This week has been packed with activities across the startup world. We’ve compiled a short news roundup of what we missed, the key deals, funding news, and partnerships that stood out. This week has been too busy across the startup scenes. Everywhere you look, companies are raising fresh capital, forming strategic partnerships, and making acquisition ... Read more Read more ›
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DataSnipper announced that its AI product has been named to TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025 in the Artificial Intelligence category. Amsterdam-based unicorn DataSnipper, an automation platform for audit and finance teams, announced DocuMine, an AI-driven document validation tool, around one year ago. Recently, the Dutch company’s AI product was recognised on TIME’s ... Read more Read more ›
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Heerenveen, the Netherlands-based Managed service provider CTNET, announced the acquisition of Heerenveen-based IT services provider ViaData. Heerenveen, the Netherlands-based CTNET, a Managed Service Provider, announced the acquisition of homegrown IT services provider ViaData. Theo Welling, owner of CTNET, says, “We’re acquiring a functioning company. Out of respect for ViaData’s employees and customers, we’re taking the ... Read more Read more ›
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The Dutch EdTech sector is on a strong growth trajectory, but these particular barriers are holding it back, reveals a new report from the Dutch EdTech Foundation (Stichting Dutch EdTech). The Dutch edtech sector has seen record growth (4x) in five years to nearly $2B. However, no new scale-ups since 2022. According to the recently ... Read more Read more ›
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Two startups from South Holland, Oppr.ai and StemX Bio, have secured funding from the UNIIQ fund to advance their technologies and move toward market launch. Two startups from South Holland, Oppr.ai from The Hague and Leiden-based StemX Bio, have each secured an investment of €350K from the UNIIQ proof-of-concept fund. The investment will enable both ... Read more Read more ›
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Norway’s Corvus Energy raises growth funding from a group of international investors to support ongoing operations and projects in the maritime sector. Bergen-based Corvus Energy, a Norwegian supplier of energy-storage systems (ESS) for the maritime industry, has received a $60M (nearly €51.78M) growth capital investment. The funding comes from a group of blue-chip international investors. ... Read more Read more ›
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Barcelona-based VC fund manager Inverady has backed a homegrown biotech firm in a new funding round, along with existing investors. Here’s what they are up to! Barcelona-based Nanoligent, a biotechnology company specialised in the development of targeted nanodrugs for cancer treatment, has secured €12M in a new funding round. The round was led by Inveready, ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based NP-Hard Ventures, a founder-led early-stage VC, has launched Fund II to continue supporting European technical founders. Amsterdam-based NP-Hard Ventures, a founder-led early-stage VC firm, has announced Fund II, a €25M vehicle focused on supporting European founders building core technology infrastructure. The firm has already closed 60 per cent of the fund, with participation from ... Read more Read more ›
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In this edition of “What’s in a name”, we at Silicon Canals spoke to Ed Johnson, co-founder and CEO of uRoutine to discover how a temporary name has made its way into the company’s permanent mission. Social media is flawed, and it hinders productivity. Individuals constantly consume bite-sized content, moment after moment, often unaware of ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based n8n, a workflow automation platform, has raised $180M (approximately €154.9M) in Series C funding, bringing its total to $240M (approximately €206.6M). The latest funding round values the company at $2.5B (approximately €2.15B). The round was led by Accel, with participation from Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic, and Visionaries Club. Corporate investors NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) ... Read more Read more ›
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Herford, Germany-based findIQ, a company that specialises in an AI-based knowledge platform, announced its expansion into the US market with a dedicated local team now in place. The announcement comes as the company recently raised over $4M (approximately €3.4M) towards the end of 2024. “findIQ’s intelligent combination of knowledge management and assistance systems has the ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam’s Greenchoice has acquired a strategic stake in EnergyZero. The current majority shareholder, The Sharing Group, will remain the majority shareholder. Rotterdam-based Greenchoice, a Dutch sustainable energy provider, has acquired a strategic stake in EnergyZero, a platform for dynamic energy contracts. Amsterdam’s The Sharing Group (TSG) will remain the majority shareholder. The investment expands the ... Read more Read more ›
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AMBTS, the newly founded Bitcoin treasury company initiated by Amsterdam-based Amdax, has successfully closed its Initial Financing Round (IFR), raising €30M in aggregate investment. With the closing of the IFR, AMBTS is now fully funded to commence its bitcoin accumulation programme. The company aims to use capital to grow its holdings, which will help increase ... Read more Read more ›
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Search engine giant Google announced a new two-year €5B investment in Belgium (2026-2027). The funds will be used to expand Google’s data centre campus in St. Ghislain and add 600 people in full-time and contractor roles. The expansion will add another 300 jobs at Google’s data centres in Wallonia, bringing the total number of direct ... Read more Read more ›
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ABB has agreed to sell its Robotics division to SoftBank Group and change its reporting structure as part of the process. Zurich-based ABB, a technology company in electrification and automation, announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its Robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp for an enterprise value of $5.375B (nearly €4.62B). The ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based ThreatFabric, a company specialising in tools and expertise for detecting banking threats, announced a strategic investment from OneSpan. Based out of Boston, OneSpan provides secure authentication, identity, electronic signature and digital workflow solutions that protect and facilitate digital transactions and agreements. The Company delivers products and services that automate and secure customer-facing and revenue-generating ... Read more Read more ›
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Six Rotterdam-based startups have been included in the 2025 KvK Innovation Top 100, a ranking of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands. The selected companies in the list operate in sectors such as agriculture, energy, circular economy, health, and digital technology. The KvK Innovation Top 100 is managed by the Kamer van Koophandel ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Eir Insurance, a fully licensed B2B2X white-label insurance company, has secured €20M in a growth funding round led by Endeit Capital, with participation from family offices and existing shareholders. Based out of Amsterdam, Endeit Capital is a growth capital firm fuelling the internationalisation and innovation of European tech scale-ups. With AI as the overall ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Fellos, a digital men’s health clinic, has secured €2,15M in growth capital from strategic investors, including a group of healthcare professionals, Dutch Operator Fund, and Capital Mills. Based out of Amsterdam, Dutch Operator Fund is an investment fund targeting tech-driven Dutch startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. The fund, which was launched last ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based Main Capital Partners closes €300M continuation fund to support its European expansion, with Hamilton Lane leading the investment. The Hague-based Main Capital Partners, a Dutch enterprise software investor operating in Europe and North America, announced the closing of its second continuation fund, raising €300M in commitments. The fund was capitalised by existing limited ... Read more Read more ›
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