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In other news this week: Zama becomes unicorn after raising €49M, Metaview lands €30.1M, Boost inc secures €16M and more
The startup world has been full of action lately.
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UK’s Gradient Labs claims to have solved AI customer service for finance; will pay $10K if your provider beats them
London-based Gradient Labs, a startup building an autonomous AI agent aiming to resolve up to 80% of customer queries, announced a bold new initiative -- a $10,000 challenge.
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Dutch government invests €200M to launch AI factory in Groningen’s former tobacco plant: Know more
The Dutch government, in partnership with the Groningen/Noord-Drenthe region and European partners, has announced a €200M investment to establish a national AI Factory in Groningen.
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YC-backed Bitrise invests €2.5M to launch a data centre in the Netherlands, the first in the EU operated by a DevOps platform
Budapest-based Bitrise, a mobile DevOps platform, has announced plans to launch a data centre in the Netherlands in response to increased demand for data residency within the European Union (EU).
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What’s in a Name: Fonio.ai’s founders finalised its name during a 90-minute car ride; now the AI startup records 92% revenue growth
In a world where customer support often falls short, fonio.ai was founded by Daniel Keinrath and Matthias Gruber in mid-2024 with a sharp focus: to improve the phone call experience for SMEs.
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Amsterdam-based startups that raised funding in June 2025; 7 of them are hiring right now
The Dutch tech ecosystem is riding a wave of momentum, defying broader European trends and cementing its position as one of the continent’s leading startup powerhouses.
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Dutch firm Sygno receives funding to combat financial crimes through AI
Leusden, the Netherlands-based Sygno, an AI specialist in the fight against fraud and money laundering, announced that it has received a strategic investment from TIN Capital and ROM Utrecht Region.
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Amsterdam’s Fairphone launches Fairphone (Gen. 6) with distraction-free mode and modular, repairable design
Amsterdam-based Fairphone, the ethical smartphone maker, announced the launch of its latest modular smartphone -- the Fairphone (Gen.
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Berlin-based Climatiq secures €10M to embed carbon intelligence into daily business operations
Berlin-based Climatiq, a provider of carbon intelligence infrastructure, has secured €10M in a Series A round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from existing investors Singular and Cherry Ventures.
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Amsterdam’s Avantium secures €10M to cover short-term liquidity needs, cuts costs and explores various funding options
Amsterdam-based Avantium, a company specialising in sustainable chemistry technologies, has secured €10M in financing to address its short-term liquidity needs.
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New Kid on the Block: Meet Brighter Signals, Amsterdam’s Antler-backed startup giving machines human-like abilities to touch
Today’s world is pushing hard to create smarter and safer machines that can quickly respond to what’s happening around them.
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Prague’s Filuta AI secures €3.6M to advance patented composite AI technology; eyes Series A investment in H2 2026
Prague-based Filuta AI, a company that develops tools based on artificial intelligence (AI), has raised $4.2M (approximately €3.6M) in a seed funding round led by Rockaway Ventures.