The gaming industry is no stranger to a blockbuster funding round. Venture capital has long been involved with the studios responsible for shaping the modern gaming landscape. On the back of the success of Fortnite, Epic Games netted an eye-watering $1 billion round in 2021, $200M of which came direct from Sony. The money hasn’t ... Read more Read more ›
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Bitfury has pivoted from its work in mining and incubation to an investment firm and launches $1B initiative to support ethical innovation. Amsterdam-based Bitfury has announced its pivot from a bitcoin miner turned technology incubator to a full investment firm. The company has launched a $1B funding initiative to support creators developing ethical technology. The ... Read more Read more ›
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French crypto-banking startup Deblock has secured €30M in Series A funding round led by Speedinvest, alongside CommerzVentures and Latitude. Existing backers, including Shapers, Headline, Chalfen Ventures, and Kraken Ventures, also participated in this round. The startup aims to use this capital to expand across Europe, starting with Germany. Founded by ex-Revolut and Ledger execs Founded ... Read more Read more ›
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A new Deep Tech & AI Founder Playbook by CFO Insights lays out a stark argument: Europe’s lab-born companies in AI, quantum, robotics, photonics, and advanced materials are being limited by financing models designed for apps, not algorithms. In software, traction validates value. In Deep Tech, at least in the beginning, science does. But Europe’s ... Read more Read more ›
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Norrsken VC is launching “Fixathon” with global partners, bringing participants together to develop AI solutions across several challenge areas. Stockholm-based Norrsken VC, which pledged €300M to startups using AI earlier this year, is launching Fixathon, an AI-for-good hackathon in collaboration with Spotify, Lovable, Google, NVIDIA, Advania, and The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank. The event aims ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Tree Composites won the 20th KVK Innovatie Top 100, with other category winners also announced. Delft-based Tree Composites has won the 20th edition of the KVK Innovatie Top 100, a ranking of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands. With this result, the company is recognised as the “most innovative SME in the ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s Avanzanite raises €32M to support its expansion across Europe and strengthen its work with rare-disease medicines. Amsterdam-based Avanzanite Bioscience BV, a company that develops and distributes treatments for rare diseases, has raised €32M in a Series A round of funding. The investment came from MVM Partners, a global life-science private equity firm. MVM has ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s AKA Foods closes seed round at €14.8M and introduces a new system aimed at improving how food companies develop products. Amsterdam-based AKA Foods, a foodtech company transforming how new food products are created, has closed a $17.2M (nearly €14.82M) Seed funding round led by AI researchers and entrepreneurs Alex and Michael Bronstein. With the ... Read more Read more ›
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With the release of Baserow 2.0 today, the open-source database platform by the same name is making a significant leap into AI-powered territory. The update brings an AI assistant for natural language interactions, AI-powered fields for automated data enrichment, integration with external AI agents through MCP servers, and an AI agent builder, which makes it ... Read more Read more ›
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Keen Venture Partners announces the first close of €150M fund focused on defence tech in Europe. Amsterdam-based venture capital firm Keen Venture Partners has completed the first close of its European fund for defence and security technology. The fund has secured over €150M and will provide capital to startups and scale-ups working on defence and ... Read more Read more ›
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Delft-based Geobirds secures investment from Graduate Ventures and Rockstart to scale its AI-driven transport intelligence platform across Europe. Delft-based Geobirds, an AI-driven data intelligence platform, has secured funding in a pre-seed funding round from Graduate Ventures, with participation from Rockstart. Dutch-based Graduate Entrepreneur aims to stimulate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rotterdam and Delft. Graduate Entrepreneur ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based consulting firm Valliance launches with €13M in seed funding to help companies use AI effectively. Valliance, a London-based consulting firm, has officially launched today with an investment of €13M in a seed round from private equity firm Sigular Gull & Company, LP. Valliance is a consulting firm that helps organisations apply artificial intelligence (AI) ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based voize secures $50M to scale its AI platform that helps nurses reduce documentation time and focus more on patient care. Berlin-based voize, a company building the AI companion for nursing care, has raised $50M (approximately €43M) in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Redalpine and Y ... Read more Read more ›
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Sofinnova Partners closes its €650M flagship fund to back early-stage biotech and medtech startups across Europe and North America. Paris-based Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm in life sciences, announced the close of its latest flagship fund—Sofinnova Capital XI, at €650M, exceeding its initial target. The VC‘s latest fund is backed by a global ... Read more Read more ›
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Danish fintech Flatpay hits unicorn status with €146.5M funding, reaching $1.7B valuation and expanding rapidly across European markets. Copenhagen-based Flatpay, a startup that builds payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured €146.5M at $1.7B valuation in its latest funding round from Hedosophia, AVP Growth and Smash Capital, along with Dawn Capital. With this ... Read more Read more ›
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Medicxi has closed a €500M fund, expanded its leadership team and outlined its ongoing work in drug development and company creation. Medicxi, a life sciences venture capital firm, has closed Medicxi V, a €500M fund that will support biotechnology companies built with clear product visions to transform patient care. The oversubscribed fund drew commitments from ... Read more Read more ›
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Voice AI unicorn ElevenLabs announces McConaughey as early investor and launch partner for Spanish ‘Lyrics of Livin’.’ New York and London-based ElevenLabs, a voice AI research and deployment company, has announced a partnership with Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, who will also serve as a new investor in the company. Additionally, McConaughey is set to ... Read more Read more ›
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French deeptech company Hummink has secured €15M in funding to expand its sub-micron printing technology for microelectronics production. Paris-based Hummink, a deeptech company, has raised €15M in a round co-led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn and Bpifrance. The company plans to extend the use of its High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) process across microelectronics production ... Read more Read more ›
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The past week, as usual, has been busy across the startup world. New funding rounds, fresh partnerships, and a handful of acquisitions have been announced almost every day. With so much happening at once, keeping track of everything is nearly impossible, and it’s easy for important updates to slip by unnoticed. Vendep Capital closes €80M ... Read more Read more ›
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In this edition of “AI Tool of the Week”, let’s explore Insify’s latest AI assistant that turns complex disability insurance decisions into quick, guided conversations. The vast majority of self-employed professionals in the Netherlands are at risk since they are not insured against occupational disability. On top of that, finding the right disability insurance and ... Read more Read more ›
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