In a world where customer support often falls short, fonio.ai was founded by Daniel Keinrath and Matthias Gruber in mid-2024 with a sharp focus: to improve the phone call experience for SMEs. Based in Vienna, fonio.ai enables companies to create a customised AI phone assistant that is available 24/7 and facilitates natural conversations. Companies can ... Read more Read more ›
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The Dutch tech ecosystem is riding a wave of momentum, defying broader European trends and cementing its position as one of the continent’s leading startup powerhouses. According to Techleap’s latest report, Dutch startups raised a total of €3.1 million in venture capital over the past year, representing a significant 47% increase compared to 2023. This ... Read more Read more ›
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Milan-based Sibill, a fintech focused on financial and administrative management for SMEs, has closed a €12M Series A funding round. The investment was led by European venture capital fund Creandum, with participation from Keen Venture Partners and several Italian and international business angels. This round brings the Italian fintech company’s total funding to €18.7M. Previously, ... Read more Read more ›
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Leusden, the Netherlands-based Sygno, an AI specialist in the fight against fraud and money laundering, announced that it has received a strategic investment from TIN Capital and ROM Utrecht Region. TIN Capital is one of Europe’s leading investors in cybersecurity and was founded in 1998. Since 2018, it has actively invested in promising cybersecurity companies ... Read more Read more ›
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Dublin-based Antler Bio, an agritech company focused on gene expression in dairy farming, has raised $4.3M (nearly €3.67M) to expand its EpiHerd system. With this round, the company’s total funding, including grants, reaches $8.5M (nearly €7.26M). The investment was led by The First Thirty Ventures, a VC firm focused on early-stage agricultural technologies that support ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Fairphone, the ethical smartphone maker, announced the launch of its latest modular smartphone — the Fairphone (Gen. 6). The Fairphone (Gen. 6) is the first product to fully reflect the company’s updated brand identity, which was revealed earlier this year. “We’re not just changing how we look. We’re showing who we’ve become,” says the ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Climatiq, a provider of carbon intelligence infrastructure, has secured €10M in a Series A round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from existing investors Singular and Cherry Ventures. Alstin Capital is an independent early-stage venture capital fund based in Munich. Its investment activities focus on fast-growing (B2B) technology companies in the DACH region and ... Read more Read more ›
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DejaBlue, a Paris-based electrification startup, has secured $8M (nearly €7.2M at the time of raise) in seed funding to grow its platform for managing flexible energy loads, including EV charging and on-site solar. The round was led by pan-European venture capital Redalpine, with participation from Zeno Ventures and Bpifrance. Accelerate towards sustainable mobility DejaBlue operates ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Avantium, a company specialising in sustainable chemistry technologies, has secured €10M in financing to address its short-term liquidity needs. This financing includes two parts: (a) access to the second tranche of €4M under the €9.9M subordinated loan from the Province of Groningen. (b) a €6M drawdown from the €20.1M increase of the senior debt ... Read more Read more ›
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Today’s world is pushing hard to create smarter and safer machines that can quickly respond to what’s happening around them. Touch plays a huge role in making that possible, but until now, pressure-sensing tech has either been too unreliable or too costly to use at scale. Teaching machines to understand touch like humans do isn’t ... Read more Read more ›
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Bavaria-based Isar Aerospace, a satellite launch service company, has signed an agreement with Eldridge Industries for a €150M convertible bond. The company received regulatory approvals to proceed with the deal. Eldridge Industries is a US-based diversified investment firm that deploys capital across multiple sectors, including insurance, asset management, technology, mobility, sports and gaming, media and ... Read more Read more ›
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Prague-based Filuta AI, a company that develops tools based on artificial intelligence (AI), has raised $4.2M (approximately €3.6M) in a seed funding round led by Rockaway Ventures. Rockaway Ventures is a venture capital fund under the Rockaway Capital investment group, investing in startups that are transforming traditional industries through next-generation technologies with artificial intelligence at ... Read more Read more ›
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Kassel-based SWARM Biotactics, a German startup in the field of biorobotics, has secured €10M in Seed funding, bringing its total funding to €13M, following a previous €3M pre-seed round. The seed investment comes from a consortium of international investors, including Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, and existing investor Capnamic. Several early backers also increased their ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Norrsken Foundation, a non-profit foundation, has announced it will commit €300M to invest in European startups using “AI for good.” The funding is drawn from the collective liquidity pool of Norrsken VC, Accelerator, and Launcher. The capital will be used toward companies leveraging AI to address urgent global challenges across climate, health, food systems, ... Read more Read more ›
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Eindhoven-based AIKON Health, a personalised digital health solution for heart failure management, has secured €1.2M in seed funding led by TTT Medtech fund. The round saw participation from the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Brabant Startup Fonds (BSF), Rabo Innovation Loan (RIL), and TNO Ventures. Harm de Vries, Director of TTT Medtech, says, “AIKON Health exemplifies ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Fastned, Europe’s leading fast-charging company for electric vehicles, has successfully raised more than €34.7M in its second bond issuance of 2025, bringing total funds raised this year to over €71 million from retail investors. The latest round, which closed on Saturday, June 21, marks the 18th tranche in Fastned’s retail bond programme. Of the ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Zeelo, a smart bus platform, has secured $23M (nearly €19.83M) in a Series B funding round led by Blue Earth Capital. The round saw participation from Direttissima Growth Partners and Peter Bauer’s family office, who continue to support Zeelo’s long-term vision. Kayode Akinola, Head of Private Equity at Blue Earth Capital, says, “Our Private ... Read more Read more ›
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The Netherlands’ headquartered Doktar, an ag-tech company, has raised €7.5M in a fresh funding round co-led by the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) and Pymwymic, a Dutch impact investor. The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) is the first venture fund exclusively dedicated to accelerating the shift from a fossil-based to a bio-based circular economy. With ... Read more Read more ›
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Cologne-based aedifion, a German proptech company, has secured €17M in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by European growth investor Eurazeo. The round saw participation from existing investor Drees & Sommer, which significantly increased its commitment, alongside Europe’s climate VC World Fund, BitStone Capital, Family Office Hopp, Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures, MOMENI Ventures, Bauwens ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Project A, an early-stage European investor, announced the close of its oversubscribed €325M Fund V, increasing its total assets under management to €1.2B. Fund V was raised in just four months, with strong participation from existing LPs, alongside several new global backers, including institutional investors, strategic partners, and family offices from both sides of ... Read more Read more ›
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