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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On Tuesday, Ghent-based foodtech unicorn Deliverect announced that it has acquired Tabesto, the first all-in-one restaurant and fast-food ordering and payment kiosk. The acquisition announcement comes following the launch of The acquisition From now on, restaurant owners using Deliverect for online orders can upgrade their in-store service with Tabesto’s smart ordering and payment technology. With ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Synthera, a fintech company leveraging generative AI to transform financial market analysis, has raised $1.86M (approximately €1.77M) in a pre-seed funding round. Led by Motive Ventures, the round also saw participation from Entrepreneur First, Transpose Platform, KDX (led by Stanford Professor Ashby Monk), BuenTrip Ventures, Robin Capital, and Angel Invest. Angel investors, including a ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based carbmee, a developer of AI-powered carbon management software, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €20M in a funding round led by CommerzVentures, with participation from Fly Ventures. The announcement comes as the company claims to have consistently achieved sustainable growth, whilst maintaining capital-efficient operations, carbmee’s revenue has tripled over each of the past ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based NetBird, a company that develops an open-source network security platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €4M in Seed funding. The round was co-led by InReach Ventures and existing investor Nauta, with participation from Antler and a grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The German company plans to use ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Nebius Group, an AI infrastructure company, announced on Monday that it has entered into definitive agreements for a $700M (approximately €667M) private placement financing from a select group of institutional and accredited investors. It includes participation from Accel, NVIDIA, and certain accounts managed by Orbis Investments. The Dutch company will use the funds to ... Read more Read more ›
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Wouter Bruins, co-founder of In Ovo, announced his decision to step down from his role, which he co-founded 13 years ago alongside Wil Stutterheim. “When we, as students, started In Ovo, there was no technology, no market, and no funding. Leiden University provided us with early support, seeing the value of our mission to end ... Read more Read more ›
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Alstin Capital, a Munich-based venture capital firm specialising in early-stage B2B software investments, has raised €175M for its Alstin III fund. The investors include foundations, banks, insurance companies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Originally targeting €100M with a hard cap of €125M, the fund exceeded its goal within four months, prompting an increase in the ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based 9fin, an AI-powered analytics platform for debt capital markets, announced on Monday that it has raised $50M (approximately €47.4M) in a Series B round led by Highland Europe. Existing investors, including Spark Capital, Redalpine, Seedcamp, 500 Startups, and Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital, also participated in the round. The new funding will enable the UK company ... Read more Read more ›
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Leiden-based VitroScan, a biotech company, announced that it has received €1.9M from Biotech Booster to deliver chemotherapy response prediction for ovarian cancer patients. Biotech Booster’s funding will help the Dutch company to use its knowledge and research, along with partnerships with ovarian cancer experts from Leiden University Medical Centre and Radboud University Medical Centre. This ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based venture capital firm 819 Capital Partners announced that it has acquired and invested in CiMaas, a Dutch biotech company specialising in Natural Killer (NK) cell therapy aimed at advancing cancer treatment. Earlier, CiMaas had filed for bankruptcy, effective June 11, 2024, due to financial challenges that hindered its ability to fund necessary clinical studies, ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Stellantis, an automaker company, recently announced that its CEO Carlos Tavares has resigned from his position. The Company’s Board of Directors, under the Chairmanship of John Elkann, accepted the resignation with immediate effect. Chairman John Elkann says, “Our thanks go to Carlos for his years of dedicated service and the role he has played ... Read more Read more ›
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Helsingborg-based Acorai, a Swedish company specialising in heart failure management devices, announced that it secured $4.5M (approximately €4.28M) in a fresh round of funding. The investment, made by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Taiwan Medical University, and private investors, will support the completion of clinical studies and regulatory approvals in the US and Europe. ... Read more Read more ›
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Amid numerous funding rounds, acquisitions, and innovation announcements, it’s easy to overlook some of the quieter, yet equally important stories that made waves this week. To help you stay in the loop, we at Silicon Canals have rounded up a list of news that we missed as part of our “In Other News This Week” ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Akhetonics, a developer of the world’s first true all-optical digital processor, announced on Friday that it has raised €6M in a funding round led by Matterwave Ventures. Other investors, including 468 Capital, Bayern Kapital, and existing investors Runa Capital, and Rheingau Founders, participated in the round. This investment will enable the German company to ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based family-owned enterprise VANAD Group has acquired Utrecht’s sports tech company SciSports. Arthur Nederlof of VANAD Group highlighted the company’s ties to sports, mentioning a past attempt to acquire Dutch football club ADO Den Haag. He says, “While that venture didn’t materialise, this acquisition aligns our passion for sports with our expertise in technology. It ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based SatVu, a climate technology company, announced that it has raised £20M (approximately €24M) in funding. The capital includes £10M (approximately €12M) from an equity round led by Adara Ventures and Molten Ventures, along with an insurance payout. The equity funding was supported by existing investors, including NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim, Ridgeline, and Stellar Ventures. ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Raidium, a company specialised in creating the model for 3D medical imaging in radiology, announced on Thursday, November 28, that it has raised €16M in a seed funding round, co-led by Newfund and Kurma Partners. Others, including Galion.exe, Founders Future, Debiopharm, Techmind, and the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), participated in ... Read more Read more ›
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Dutch financial services company NN Group and Amsterdam-based venture capital firm Rubio Impact Ventures, have announced the winners of the first edition of the NN Social Innovation Startup Award, held during Impact Week in Bilbao. Three startups addressing equal opportunities and mental and physical well-being, including The Linghos (Poland), Whispp (Netherlands), and Bugeto (Poland), were ... Read more Read more ›
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Brussels-based AnyKrowd, a company specialised in the event and crowd management with an all-in-one solution, announced on Friday that it has secured €4M in a Series A funding round. Out of the total, finance&invest.brussels invested €1M. Other investors, including Michael Verschueren, Tony Mary, David Mary, Gio Canini, and Frank Van Raemdonck, also participated. “This funding ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Cargoplot, a platform for e-commerce importers and freight forwarders, has raised €3.84M in an equity funding round. The lead investor in the funding round is Ubbo Hempenius, an entrepreneur known for his success with H&S Group, a logistics company. His experience in the logistics industry is expected to help drive Cargoplot’s growth and development. ... Read more Read more ›
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