Thirteen 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 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 (KvK), the Dutch ... Read more Read more ›
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German firm Tubulis raises €308M in a Series C to accelerate clinical development of lead ADC candidate — TUB-040 and expand its pipeline. Munich-based Tubulis, a company specialised in creating protein-drug conjugates, has secured €308M in a Series C funding round led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners. Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners (VHCP) is a venture ... Read more Read more ›
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Dutch startup zkr lands €6M funding from Pieter Schoen to streamline compliance processes for financial service providers. Entrepreneur and investor Pieter Schoen announced that he has increased his stake in zkr, a Dutch software company that simplifies compliance processes for financial service providers. Schoen has invested €6M, through Shoe Investments, which will help zkr accelerate ... Read more Read more ›
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EQT Ventures and AP Ventures founders unite to launch Odyssey Ventures from stealth, with plans to bridge the Europe-US valuation gap. London-based Odyssey Ventures, a new early-stage venture capital firm, has launched from stealth to support Europe’s most ambitious founders close the 29-52 per cent valuation gap with the US. The VC firm announced that ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Ploy raises funds to provide a platform that automates user access management and identity processes across SaaS, cloud, and collaboration tools. London-based Ploy, a cybersecurity startup, has raised £2.5M (nearly €2.86M) in funding to address identity-related security breaches. The round was led by Osney Capital, with participation from Superseed, Tiny.vc, and Rule30. Several angel ... Read more Read more ›
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Tracxn Technologies released its Netherlands Tech – 9M 2025 Report, providing an overview of investment trends and startup activity across the Dutch technology landscape for the first three quarters of 2025. In the first nine months of 2025, tech startups in the Netherlands raised $7.8B (approximately €6.7B), which represents a 26 per cent decrease from ... Read more Read more ›
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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce imposed an export ban on Nexperia, following the Dutch government’s intervention in the company’s management. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has imposed an export ban on Nexperia after the Dutch government intervened, replacing the company’s CEO and limiting its decision-making. This action has increased tensions between the Netherlands and China ... Read more Read more ›
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On September 29, 2025, Amsterdam-based Polars raised €18 million in Series A funding led by Accel, with participation from existing investor Bain Capital and angel investors. The funding was a signal that the startup behind the popular open-source project of the same name is ready to transform into a scalable cloud platform. At the heart ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen’s Dreamdata has secured Series B funding to expand its platform as a central system for B2B marketers overseeing go-to-market activities globally. Copenhagen-based Dreamdata, a B2B marketing platform for the AI era, has raised $55M (nearly €47.31M) in a Series B funding round. The investment was led by PeakSpan Capital, alongside existing investors InReach Ventures, ... Read more Read more ›
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Northsea, an Amsterdam-based AI-native research platform, has raised a €660K pre-seed round led by CapitalT. Amsterdam-based Northsea, an AI-native platform for customer research, has raised €660K pre-seed funding round led by early-stage VC firm CapitalT, alongside a group of experienced business angels. CapitalT is a (pre)-seed venture capital fund with a unique focus on human-centric ... Read more Read more ›
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Caracol, one of Europe’s fastest-growing deep-tech companies and a pioneer in large-format robotic manufacturing, has announced the closing of €34.5M in a Series B funding round. Lombardy, Italy-based Caracol, a deep-tech company and specialised in large-format robotic manufacturing, has secured $40M (approximately €34.5M) in a Series B round. The round was co-led by Omnes Capital ... Read more Read more ›
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One of the original inventors of the AI system that powered the development of Apple’s Siri has today launched his new startup at the intersection of AI and quantum technology. Copenhagen-based SiC Systems, a spinout from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), announced that it has officially launched with a funding round led by QDNL ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Clove, a wealth management platform, has raised funding to expand its financial services. Clove, a London-based wealth management startup, has raised fresh funding from Accel to make financial advice more accessible and affordable for a new generation of customers. Matt Robinson, Partner at Accel, mentions the financial advice industry mainly serves individuals who already ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Strawberry has raised funding to develop a browser that integrates AI agents to automate tasks and support users’ workflows. Stockholm-based Strawberry, the agentic browser with built-in, personalised AI companions, has raised $6M (nearly €5.19M) in a funding round. The Swedish company is developing a browser that allows users to focus on key tasks by ... Read more Read more ›
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After winning a grant, this French biotechnology company, pioneering exosome-based therapies for regenerative medicine applications, closed €10M in a new fundraising round.  Strasbourg, France-based EVerZom, a biotechnology company specialised in exosome-based therapies for regenerative medicine applications, raised €10M in funding. The round was backed by Capital Grand Est, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Sorbonne ... Read more Read more ›
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Germany’s Arbio, which is pioneering a new approach to the multi-billion-euro holiday rental market, has secured funding from various investors. Berlin-based Arbio, an AI-first property management system for alternative accommodations, has secured $36M (approximately €31.1M) in a Series A funding led by Eurazeo. Based out of Paris, Eurazeo is a private equity and venture capital ... Read more Read more ›
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Stegra, a Swedish company focused on decarbonising heavy industries, opens a new financing round to support its green-steel project in Boden. Stockholm-based Stegra, a company accelerating the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industries, has opened a new financing round to advance the construction of the world’s first large-scale green-steel plant in Boden, Sweden. The company, reportedly, plans ... Read more Read more ›
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Swedish VC firm BackingMinds has invested in Helios Innovations to revolutionise industrial water purification. Halmstad, Sweden-based Helios Innovations, a cleantech company specialising in industrial water purification, has secured SEK 14.2M (approximately €1.28M) from Swedish venture capital firm BackingMinds. Founded in 2016 by Sara Wimmercranz and Susanne Najafi, BackingMinds is a venture capital company that identifies ... Read more Read more ›
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AI Factory in Groningen gets green signal after EU’s investment! The initiative aims to secure the Netherlands’ digital independence and strengthen its position as a European leader in AI. AI Factory in Groningen is now official! The European Union, through EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), is investing over €71M for the construction of the Dutch ... Read more Read more ›
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Gothenburg-based eFuel facility developer Liquid Wind receives funding to lower the use of fossil fuels in sectors such as shipping and aviation. Gothenburg-based Liquid Wind, an eFuel facility developer with a vision to reduce the world’s dependency on fossil fuel, has received €3.6M in funding for the pre-engineering of its full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, ... Read more Read more ›
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