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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 · 11/26/2024 03:15 EDT

French startup Mago raises €1.5M to empower creators to transform and stylise any video with AI

Paris-based Mago, a provider of AI tools empowering creators to transform and stylise any video, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €1.5M in a pre-seed funding round from Atlantic Labs. The latest capital injection will enable the French company to expand its team and accelerate development, with a market launch planned for early 2025. ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 11/26/2024 02:33 EDT

Sheffield-based Exciting Instruments, a company focused on democratising single-molecule detection, has raised £4M (approximately €4.79M) in a seed round of funding.  The investment round was led by Northern Gritstone, with additional backing from Empirical Ventures, NPIF II – Praetura Ventures, and “renowned” entrepreneurs Stan Boland and Jonathan Milner. The company’s platform aims to make single-molecule ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/26/2024 01:30 EDT

Darmstadt, Germany-based etalytics, a company specialised in AI-driven energy intelligence, on Tuesday announced that it has secured €8M funding in a Series A funding round led by Alstin Capital. Other investors, including ebm-papst as co-lead and TF H IV Technologiefonds Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (a fund managed by Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen mbH (BM H)), also ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 10:11 EDT

This German VC taps founders of decacorn SumUp and Amsterdam’s Felyx as new partners: Read more

Berlin-based EWOR, a venture capital firm supporting early-stage entrepreneurs, announced that Petter Made, co-founder of SumUp, and Quinten Selhorst, founder of Felyx, have joined as full-time partners.  EWOR provides hands-on support for startups at the early stages, guided by experienced founders. Made and Selhorst aim to strengthen EWOR’s mission to build a “leading” fellowship for ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 09:24 EDT

Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace, a sustainable electric aviation company, has secured up to $50M (approximately €47.6M) in new funding from creditor Mudrick Capital Management by signing a term sheet. This funding is part of a $180M (nearly €171.1M) deal. The funds will enable Vertical Aerospace to strengthen its balance sheet, reduce its debt, and provide the ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 07:09 EDT

Eindhoven-based Chromodynamics raises €2M to eliminate guesswork from drug development: Here’s how

Eindhoven-based Chromodynamics, a deep tech company, announced on Monday, that it has raised €2M in Seed funding from investment fund KIKK Capital. The Dutch company will use the funds to complete the development of its microscopy product and launch commercially into the biomedical research market. “It is really exciting to secure the funding needed to ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 05:43 EDT

Luxembourg-based emma, a cloud management platform, announced on Monday, that it has secured $17M (approximately €16.2M) in a Series A funding round led by Smartfin, with participation from RTP Global and existing investors. The funding comes over a year after raising $6M (approximately €5.7M) in the Seed round in March 2023, bringing total funding to ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 03:51 EDT

Leiden-based Meatable, a Dutch startup specialising in cultivated meat technology, has secured a strategic investment from Betagro Ventures, the venture capital arm of Thailand-based food company Betagro. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. Betagro has become the first Asian meat company to invest in Meatable. The investment reflects “confidence” in Meatable’s cell-based technology, which replicates ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 03:50 EDT

Meet the top medium/small companies to work for in the Netherlands in 2024; all are hiring right now

Great Place To Work, a research and consultancy agency,  recently announced the 22nd edition of its annual list of the 40 Best Workplaces in the Netherlands across four categories – Multinational, Large, Medium, and Small.  Great Place To Work Netherlands evaluates organisations based on the level of trust, pride, and enjoyment experienced by their employees ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/25/2024 01:30 EDT

Amsterdam’s NORBr raises €3M; CEO Nabil Naimy on empowering global payment operators, revenue projections, hiring plans, and more 

Amsterdam-based NORBr, a Payment Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, announced on Monday that it has raised €3M in funding led by Alstin Capital. Previous round lead investor Portfolion also participated in the round. The company will use the funds to support expanding its omnichannel solutions, including advanced features for managing payment terminals, operational efficiency ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 1 place · 11/23/2024 04:16 EDT

In other news this week: Belgian unicorn Odoo secures €500M, Zeotap bags €24M, Apaleo secures €20M, Kilter lands €9M, and more 

