Stockholm-based Candela, a company specialising in hydrofoiling electric boats and ferries, has finalised its Series C funding round, raising an additional $14M (approximately €13.34M) to surpass $40M in total funding for 2024. The capital will support scaling production to meet growing demand for its electric watercraft, including the Candela P-12. The P-12 has been sold ... Read more Read more ›
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AutoBinck Group, a Dutch family-owned business focusing on mobility and energy, has become the full owner of SnappCar, a company that claims to be the largest car-sharing platform in the Netherlands. This deal consolidates ownership from numerous shareholders to a single entity. Furthermore, SnappCar’s founder, Victor van Tol, is returning as the CEO of the […] Read more ›
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Veldhoven-based ASML Holding, a manufacturer of chip-making equipment, along with the Municipality of Eindhoven, announced on Monday that they have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to explore the feasibility of developing a location for ASML as part of its long-term global growth strategy on the ‘Brainport Industry Campus’ (BIC) Eindhoven. Though the deal is […] Read more ›
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Melbourne-founded, Singapore-based Airwallex, a financial platform that helps businesses manage everything from payments to embedded finance, announced a partnership with Amsterdam-based Bird (previously MessageBird). As a part of the partnership, Bird will leverage Airwallex’s financial infrastructure to simplify payments for over 30,000 customers, replacing the more than 20 global banks it relied on previously, thus […] Read more ›
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Belgium-based investment firm Impact Shakers announced on Friday, April 19th, that it has launched a new €20M venture fund, Impact Shakers Ventures. Through this fund, Impact Shakers will invest in startups from across Europe that are led by diverse founders and are focused on climate tech, impact infrastructure, and inclusion tech. About Impact Shakers Impact […] Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Holland Capital, an independent private equity firm, has invested in Hybrid Power Units (HPU) and Top Systems (TS), two Dutch companies specialising in battery-based energy solutions. Holland Capital’s investment supports these companies’ growth plans, facilitating both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Philip Wilms, Investment Director at Holland Capital, says, “We see enormous development in […] Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Alleo (formerly YourCampus), an HR platform focused on improving employee benefits and compensation, has secured €5M in a Series A round of funding. The Dutch startup has now raised €8.2M in total funding. Mediahuis Ventures led the latest round alongside existing investors, including Newion, Dutch Founders Fund and ROM InWest. Tea Elezi, an investor […] Read more ›
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Paris-based Payflows, an all-in-one SaaS platform for finance teams, announced on Monday that it has secured €25M in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. Existing investors, such as Ribbit Capital, Headline, 20VC, and the family offices of Plaid’s founder and Galeries Lafayette, also participated in the round. Historically, finance teams worked in […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Blykalla, a company developing and building small modular lead-cooled reactors to deliver the next energeneration of clean energy, has closed SEK 80M (approximately €6.87M) funding round. Norrsken Launcher and Nucleation Capital led the round, with participation from Earth Venture Capital, Farvatn and several private investors. Tien Nguyen, the founding partner at Earth Venture Capital, […] Read more ›
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South Holland, The Netherlands-based AQUABATTERY, a startup specialising in long-term energy storage, announced on Monday that it has secured €6M in a Seed funding round led by EIT InnoEnergy together with co-investors such as InnovationQuarter and Invest-NL. Out of €6M, Invest-NL contributed €1.5M. Bram Sprangers, Investment Manager at Invest-NL, says, “The energy transition will benefit […] Read more ›
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In a recent development, Sweden has joined Amsterdam-based independent VC firm NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) as a Limited Partner (LP), aligning with 23 other nations to invest in technology and science. This partnership aims to bolster defense, security, and resilience among allied nations. According to Managing Partner of NIF, Andrea Traversone, “NIF is a new […] Read more ›
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Kees Aarts, CEO and founder of the innovative tech scaleup Protix, received the Leading Entrepreneur in Tech (LET) Award 2024 yesterday evening. The award, formerly known as the LOEY Awards but now organised by Techleap.nl, is an annual celebration of high-performing Dutch scaleup founders to highlight their economic and social contributions. Kees Aarts is the […] Read more ›
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Vilnius-based Softloans, a fintech startup specialising in embedded lending technology for business growth, has secured €1M in a pre-seed funding round aimed at transforming small business lending. The investment was led by venture capital fund Firstpick, alongside strategic contributions from business angels. Lending technology to help businesses grow Founded by Audrius Griškevičius, Edmundas Kevisas and […] Read more ›
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Riga-based inGain, a Latvian fintech startup offering a no-code SaaS loan management system, announced that it has secured €650K in a fresh round of funding. The investment came from venture capital funds including Trind VC and Fiedler Capital, as well as from the Latvian Business Angels network and several business angels. Capital utilisation inGain aims […] Read more ›
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Vitalfluid, an agritech spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology, has announced that it has raised €5 million in seed funding. With this funding, Vitalfluid aims to accelerate the introduction of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) applications, offering a sustainable alternative to agrochemicals like pesticides and fertilisers. Chemical pesticides are crucial for securing global food production but […] Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Verify, an AI-based content verification solution provider, has secured €1M in a fresh round of funding. Investors included serial entrepreneurs Niels Bouwman and Chris Hall. Google has also backed Verify through its Google for Startups Cloud Programme. The Dutch startup will use the funds to hire skilled AI developers and data scientists. It aims […] Read more ›
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A recent jobs market survey has found that in Europe, competition for jobs has doubled in the last year, with the fastest-growing jobs in the areas of sustainability, AI, cybersecurity and business development. New positions are also emerging that didn’t exist 20 years ago, with in-demand job titles including those of sustainability manager, AI engineer […] Read more ›
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Espoo-based ICEYE, a space tech company, has secured an oversubscribed $93M (approximately €87M) in a growth funding round. The round was led by Solidium Oy, with participation from Move Capital Fund I, Blackwells Capital, Christo Georgiev, and existing investors. ICEYE is a company specialising in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology used for earth observation, […] Read more ›
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If you are a student at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) then your access to Studocu, a student-to-student knowledge-sharing platform used by over 50 million students worldwide, could soon be in jeopardy. The EUR has filed a lawsuit against Studeersnel B.V., which also operates under the name Studocu outside of the Netherlands, for copyright infringement. The […] Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based umob, a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, announced that it has acquired MaaS Global, a Finnish mobility company operating in several cities, including Vienna, Antwerp, Helsinki, Turku, Tokyo, Birmingham, and Switzerland. MaaS Global recently filed for bankruptcy. umob has obtained MaaS Global’s technology and their Whim app through this acquisition. The takeover party Founded in 2015 […] Read more ›
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In a startling development, Rodeo Software, an Amsterdam-based tech company, finds itself embroiled in controversy as US-based growth equity firm PSG Equity has initiated legal action, seizing €67 million from the company’s founder, Pieter Vos, reports fd.nl. The move comes amid allegations of fraudulent activities within the organisation, which led to Vos’s dismissal from his […] Read more ›
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