Business
Bunq rolls out stock trading products for digital nomads; announces eSIM for travellers
Amsterdam-based bunq, a neobank, on Monday announced that it has rolled out a new update, Update 26, in Amsterdam.
Business
London-based Desia, founded by Scalapay co-founder, secures €3M pre-seed funding
London-based Desia, a system of intelligence and AI productivity for investment professionals, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $3.3M (approximately €3M) in a pre-seed funding round led by Dig Ventures.
Business
Warsaw-based Pergamin gets €2.6M to help medium and large companies streamline contract…
Warsaw-based Pergamin, a contract management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $3M (approximately €2.6M) from OnDean Forward, bringing the total funding raised to date to $5M (approximately €4.4M).
Fintech
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala acquires stake in Revolut, valuing the fintech at $45B
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala, a sovereign investor, has taken a significant stake in Revolut, a London-based fintech company, through a share sale that valued the firm at $45B (approximately €40B).
Business
Amsterdam-based Move Energy Fund secures €10M from InvestNL: Know more
Amsterdam-based Move Energy Fund, a venture capital focusing on early-stage ventures and technologies supporting the energy transition, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €10M from Invest-NL, a National Financing and Development Institution of the Netherlands.
Business
Milan-based Ephos secures €7.6M; launches new facility to produce glass-based Quantum…
Milan-based Ephos, the producer of glass-based photonic chips, announced on Monday that it has secured $8.5M (approximately €7.6M) in a Seed funding round led by Starlight Ventures.
Business
Spanish space startup Sateliot secures €10M from Global Portfolio Investments: Here’s…
Barcelona-based Sateliot, a company behind the first low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation utilising 5G NB-IoT NTN standards, announced that it has secured €10M in a Series B funding round led by Global Portfolio Investments, a Spanish investment group.
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UK’s FluoRok bags €9.2M to bring safety and sustainability to fluorochemical production…
Oxford, England-based FluoRok, a deep-tech focused on fluorochemical manufacturing and licensing, announced on Monday that it has secured £7.7M (approximately €9.2M) in a fresh funding round.
Business
Sweden’s H2 Green Steel changes name to Stegra; gets nearly €100M to build the near-zero…
Stockholm-based H2 Green Steel, a company that aims to decarbonise the steel industry using green hydrogen, has announced that it has changed its name to Stegra.
Business
In other news this week: Flink raises €134.6M, SweGaN scores €12M, Samara bags €10.5M…
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Business
Groningen’s Future Tech Ventures debuts with €20M proof-of-concept fund to back 50…
Groningen-based Future Tech Ventures (FTV), on Thursday, announced the official launch during the Startup Festival in Groningen.
Business
London-based credit card fintech Yonder raises €27.8M; plans to increase its headcount
London-based Yonder, a rewards credit card challenger, announced on Thursday that it has raised £23.4M (approximately €27.8M) in new funding at a post-money valuation of over £100M (approximately €119M).