Volta Ventures launches second €35 million fund to invest in Benelux startups
Volta Ventures has today announced starting its second fund, ‘Volta Ventures II’, with an initial closing of €35 million to continue investing in early stage, fast-growing companies in the Benelux...
View ArticleRotterdam-based Anywhere365 snaps up €40 million to boost its omnichannel...
Anywhere365, a Contact Centre and Enterprise Dialogue Management solution provider, has announced that it has received an investment of €40 million from Bregal Milestone, a pan-European growth capital...
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10 promising Netherlands-based startups to watch in 2020
It’s not all windmills, bicycles and canals. Known for its open culture, driven work ethic and the fastest broadband speed in Europe, the Netherlands is a haven for startups. Ranked at no. 3 in the EU...
View ArticleTakeaway.com wins Just Eat merger battle, creating new food delivery giant
News has just broken that Dutch online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for the UK-listed Just Eat with a €6.9 billion all-share offer. Takeaway.com was bidding against tech...
View ArticleUtrecht-based Leap secures €7.39 million to expand its energy marketplace
Leap, a universal distributed energy marketplace, today announced a new capital raise totaling €7.39 million from a combination of equity and debt. The Series A funding round was led by Union Square...
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10 cool European wearable startups to watch in 2020
The worldwide wearables market had a banner year in 2019. Whether it’s a bracelet, ear plug, ring or headband, the wearables market continues to soar. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable...
View ArticleAmsterdam-based challenger bank bunq plants 40,000 trees via its Green Card
European challenger bank bunq has announced that its users planted over 40,000 trees in less than two months. Since the successful launch of the bunq Green Card, a metal card that plants a tree for...
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10 promising European robotics startups to watch in 2020
In the coming decades, robots and artificial intelligence will fundamentally change our world. Companies around the world are already embracing this change and the idea of collaboration between people...
View ArticleLondon-based Laka raises €4.2 million to expand its bicycle insurtech across EU
London-based startup Laka has announced raising €4.2 million for its bicycle insurance platform, to install its European HQ in Amsterdam and expand across the rest of Europe. The round was led by VC...
View ArticleDealroom, Europe’s top startup research platform, raises €2.75 million Series A
Well-known research platform Dealroom has this morning announced raising €2.75 million Series A funding, co-led by Shoe Investments and Knight Venture Capital. The funding will support the company’s...
View ArticleAmsterdam-based Bringly raises pre-seed round to expand sustainable delivery...
Dutch startup Bringly, a sustainable same-day delivery platform, has secured a pre-seed funding round from ASIF Ventures. The startup will use the funding to create new partnerships with bike companies...
View ArticleUtrecht-based Trengo, a shared inbox startup, raises €1.75 million to expand...
Dutch startup Trengo, which streamlines customer requests into a shared team-inbox, has today announced raising a €1.75 million investment by venture capital fund Peak Capital. With the new funds in...
View Article“To tackle the investment diversity gap, we have to put weight behind it”:...
Named after Johanna Borski (a female banker, investor and entrepreneurship role model), the Borski Fund is a €50 million Dutch investment firm focused on investing in women-led startups. Founded in...
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10 promising European forestry tech startups to watch in 2020
Forests are not only the lungs of our planet, but they are also home to more species than any other terrestrial habitat on Earth. Balancing the preservation of these rich habitat structures with the...
View ArticleAmsterdam-based Kinder launches fundraising platform for non-profits
Today Kinder, a tech-for-good startup that empowers global citizens to do good, is launching its new online research and donation platform, the Charity Zone. Kinder, founded in 2016, aims to restore...
View Article“Companies focusing on societal impact will outperform”: Interview with...
Empowering blind and visually-impaired people, simplifying solar energy sales, or increasing diversity in hiring – these are some of the solutions that 4impact has invested in. 4impact is a venture...
View ArticleBluetick raises €210K for its intuitive legal search engine
Dutch startup Bluetick, an online search engine for lawyers, has raised a pre-seed funding of €210K from henQ Capital and ASIF Ventures. The legaltech startup will use these fresh funds to improve its...
View ArticleLipoCoat snaps up €1.5 million to market its infection control tech
Dutch scaleup LipoCoat, a biotech spin-off from the renowned nanotechnology institute MESA+ of the University of Twente, has received additional funding of €1.5 million euros from several investors....
View ArticleDutch startup Route42 raises €700K for its smart logistics platform
Dutch startup Route42, which is using smart data to help logistics companies save money and become more efficient, has announced raising €700K from investors BOM Brabant Ventures and Peak Capital. The...
View Article“We keep our business model flexible”: Interview with bunq’s founder Ali
It’s no secret that challenger banks are storming the fintech world with user-friendly apps, online ‘spaces’ to organise savings and fast account transfers. But did you ever hear of an online bank...
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