK Government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) and the German Federal Government. Notion Capital is a European B2B SaaS and Cloud VC with more than $1B in assets under ... Read more Read more ›
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Ghent-based Nuclivision, a Belgian medtech startup, has secured €5M in funding. The investment comes from LUMO Labs, Heran Partners, and the imec.istart future fund. The funds will support the commercial launch of Nuclivision’s AI software platform, Nuclarity. The platform is designed to improve medical imaging processes using PET scans. PET, or positron emission tomography, is ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based legal-tech startup Noxtua SE, previously Xayn, has completed a Series B funding round of approximately €80.7M. The round was led by Germany’s legal publisher C.H.Beck, with new investors including HPC specialist Northern Data, business law firm CMS, and global law firm Dentons. This investment brings together expertise in AI, law, and computing, supporting Noxtua’s ... Read more Read more ›
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Frankfurt-based Node.energy, an energy management solutions and services platform, has €15M in a Series B funding round from new investors DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF) and eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNER. Existing investors, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Helen Ventures, BitStone Capital, and BONVENTURE, also participated in the round. The German company will use the funds to accelerate its ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Froda, a company in embedded finance, has raised €20M in a Series B funding round. The investment was led by Incore Invest, with participation from most existing investors. Incore Invest has made its first strategic investment from its new fund, Incore Invest II. As a key part of its portfolio, Froda represents the type ... Read more Read more ›
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Utrecht-based Watermelon, a startup specialised in AI chatbot solutions, announced the launch of a special AI agent — Pope Francis. The announcement comes a couple of days after Pope Francis died at the age of 88. His funeral will be held on Saturday, according to a Reuters report. Through WhatsApp, people can ask him questions ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Volta Ventures has launched a €20M seed fund aimed at early-stage B2B software startups in the Benelux region. The fund plans to support approximately 15 companies and is supported by a network of accomplished Dutch and Belgian entrepreneurs. Volta is increasing its focus on early-stage SaaS development in the Benelux region through its new ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based KOMPAS VC, a specialist early-stage venture capital firm, announces a €150M closing of its second fund — Fund II. The fund was backed by renowned LPs who have returned after Fund I to double down on KOMPAS. Andreas Winter-Extra, Partner at KOMPAS VC, says, “Technological advances can create more sustainable products, services, and business ... Read more Read more ›
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The Swedish Institute and Business Sweden have jointly launched the Pioneer Prize, a new award focused on recognising emerging innovation in sectors including climatetech and healthcare. The initiative aims to promote Sweden’s role in global business and technology. Sweden, for a country of 10 million, has previously produced companies such as Skype, Klarna, Spotify, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Limburg, the Netherlands-based Back to Battery, a climate tech startup focused on recycling used lithium-ion batteries, has secured investment from Graduate Entrepreneur. Dutch-based Graduate Entrepreneur aims to stimulate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rotterdam and Delft. Graduate Entrepreneur is an initiative of a group of influential and merited alumni of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Bathgate, Scotland-based CSignum, a company specialised in wireless technology extending IoT communications beneath the surface, has secured £6M (approximately €6.9M) in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Archangels, Par Equity, and Scottish Enterprise with additional investment from British Business Investment (BBI), Raptor Group, Deep Future, SeaAhead’s Blue Angel Network, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based Zeno, a legal AI startup developing an end-to-end platform for legal professionals, has raised €2M in funding. The investment came from Chris Oomen, founder of Optiver. Chris Oomen says, “Zeno shows that AI doesn’t have to be a threat to professionals. It can be a source of empowerment. And that’s exactly the kind of ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based H’ability, a medtech startup specialised in immersive virtual reality rehabilitation, has secured €1.2M in fresh funding from business angles, including YEAST and BAMA, as well as backing from banks such as Bpifrance, Banque Populaire, and CIC. The company will use the funds to scale its operations across France and lay the groundwork for international ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Celest Science, a climate risk modelling startup, has raised €2M in seed funding. Astorya.vc and Plug and Play led the round. The round also saw participation from 16 business angels. Participants include Stéphane Guinet, CEO of Kamet Ventures, Christophe Neves, Chief Risk Officer at Skyline, Éric Mignot, CEO & co-founder of +Simple, Didier Valet, ... Read more Read more ›
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Lately, cloud computing has seen rapid adoption across various industries, offering numerous benefits to businesses. However, along with these comes a significant challenge – unpredictable and escalating cloud billing. Despite the widespread use of cloud services, a substantial portion of cloud investments, estimated at 32 per cent or $512B annually, is wasted. This often arises ... Read more Read more ›
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US-based Worldeye Technologies has acquired DataHawk, a France-based provider of e-commerce analytics tools. Worldeye supports e-commerce sellers by providing marketplace solutions, analytics, and shopping technologies. Its main product, Viral Launch, has been used by marketplace sellers since 2014. With this acquisition, DataHawk’s analytics platform will integrate into Worldeye’s portfolio and will be combined with other ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp, Belgium-based Taglayer, a Customer Data Platform (CDP), has secured €800K in non-dilutive funding from VLAIO – Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, KBC Bank & Verzekering, and PMV. The Belgian company will use the funds to accelerate its international growth, expand its partnership program, and fuel the development of Laya, an AI employee. The company is ... Read more Read more ›
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Meylan, France-based Dolphin Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductor IP solutions specialising in mixed-signal IP design, has secured €10M from Vertex Growth, a Singapore-based growth-stage VC fund. Vertex Growth is a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of global investment firm Temasek. The fund is dedicated to investing in high-potential companies on ... Read more Read more ›
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Porpoise Power, a UK-based startup developing tidal stream technology, has emerged from stealth and announced the close of a £1.2M (nearly €1.39M) pre-seed funding round. The round was led by London-based deeptech climate fund Zero Carbon Capital (ZCC), with participation from Creator Fund and Oxford Science Enterprises. A spinout from the University of Oxford, Porpoise ... Read more Read more ›
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In this fast, digital age, we’re constantly bombarded with overwhelming news, be it funding, acquisitions, breakthroughs, and much more. As a result, it is easy to overlook some equally important news stories that deserve our attention. In this edition of “In other news this week“, we’ve compiled a list of noteworthy news from Skin Analytics ... Read more Read more ›
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