Business
Paris-based Maki People raises €27.8M to boost HR with AI; will hire 60+ roles this year
Paris-based Maki People specialises in conversational AI agents that assess skills for job interviews and candidate filtering.
Business
Amsterdam-based Workwize secures €12.6M to fully automate the IT equipment lifecycle; here’s how
On Thursday, Amsterdam-based Workwize, a platform specialised in streamlining the management of office equipment for a company’s remote worker, announced that it has secured $13M (approximately €12.6M) in a Series A funding round led by Klass Capital.
Business
2024 was the third-best year for Dutch startup funding, following 2021 and 2022’s peaks: Quarterly Startup Report
2024 was the third-best funding year ever for Dutch startups, following the peak years 2021 and 2022!
Business
London-based GenAI unicorn Synthesia secures €174.5M at €2B valuation: Know more
On Wednesday, London-based Synthesia, an AI video creation platform, announced that it has secured a $180M (approximately €174.5M) Series D funding round led…
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Rotterdam-based Blooming Good secures €1M; targets quadrupling turnover next year
On Tuesday, Rotterdam-based Blooming Good, an artificial flower brand, announced that it has secured €1M in growth capital from investment fund Effectus Capital.
Business
German health and fintech company Nelly secures €50M from Cathay Innovation, Notion Capital, others
On Wednesday, Berlin-based Nelly, a health and fintech company, announced that it has raised €50M in a Series B funding round co-led by Cathay Innovation and Notion Capital.
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Utrecht-based Undagrid acquired by Bavaria-based EnOcean: Here’s why
On Tuesday, Utrecht-based Undagrid, a provider of wireless location and asset monitoring technologies, announced that it has been acquired by EnOcean, the German company known for energy-harvesting wireless technology for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Business
French firm Bioptimus bags €74M to build the ‘GPT of biology’ that simulates biology instead of generating text
Paris-based Bioptimus, a company building the first universal AI foundation model for biology, on Tuesday announced that it has secured $76M (approximately €74M) in funding.
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Amsterdam’s Keen Venture Partners is raising Benelux’s first defence tech investment fund: Here’s why and how much
On Tuesday, Amsterdam-based Keen Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, announced that it is raising its European defence and security tech fund.
AI
UK PM Keir Starmer announces AI Opportunities Action Plan: All you need to know
The UK Government has recently announced its plans to ‘turbocharge’ the development of the national AI sector across the UK over the next decade.
Business
Eindhoven-based PHOTON IP secures €4.75M to advance integrated photonics: Here’s how
Eindhoven-based PHOTON IP, a manufacturer of advanced low-power optical chips, announced that it has secured €4.75M seed round led by Innovation Industries.
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Remembering Andriy Shmyhelskyy: Ukrainian social-tech entrepreneur and the visionary behind Better Time Stories and Hyko passes away at 36
On January 7, Andriy Shmyhelskyy, a Ukranian social-tech entrepreneur who advocates for children and climate education, passed away at the age of 36 due to respiratory arrest.