Funding
Paris-based Strapi raises €29.3M from CRV, Index Ventures, BPI France, others
Strapi is an open-source software that helps developers build, deploy, and manage APIs easily.
Funding
German drone startup Wingcopter secures €39.7M; plans to hire 80 new employees
Wingcopter is a provider of drone delivery services, focused on optimising medical supply chains, as well as last-mile logistics of packages, tools, spare parts, food, and groceries.
Funding
Irish startup &Open bags €24.6M for its gifting platform; also launches an On-Demand…
&Open aims to inspire brand loyalty with thoughtful acts of care. The platform helps companies to send meaningful gifts at scale.
Funding
Dutch-based APG and Singapore’s GIC to acquire “substantial stake” in Amsterdam’s The…
The Student Hotel welcomes thousands of guests annually to its expanding portfolio of urban campus-style properties across Europe.
Business
German HR tech unicorn Personio raises €190.4M; now valued at €8B
Personio offers cloud-based HR management and recruiting solutions and software for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Funding
Kiko Ventures launches new £375M cleantech fund
Kiko Ventures was created with the aim to promote and build the category-leading climate tech champions of the future.
Funding
Amsterdam’s Redistri bags €425K to build Europe’s first autonomous road cargo management…
Redistri is a trucking platform that offers customers access to a Combined Truck Load (CTL) network by using in-house developed technology, RoadOS.
Amsterdam
Supporting student startups: Meet the winners of the TNW Conference Side Event P!TCH XL…
ASIF Ventures says that P!TCH XL, on June 15, was the culmination of three months of selection, training, and preparation by organisers, partners, and startups.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s Sijthoff Media acquires Business Insider Netherlands; Here’s all you need to…
Sijthoff Media is a cross-media company specialising in news and trade media with more than 160 employees.
News
Main Capital Partners acquires majority stake in Dutch Enterprise Architecture software…
Bizzdesign is a SaaS Enterprise Architecture platform that claims to help organisations with the success of investment prioritisation, transformation initiatives, and risk management.
Funding
LocalGlobe rebrands as Phoenix Court Group; launches €475.3M in new funds and increases…
LocalGlobe and Latitude are now under the parent organisation, Phoenix Court Group. Besides, the group has also announced two new investment vehicles, Solar and Basecamp.
Funding
Cosmian raises €4.M to establish “ubiquitous encryption” within organisations; here’s…
Cosmian is a decentralised and privacy-by-design Confidential Data Intelligence platform that allows you to encrypt data and get the results of computations done on it without ever exposing the underlying data.