With a slew of tech announcements dominating the headlines recently, it’s been easy to overlook some equally important stories happening elsewhere. But don’t worry — we’ve got you covered! To make sure you stay informed, we’ve compiled a list of noteworthy stories that may have flown under the radar this week. Scroll down to find ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals 2 place · 11/22/2024 08:45 EDT

Amsterdam’s Treety secures funding to help companies resolve ESG data challenges; here’s how

Amsterdam-based Treety, an ESG reporting, monitoring & compliance solution for alternative asset managers, has secured fresh funding from venture capital firm Arket Ventures. With this funding, Treety plans to expand its capabilities, furthering its mission to empower businesses and investors to integrate sustainability into their decision-making processes. Resolving ESG data challenges Founded in 2020 by ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 3 place · 11/22/2024 08:33 EDT

Major jolt to European battery ambitions: Northvolt files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US, CEO steps down

Stockholm-based Northvolt, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer, and certain of its subsidiaries announced on Thursday, November 21, that they have voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.  The Chapter 11 filings will help the Swedish company to reorganise its debt, adapt to customer needs, and create ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/22/2024 06:40 EDT

After Bionomic, UNIIQ invests €350K in Dutch-based soil health monitoring platform Spatialise

Noordwijk, South Holland-based Spatialise, a developer of soil health monitoring platform, announced on Thursday, November 21 that it has secured €350K from UNIIQ, an investment fund focused on the proof-of-concept phase. The announcement comes a few days UNIIQ invested €350K in Bionomic, a Dutch agtech company. In October, The Hague-based UNIIQ announced €2.5M to invest ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals · 11/22/2024 05:50 EDT

Delft-based GEHECO, a company that aims to enable carbon-neutral heating in buildings, has closed its first funding round, securing investments from Graduate Entrepreneur, Rockstart, and Rabobank, through the Rabobank Innovatie Lening (RIL). These contributions complement earlier investments from the Shell Impact Fund and Innovation Quarter’s UNIIQ Fund. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. The investment ... Read more Read more

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Guest Contributor @ Silicon Canals · 11/22/2024 05:36 EDT

This year, the Netherlands’ largest student entrepreneurship contest celebrates 20 years of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. What makes this award so special is the unique trajectory it offers, designed to support students and recent graduates turning their ideas into successful startups, or providing more developed start-ups the tools to becoming a success. Startups can participate ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 3 place · 11/22/2024 04:13 EDT

Invest-NL and Invest International invest €17.5M in Forbion fund to support innovative biotech companies

Amsterdam-based Invest-NL, a national financing and development institution, announced on Friday that it has invested €7.5M in the Forbion BioEconomy Fund I. Forbion BioEconomy Fund I is a newly launched investment strategy of Forbion, a life sciences venture capital firm. The fund focuses on investing in innovative biotech companies that develop sustainable solutions across four ... Read more Read more

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Vishal Singh @ Silicon Canals 1 place · 11/22/2024 03:22 EDT

Swedish ‘flying ferry’ startup Candela secures additional €13.3M; charts course for US market

Stockholm-based Candela, a company specialising in hydrofoiling electric boats and ferries, has finalised its Series C funding round, raising an additional $14M (approximately €13.34M) to surpass $40M in total funding for 2024.  The capital will support scaling production to meet growing demand for its electric watercraft, including the Candela P-12. The P-12 has been sold ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/22/2024 03:11 EDT

Delft-based OASYS NOW, the EU’s first AI-powered patient recruitment platform, has been announced as the winner of Slush 100 after pitching live on the international summit’s Startup Stage. The Dutch company wins €1M equity investment from two of Europe’s most prominent early-stage venture funds: General Catalyst and Cherry Ventures.  Additionally, the company will also get ... Read more Read more

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals · 11/22/2024 01:44 EDT

Emerging economies, home to over 85 per cent of the world’s population, face unique challenges due to inflation and currency devaluation. For many individuals, accessing reliable financial tools to protect their wealth and secure their future has been an uphill battle. As these economies grapple with instability, the demand for stable, dependable currencies like the ... Read more Read more

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