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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Munich-based Hula Earth, an automated biodiversity monitoring platform, has raised €1.6M in a pre-seed round of funding. The round was led by Point Nine Capital, with additional support from Climate Founders, Partners in Clime, WithEarth, and prominent entrepreneurs such as Lawrence Leuschner (Tier Mobility), Kilian Kaminsky (Refurbed), Florian Hildebrand (Greenlyte Carbon Technologies), and Markus Linder ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Nostics, a developer of an instant diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, has been announced as a winner of the MT/Sprout Challenger50 Award of 2024 by the jury panel. This is the MT/Sprout Challenger50 of 2024 is an annual list of the fifty most challenging, innovative, and fast-growing companies in the Netherlands. To qualify for ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Ardian, a private investment house, announced on Wednesday, November 13 that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Eindhoven-based Vecos, a provider of tech-enabled smart locker solutions. The French company acquired the stakes from Bencis, an independent investment company, which supported its growth since its investment in 2019. The management ... Read more Read more ›
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Aachen-based IonKraft GmbH, a German company that aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable and free of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), has secured €3.5M in a fresh round of funding. The round was led by M Ventures, Merck’s strategic investment fund, along with the TechVision Fund (TVF) and support from the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Pulse4all, a provider of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), has raised €5M in funding to fund its mission of increasing AED accessibility across Europe. This round includes contributions of €1M from founder equity, €2M from angel investors, and €2M from small-scale investors, all accumulated over the past 15 months. Investors backing Pulse4all not only contribute ... Read more Read more ›
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Zurich-based Founderful, a venture capital firm, on Thursday, announced the final close of its second fund – Fund II at $140M (approximately €133M) The Fund II is backed by a range of institutions, family offices, and founders who have successfully scaled their startups into global unicorns such as Duolingo, Climeworks, GetYourGuide, On, Proton, and Scandit. ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Workflow, an AI software company for design, marketing, and product teams, has secured $3M (approximately €2.84M) in pre-seed funding. The oversubscribed round was led by Venrex, early investors in Revolut, with participation from 8VC, Sequoia scouts, Octopus, and Index Ventures. The round also attracted backing from investors supporting exited founders Will Taylor (Rota.com), Allis ... Read more Read more ›
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Québec, Canada-based Nuvei, a fintech company, has acquired Amsterdam-based Payaut, a fintech startup that provides an automated payment solution for online platforms and marketplaces. Ernst Van Niekerk, CEO of Payaut, announced about the acquisition through a LinkedIn post.  “Payaut is entering a new phase. We’re now part of the Nuvei family. Thank you, Phil Fayer ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based Omnidocs, a provider of document creation software, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Xential, a Dutch provider of document creation & collaboration software. Notably, Main Capital Partners (Main) holds a majority stake in Omnidocs and Xential and will remain the majority shareholder after the transaction. Post-acquisition, Xential will become a part of the ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based C2CA, a company focused on transforming waste concrete into sustainable building materials, has raised €10M in a Series A funding round. A consortium of impact-driven investors and strategic partners led the equity round. These include InnovationQuarter’s Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam, Taaleri Bioindustry, Chrysalix Venture Capital, Cimsa Building Materials, Titan Cement, and PI-Impact, who now ... Read more Read more ›
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The Province of Zuid-Holland, the Metropolitan Region of The Hague Rotterdam (MRDH), and the cities of Delft, The Hague, Leiden, and Rotterdam have agreed to work more closely together to enhance the environment for startups and scale-ups. On November 13, they signed a letter of intent to create a programme focused on developing startups and ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based Impress, an orthodontic chain specialising in Invisible Aligners, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $117M (approximately €110M) in the form of both equity and debt. The round was backed by Trinity Capital Inc, CareCapital, LBO France, and TA Ventures. Impress plans to use this funding to broaden its footprint through 20 new clinics ... Read more Read more ›
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Naarden-based Phlox Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, has raised €1.9M in funding to advance its RNA therapies for genetic laminopathies. The funding round adds ROM Utrecht Region to its existing investor syndicate, which includes FIRST Fund (managed by BGV), Amsterdam UMC Venture Holding, and Utrecht Health Seed Fund (UHSF). Additionally, non-dilutive investment from the Dutch Research ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Klarna, an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. However, the number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The initial public offering is expected to take ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Sympower, a company enabling the transition to a fully renewable energy system, announced that it has secured €21.3M in an oversubscribed Series B1 funding round from new and existing investors. The round was led by A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund (A&G ETTF), with direct investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF), and participation from ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s online food delivery marketplace Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced the sale of its US-based subsidiary, Grubhub, to Wonder Group for an enterprise value of $650M (approximately €612.83M). The deal, expected to conclude in Q1 2025, represents the latest strategic shift for Just Eat Takeaway.com as it realigns its focus on markets where it holds ... Read more Read more ›
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Frankfurt-based big xyt, a data analytics company for financial markets, has secured its first external investment—a €10M funding round led by Amsterdam’s Finch Capital. After a decade of profitable, bootstrapped growth, big xyt aims to use the funds to expand into key markets, including Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific (APAC). The investment will also support ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Trace For Good, a company specialising in the traceability of consumer goods supply chains, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €3.5M in funding. The latest funding round was led by Hi inov Dentressangle and Ankaa Ventures, alongside CS Ventures and historical investors, including Seed4soft. With this funding, the company will expand its consumer ... Read more Read more ›
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Helsinki-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has launched its third fund of €100M to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the Nordics and Northern Europe. Focused on the Nordic region, the fund leverages deep tech expertise and a supportive public investment landscape. Backed by over 50 limited partners—including leaders from Skype, Wise, RELEX Solutions, WithSecure ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Quantune, a deep tech startup in optics and photonics technology, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €13.5M in seed financing round. Out of the total, the company raised €8.5M in equity financing, led by U.S.-based Point72 Ventures and Munich-based Vsquared Ventures. This funding comes on top of more than €5M in public grants ... Read more Read more ›
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