Netherlands and Germany-based torq.partners, a remote-first financial advisory firm for fast-growing companies, announced that Jitse Rupp and Bas Scheele have joined as equity partners in May and July, respectively. This strategic expansion aims to bolster the firm’s capabilities in the Netherlands and enhance its service offerings. torq.partners originally focused on providing advisory and part-time finance ... Read more Read more ›
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Leiden-based Fluss, a Dutch company developing compact and affordable wastewater purification systems for recreational boats, has secured pre-seed funding from Graduate Entrepreneur. The amount, however, remains undisclosed. Graduate Entrepreneur provides early-stage startup capital, a network of accomplished entrepreneurs, and mentorship to build companies driving positive societal change. The firm aims to foster a collaborative community ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Index Ventures, a venture capital firm, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.3B (approximately €2.1) in new funds. The UK VC will allocate $800M (approximately €740M) to venture funds and $1.5B (approximately €1.38B) to a growth fund. “Some people think venture is all about the money. For us, it’s all about the people. ... Read more Read more ›
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Cologne, Germany-based epilot, a provider of cloud-native software solutions that support the energy transition, announced on Wednesday, that it has raised €10M in funding from Expedition Growth Capital. As a part of the funding, Will Sheldon, Partner at Expedition Growth Capital, will join epilot’s advisory board. The German company plans to use the funds to ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam and New York-based Scaler, a company helping real estate investors measure and reduce the carbon footprint of their assets, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $10M (approximately €9.2M) in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Plural, with participation from previous investor Base10. The company will use the funds ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Seedrs, a private investing platform and provider of equity crowdfunding services, announced on Tuesday that it is set to commence trading under the name “Republic Europe.” “As we continue to evolve, our name may change, our colours may change, but we remain committed to empowering the most ambitious investors in Europe,” says the UK ... Read more Read more ›
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Germany was the sixth highest-funded country in H1 2024, according to the Geo Semi-Annual Report by Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform. The German tech startup ecosystem raised a total of $2.8B in H1 2024, despite facing a challenging investment climate. This is a 30.5 per cent decline in funding compared with $4.1B raised ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based NALA, a fintech company, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $40M (approximately €37M) in Series A funding led by Lauren Kolodny of Acrew Capital, with participation from DST Global and Amplo, represented by Sheel Tyle. The majority of previous investors increased their stakes by taking super pro-rata investments in this round New investors ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Findest, a company specialising in R&D software solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €2.2M in a fresh funding round led by Stockholm-based Partinc, a European investment firm. The Dutch company will use the funds to accelerate its international growth and support the launch of its platform — “The R&D Universe.” Additionally, the ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Tracebit, a cloud threat detection and deception platform, has secured $5M (approximately €4.61M) in a seed round of funding led by Accel and supported by Tapestry VC. The round also saw participation from angel investors, including Guy Podjarny (founder of Snyk), Tim Sadler and Ed Bishop (Tessian Founders), Mandy Andress (CISO of Elastic) and ... Read more Read more ›
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Sofia, Bulgaria-based BrightCap Ventures, a venture capitalist, announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first close of its new fund, Fund II, which is targeting €60M. BrightCap II is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU with the financial backing of the Government of Bulgaria under the Bulgaria Recovery and Resilience Plan, and with ... Read more Read more ›
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Startups with limited cash but immense potential increase their chances for success by bringing experts into the game. Equity programs can be instrumental in attracting top talent by sending a powerful message to candidates and employees that they have a stake in the company and share the common goal of growing its profitability with co-owners ... Read more Read more ›
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The Netherlands-based Xential, a software developer in the field of document creation, has acquired Eformity, a Dutch specialist in document creation and template management. This acquisition is the first step in Xential’s buy-and-build strategy since partnering with Main Capital Partners in June 2023. Eformity was founded in 2013 and provides a multi-tenant SaaS document creation ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Phyron, an AI-powered content creation platform for car dealers, has closed a €10M Series B funding round. Based in London and Vienna, Round2 Capital led the investment in Phyron, contributing additional revenue-based financing and equity investment. Existing investors and automotive retail giant Peter Vardy also participated in the round. Jan Hillered, co-founder and managing ... Read more Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based LUMO Labs, the Dutch fund manager behind impact-driven investment funds in emerging technologies, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new fund — LUMO Rise Fund at €100M. With this fund, the Dutch VC aims to invest in 30 to 35 impact-driven startups in Europe focused on the development and application of emerging digital ... Read more Read more ›
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The imec.istart accelerator programme has announced the addition of six new startups to its Summer 2024 cohort. These companies are set to introduce transformative innovations across various industries. imec.istart, imec’s open accelerator programme, provides tech startups with pre-seed funding and tailored support to foster global growth. Meet the six new startups Dexr – Founded by ... Read more Read more ›
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Milan-based StarTric, a medtech startup, announced on Monday that it has secured funding in a new seed financing round from early-stage investors, including NLC Health Impact Fund, Growth Engine, and Business Angels. The company will use the funds to advance its next-generation technology for the transcatheter repair of the tricuspid heart valve, addressing a critical ... Read more Read more ›
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Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland-based company LAXEY, which specialises in aquaculture, announced on Friday, July 5, that it has secured a €6M equity private placement. This funding will be used to begin the construction of the second section of a 4,500-ton HOG land-based salmon production facility. The investment round attracted strong interest following the closing of a €40M ... Read more Read more ›
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Munich-based planqc, a company developing quantum computers, has secured €50M in a Series A round of funding. The round was led by the European Family Office CATRON Holding and the DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), with additional support from Bayern Kapital, the Max-Planck Foundation, private investors, existing investors UVC and Speedinvest. The round also includes ... Read more Read more ›
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Vienna-based Speedinvest, Europe’s most active early-stage investors, announced on Friday that its General Partner Mathias Ockenfels is bidding farewell to the company after a seven-year tenure. Oliver Holle CEO & Managing Partner at Speedinvest conveyed this news through LinkedIn, highlighting Mathias’ significant contributions to the firm’s growth and success. Mathias Ockenfels at Speedinvest During his ... Read more Read more ›
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