Dublin-based Aerska, a biotechnology company specialising in the treatment of neurological diseases, announced its launch along with $21M (approximately €17.8M) in seed funding. The funding round was co-led by Age1, Backed VC and Speedinvest, with participation from Blueyard, Lingotto (Exor), Norrsken VC, Kerna, PsyMed and Ada Ventures. The company is developing systemically administered RNA interference ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Norrsken has released its 2025 Impact/100 list, highlighting 100 companies identified as potential impact unicorns. Stockholm-based Norrsken, a non-profit foundation focused on solving the world’s greatest challenges, has unveiled the 2025 edition of its annual Impact/100 list, a ranking that highlights 100 companies identified as potential impact unicorns. The companies are tackling global challenges ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based GBM Works, a company developing Vibrojet, a silent installation technique for offshore wind monopiles, announced the second close of its seed funding round at €6.2M. The round was backed by new investor Invest-NL in addition to existing investors such as the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and Rotterdamse Havendraken. Out of the total, Invest-NL ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s Optics11 Life raises fresh funding to expand its mechanobiology tools and global operations. Amsterdam-based Optics11 Life, a company developing a suite of mechanobiology tools, has announced a new funding round. The investment was led by new investor ECFG, and existing investors Forward.one and Value Creation Capital (VCC). ECFG joins through its Ventures III fund, providing ... Read more Read more ›
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UK-based Nscale, an AI infrastructure provider, announced that it has secured $433M (approximately €370M) in a Pre-Series C SAFE funding round. The funding round was backed by key investors such as Blue Owl Managed Funds, Dell, NVIDIA and Nokia, along with other existing Series B and new investors. The Pre-Series C SAFE funding comes a ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based FORWARD.one, a venture capital firm specialising in industrial technology, has announced the launch of its third fund, Fund III. The fund is targeting commitments of €200M, with a hard cap of €250M. The majority of the fund’s target has already been secured from a strong base of returning and new investors. Fund III: Investing ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe’s future won’t be decided in the App Store – but on the factory floor. For more than a decade, the lion’s share of European venture capital has flowed into software – above all into SaaS models. And for good reason: they’re predictable, scalable, and easy to roll out internationally. But while the cloud is ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based NORNORM, a circular workplace furniture solutions provider, has announced that it has secured €50M in a new funding round. Existing investors, including Verdane, Inter IKEA, Philian AB and Banco Santander, have participated in the round. The Danish company plans to use the funding to enhance its circular model by utilising technology and AI to ... Read more Read more ›
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Spotify shared an update on its leadership and a message from its CEO with employees, reflecting on the company’s growth and future plans. Stockholm-based Spotify, a global audio streaming platform, announced that founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek will move to the position of Executive Chairman effective January 1, 2026. The company has also ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Mews, the operating system for hospitality, announced the acquisition of London-based Flexkeeping, a platform that focuses on automating housekeeping and improving hotel operations. This acquisition adds tools for housekeeping and team collaboration to the Mews system, enabling hoteliers to manage the guest experience from check-in to check-out in one place. By integrating housekeeping automation ... Read more Read more ›
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Münster, Germany-based clockin, a company specialised in making digitalisation and AI accessible for deskless workforces, has secured €10M in growth capital. The round was led by Newion (Amsterdam) and NRW.Venture (Düsseldorf). Existing investors Scalehouse Capital (Osnabrück) and D11Z. Ventures (Heilbronn) also participated. Newion is Europe’s early-stage investor in business software. The firm supports founders from ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Polars, a Rust-based DataFrame library for data scientists and engineers, has secured €18M in growth funding, led by Accel, with participation from BCV, which followed up on its Seed investment. Since its seed round, where the company raised €3.6M in 2023, the platform has grown from 250,000 to over 23 million monthly users. The ... Read more Read more ›
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Innovation continues to shape the future, and Dutch startups are once again demonstrating that bold ideas can drive meaningful impact in the real world. Highlighting this spirit of ingenuity is the KvK Innovation Top 100, an initiative dedicated to showcasing the creativity and capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Netherlands. The 100 ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based NPEX, a stock exchange platform for small and medium-sized businesses, announced that Paerel Investment and Icecat Capital have purchased about 20 per cent of INKEF Capital’s shares in the company. Paerel Investment is an Amsterdam-based investment company with a personal approach, social commitment and focus on impact. Toon van Dooijeweerd of Paerel Investment ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s GreenShift, a cloud computing company, has secured funding to support its platform and growth. Investors express support for the team and the company’s focus on efficiency and performance. Amsterdam-based GreenShift, an AI technology company focused on sustainable cloud computing, has raised €2.35M in a Convertible Loan Agreement (CLA) round. The investment was led by ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based HyET Solaris, a company specialised in ultra-lightweight solar foils, has secured €60M in growth capital from UK investors Aequitas Carbon Ltd and Abbeydale Partners LLP. Aequitas Carbon is a UK-based investment firm focused on breakthrough energy and materials technologies that support the global energy transition. Maarten Scholten, Operating Partner at Aequitas Carbon Ltd, comments, ... Read more Read more ›
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Madrid-based Reveni raises Series A funding to expand its e-commerce logistics platform for returns, exchanges, and international sales. Madrid-based Reveni, a company transforming global e-commerce, has raised €7.5M in a Series A funding round to reinvent the entire logistics experience. The Spanish company manages global sales, returns, and logistics through a single platform that connects ... Read more Read more ›
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Ghent-based Highsail, a startup that utilises AI for field operations, has officially launched with pre-seed funding from Entourage, a venture Studio and early-stage VC that invests in the early-stage B2B and SaaS sectors. “Highsail is the kind of practical AI we love to back: embedded, and ROI-driven,” says Pieterjan Bouten, founder of Entourage. “They’re not ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Agricultural Commodity Transformation (ACT) Fund has announced the closing of its first senior loan facility from Dutch state-owned impact investor Invest International. The announcement comes two months after the Dutch (caretaker) government announced the merger of Invest-NL and Invest International to form a full-fledged National Promotional Institution (NPI). The dual-currency loan comprising of €10M ... Read more Read more ›
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Genmab to acquire Utrecht-based Merus in an all-cash deal expected to close in early 2026, adding Merus’ cancer therapies to its pipeline. Copenhagen’s biotechnology company Genmab and Utrecht-based Merus, an oncology company, announced that they have signed an agreement under which Genmab will acquire all outstanding shares of Merus. This acquisition involves Merus’ therapy asset, ... Read more Read more ›
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