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Vigneshwar Ravichandran

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Vigneshwar has been a News Reporter at Silicon Canals since 2018. A seasoned technology journalist with almost a decade of experience, he covers the European startup ecosystem, from AI and Web3 to clean energy and health tech. Previously, he was a content producer and consumer product reviewer for leading Indian digital media, including NDTV, GizBot, and FoneArena. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation in Chennai and a Diploma in Broadcasting Journalism in New Delhi.

News

Invest-NL backs Belgium-based Astanor Venture in €360M round to accelerate sustainable agrifood innovation

Belgium-based Astanor Ventures, an impact investor in the agri-food sector, announced on Tuesday that it has closed €360M in the final closing of its second…

Sep 19, 2023

Amsterdam

In a strategic shift, Techleap.nl announces appointment of two new members to its leadership team

Amsterdam-based Techleap.nl, a non-profit organisation focused on scaling scale-ups in the Netherlands, announced on Tuesday that it has appointed two new members to its leadership team.

Sep 19, 2023

Business

Rotterdam’s NearField Instruments bags €27M from Invest-NL, others to accelerate fault-detection solutions for microchips

Rotterdam-based Nearfield Instruments, a startup that specialises in process control and metrology solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €27M in a funding round.

Sep 19, 2023

Business

Lightspeed Venture Partners backs Berlin-based greentech firm Plan A in €25.2M round: Know more

Berlin-based Plan A, a corporate carbon accounting, decarbonisation, and ESG reporting software provider, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $27M (approximately €25.2M) in a new funding round.

Sep 19, 2023

Funding

Dutch Sport Tech Fund invests in Amsterdam-based Scala Sports: Here’s why

Amstelveen-based Dutch Sport Tech Fund, an investment fund that focuses on sports technology, announced that it has invested in Amsterdam-based Scala…

Sep 15, 2023

Business

Madrid-based energy company IGNIS bags €335M loan from Deutsche Bank, others: Know more

Madrid-based IGNIS, an energy company, announced on Thursday, September 14, that it has secured €335M in a loan led by Deutsche Bank, with participation from…

Sep 15, 2023

Funding

NVIDIA, Andreessen Horowitz back Databricks in €469M round; valuation reaches €40B

San Francisco-based Databricks, a Data and AI company, announced on Thursday that it has raised over $500M (approximately €469M) in a Series I round of funding…

Sep 15, 2023

Business

Enschede-based SuperLight Photonics secures undisclosed funding from DeepTechXL, Oost NL

Enschede, the Netherlands-based SuperLight Photonics, a spin-off from the University of Twente, announced on Thursday that it has secured undisclosed funding in a seed funding round.

Sep 14, 2023

Business

French battery manufacturing startup Verkor secures €2B: Know more

Grenoble, France-based Verkor, a battery manufacturing startup, announced on Thursday that it has secured more than €2B in funding.

Sep 14, 2023

Business

BCG’s CO2 AI becomes independent company, gears up for global expansion with €11M fundraise

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm, announced on Thursday that CO2 AI, the end-to-end sustainability management software solution created by BCG in 2020, will now be a fully autonomous company.

Sep 14, 2023

Business

Amsterdam’s Mediahuis Ventures backs Danish language trainer Swap Language in €2M round: Know more

Aarhus, Denmark-based Swap Language, a language training provider, announced on Thursday that it has secured €2M in a Seed round of funding led by…

Sep 14, 2023

Business

After entering the corporate gifting space, Amsterdam’s Recharge acquires Dutch digital gift card marketplace Starselect

Amsterdam-based Recharge.com, a provider of online prepaid payments, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Startselect, a European digital gift and gaming…

Sep 14, 2023