Funding
Paris-based Defacto raises €15M led by Northzone; plans expansion
Defacto claims to provide instant and seamless financing to SMEs. With the API-first approach, Defacto aims to reduce the lending time for SMEs.
Business
Berlin-based fintech startup Monite raises €4.4M from Mollie’s Adriaan Mol, Klarna’s Victor Jacobsson, others
Monite allows B2B platforms, marketplaces, neobanks, and vertical SaaS companies to integrate high-end finance automation features.
Funding
Newion-backed Deliverect is now a unicorn: Belgian food tech startup raises €132.6M at €1.24B+ valuation
Deliverect integrates online orders from food delivery channels allowing restaurants to improve operational service and improve customer satisfaction.
News
Viaplay to become the exclusive home of the Dutch edition of ‘Dragons’ Den’ in the Netherlands
Viaplay owned by NENT Group, promises a combination of local and original productions, international films and series, kids content, and premium live sports in the Netherlands.
Funding
Paris-based carbon management platform Sweep raises €19.5M to help companies reach net-zero goals
Sweep also claims that it is also the highest publicly disclosed Series A round by any carbon management platform.
Business
Amsterdam’s Convious raises €10.6M funding to help pandemic-hit leisure operators bounce bank; here’s how
Convious provides a one-stop cloud platform for all core operations of leisure operators.
Funding
Portuguese firm Sword Health brings in €145M at a €1.78B valuation
SWORD Health’s products help patients with MSK with end-to-end clinical solutions.
Funding
German remote desktop software provider AnyDesk raises €60M+ at $660M valuation
AnyDesk allows users to securely access their computers remotely and provides remote support on any device running any major operating system.
Business
Paris-based healthtech startup Lifen raises €50M; plans to hire 200 new employees over the next 18 months
French Healthtech startup Lifen, today, has announced that it has raised €50M funding in a Series C round led by Creadev and Lauxera Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Partech and Serena.
Business
Ireland’s women-founded data tech startup Content Llama Raises €2.5M; plans to hire 20 new people in 2022
Content Llama uses its CCT platform to automate the collection, configuration and delivery of multi-source product content for e-commerce retailers.
Funding
Sweden-based food wastage reduction startup Motatos secures €24M funding, to expand global footprint
Motatos offer a wide range of products, from pantry items such as bread and jams to beauty products and pet foods.
Funding
U.K.-based bit.bio secures €89.1M to expedite gene engineering technology to fight diseases
Bit.bio is among many companies using an off-the-shelf approach starting with engineered pluripotent stem cells.