Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s startup and scaleup scene have a lot to offer. In collaboration with the City of Amsterdam's initiative StartupAmsterdam, Silicon Canals brings you the latest breaking news and insightful background stories on the Amsterdam startup ecosystem.
Amsterdam-based TomTom teams up with Uber to develop superior mapping experiences
Uber will serve as a trusted map editing partner to TomTom, leading to even more accurate navigation and location experiences,...
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Calling all job-seekers in Amsterdam; these 10 tech startups are currently hiring
The COVID-19 pandemic has bought the entire world to a grinding halt. A considerable number of companies, regardless of their...
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From bootstrapped to unicorn: Amsterdam-based cloud comm platform MessageBird raises €169.8M at €2.5B valuation
While some sectors suffered, many others found a new opportunity with the pandemic. Medtech, online services, SaaS, edtech are among...
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This Amsterdam-based accelerator is all set to boost energy startups in Europe with a new €21M fund
Currently, energy production is a big concern for us and the answer to it might decide our fate as a...
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Gaston Aussems, ex-CEO of unicorn Mollie, on hyper-growth: ‘Sometimes you have to do non-rational things’
After Mollie raised a massive funding round recently, Amsterdam has a new unicorn. The online payment platform Mollie entered the...
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Boarding a Transavia flight from Amsterdam? Have fresh meal delivered directly on board with this new service
With flight services resuming worldwide, most services that we’ve come to expect while flying are now being reintroduced. Ordering a...
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Leading by example: Amsterdam AI register reveals how, when and why the city uses its algorithms
When we set the smart thermostat, give an online picture a thumbs-up or shop online, algorithms run through every step....
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Fundraising in the US, engineering in Amsterdam; How Thierry Schellenbach utilised the best of both worlds to grow Stream
Back in the early 2010s, Thierry Schellenbach was attending an open coffee event when he overheard three guys talking about...
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Amsterdam-based Convious acquires Tapperuse, launches Tap to help leisure industry recover from COVID-19 impact
After COVID-19, adjusting to the new rules and regulations might seem a tour-de-force but it’s even more demanding for businesses...
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World Summit AI goes digital but will return to Amsterdam in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all walks of our lives. From work to education and commute to shopping, almost everything...
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