Amsterdam’s Rockstart closes its AgriFood fund at €22+M; here’s its rock-solid investment plan
Rockstart is a global accelerator-VC that supports purpose-driven founders across three domains, including Energy, AgriFood and Emerging Tech.
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Amsterdam-based impact investment firm Goodwell Investments launches new €50M fund to back African SMEs
Goodwell Investments is an impact investment firm focused on inclusive growth in sectors providing basic goods & services and income generation opportunities to underserved communities in Africa and India.
Here's Amsterdam-based Messagebird’s flight path to raising largest Series C in Europe at $1B; acquires Twilio rival SparkPost
MessageBird acquires SparkPost, a predictive email intelligence platform; and raises $1B in funding.
Personio to open Benelux office in Amsterdam; looks to scale up total headcount by 300 this year
Personio offers cloud-based HR management and recruiting solutions and software for startups and SMEs.
The land of tulips, canals, and unicorns: Here’s why moving your startup to Amsterdam is a good idea - Part 2
Amsterdam - the emerging unicorn hub. Amsterdam’s tech ecosystem has hit €100B in value, making it the third most valuable hub in Europe
Amsterdam-based BUX raises €66.5M; CEO Nick Bortot hands over the reins to COO Yorick Naeff, here’s why
BUX is a neo broker and has been making it easy and affordable for Europeans to do more with their money since 2014.
Amsterdam-based Dott raises €70.4M to expand its micro-mobility services to Spain and the UK
Dott is a European micromobility operator with a mission to free cities with clean rides for everyone.
Amsterdam-based Lumicks raises €77.6M to provide instruments to reveal unique molecular, cellular interactions
Lumicks is a next-generation life science tools company that develops single-molecule analysis technologies for cancer research and cancer immunotherapy.
These 10 Amsterdam-based startups raised funding in Q1 2021 and are hiring like crazy right now
During the initial COVID-19 days, businesses plunged into uncertainty owing to various reasons.
How to find your way in Amsterdam’s alternative funding jungle: An interview with Renée Andela of KplusV
Traditionally, banks have been the go-to sources of funding for many of these SMEs - a rather cumbersome and nerve-racking process.
Amsterdam-based SaaS startup SwipeGuide raises €5M for international expansion; aims to double its staff in 2021
SwipeGuide is on a mission to save the world from purposeless instructions and deliver the most intuitive way to standardise work in the manufacturing industry.
Amsterdam’s test automation startup SEGRON raises funding; looks to increase workforce by 30% by 2021-end
According to Global Market Insights, the automation testing market is expected to grow at a 15 per cent CAGR between 2020 and 2026, reaching an estimated global market value of $35B (approx €30B).