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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The Hague-based InnovationQuarter, a regional economic development agency for the Province of Zuid-Holland, announced the appointment of Lars Crama as its new Managing Director/Manager, effective June 1. As the new director of InnovationQuarter, Crama will also play a central role in strengthening cooperation with public stakeholders in South Holland. He takes responsibility for bringing governments, ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Unravel, a company using AI for video-based travel commerce, has raised $7M (nearly €6.38M) in a Series A round of funding. The investment round was led by Nauta Capital, a European B2B software investor, with contributions from Active Partners, Slingshot Ventures, and Olivier Bisserier, former CFO of Booking.com. Other participants include Antler, Nodes, Upscalers, ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Revaia, Europe’s largest all-women-led VC, announced the final closing of its second fund, Revaia Growth II, at €250M. This latest closing brings its total assets under management to €600M. “With €600M under management, a strong portfolio, and rapid deployment in high-growth sectors like energy transition and AI, we are reaffirming our ambition: to be ... Read more Read more ›
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Last year, the Dutch Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Regional Development Companies, announced a new investment fund — the SecFund (Security Fund) with a fund capital of €100M. The SecFund is now live and aims to provide Dutch startups, scale-ups, and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) that ... Read more Read more ›
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What if you could tap into your competitors’ minds and instantly understand their strategies, why they’re making those moves, and how they respond to market shifts? You can access insights that let you stay several steps ahead and drive more impactful campaigns. For CMOs in 2025, there is the power of marketing intelligence. Marketing intelligence-driven ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Tective Robotics, a startup specialising in automated data acquisition using a network of dronehubs, has raised fresh funding. The funding details, however, were undisclosed. The investment came from Dutch-based venture capital firm Tenzing Alpha alongside SecFund. The Ministry of Defence established the SecFund to enhance innovation in the Netherlands and is managed by The ... Read more Read more ›
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Belfast-based IceMOS Technology Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, has secured $22M (approximately €20M) in a Series E funding round from a London-based investor, 57 Stars LLC, and earlier-stage USA investors. The latest funding round values IceMOS at a market capitalisation of $110M (approximately €102M) post-money The company will use the funds to increase strategic manufacturing in ... Read more Read more ›
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Utrecht-based Florbs, a Dutch cybersecurity company focused on Cloud Data Protection for Google Drive, has raised over €1M in seed funding to support its platform expansion and international growth. The investment came from founders including Chris Zadeh (Ohpen), Kalo Bagijn (BinckBank & Brand New Day), Kees Koolen (Booking.com), Maikel Lobbezoo (Adyen), and Dennis Dijkstra (Flow ... Read more Read more ›
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Cambridge-based CMR Surgical, a company that develops surgical robotic systems for minimal access surgery, has secured over $200M (approximately €185M) in the latest financing round through a combination of equity and debt. The latest funding round was backed by existing investors and new investor Trinity Capital. Fund utilisation The UK company will use the funds ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based Gradyent, a digital twin platform for heating and cooling grids, has raised €28M in an oversubscribed growth funding round. The round was led by Blue Earth Capital, with participation from SEB Greentech Venture Capital and continued support from Capricorn Partners, Eneco Ventures, Helen Ventures, and Energiiq. The proceeds will support the expansion of Gradyent’s ... Read more Read more ›
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As Q1 2025 comes to a close, it’s clear that Dutch startups are off to a strong start this year. According to the fifth edition of the State of Dutch Tech report by Techleap, the Dutch tech companies raised €3.1B in venture capital over the past year, a 47 per cent increase compared to the ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe’s startup ecosystem has grown over the past decade, with several companies reaching the billion-dollar mark. Atomico’s State of European Tech report states that 11 ecosystems without such companies in 2015 now have at least one. Dealroom data shows that Europe has 571 unicorns, including 22 new ones in 2024 – 37 of them have ... Read more Read more ›
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Breda, the Netherlands-based Loyyo, Breda, the Netherlands-based Loyyo, a company specialised in payment-linked loyalty solutions, announced that it has raised undisclosed additional growth capital from existing investors. The latest funding brings the Dutch company’s total investment to over €1M. The Dutch startup will use the funds to further develop its product offerings, expand internationally, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s Sparkbase, an AI sales automation startup, has been acquired by Tim Hoefnagel and Jonathan de Zoete, the founders of Utrecht-based Squeezely, now Spotler Activate. The Amsterdam-based company transitioned from idea to product, secured its first clients, raised investment, experienced rapid monthly growth, and has now been sold after four months. MTSprout reports that the ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based montamo, the next-generation heat pump installer for manufacturers and vendors, has secured €6M equity in a Seed funding round. The funding round was led by Alter Equity through its third fund, Alter Equity3PIII, with participation from the U.S. fund Rethink Education and existing investors, such as German fun Project A Ventures and British fund ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Isomorphic Labs, an AI-focused drug design and development company, has raised $600M (nearly €555.44M) in its first external funding round. The round is led by Thrive Capital, with participation from GV (Google Ventures) and additional investment from existing investor Alphabet. Dr. Krishna Yeshwant, Managing Partner at GV, says, “AI and machine learning have long ... Read more Read more ›
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Vantaa, Finland-based Fiberdom, a company specialised in wood fibre material innovation, has secured €3.5M in funding. The round was backed by long-term investor Heino Group, together with two new investors, Nordic Foodtech VC and Holdix Oy, alongside a €0.6M grant from Business Finland. The funding will accelerate the company’s strategic growth with strong investment in ... Read more Read more ›
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Budapest-based Qneiform, an HR software platform provider, has raised €3M in a seed funding round led by PROfounders and Day1 Capital. Based out of London, PROfounders Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage technology-enabled businesses across Europe. “Almost every company in the world sees hiring as a priority and yet precious ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Flagright, an AI-native, centralised, no-code compliance platform, has secured $4.3M (approximately €3.9M) in a seed funding round. The funding round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from notable angel investors such as Rubin Ritter (Ex-Co-CEO of Zalando), André Silva (Ex-Global Head of Expansion at Revolut), Phillip Chambers (CEO of Orbex), Ahmed Badr (COO ... Read more Read more ›
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Madrid-based Wannme, a fintech company focused on payments and liquidity solutions, has secured €7M in strategic financing from IDC Arena Credit Ventures, a division of IDC Network, in collaboration with Arena Investors. This funding will support Wannme in offering instant payment advances to marketplace sellers, enabling them to receive earnings daily instead of after more ... Read more Read more ›
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