Funding
Belgium’s BiocSol lands €4.4M from Dutch-based Pymwymic, others
Belgium-based BiocSol, a UCLouvain spin-off focused on sustainable crop protection solutions, has raised €4.4M in its latest round of funding.
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Oslo-based Receipts raises €1.7M to make paper receipts obsolete; here’s how
Oslo-based Receipts, a B2B fintech serving financial services, has raised NOK 20M (approximately €1.7M) in a new investment round to accelerate its expansion.
Travel & Mobility
Raymon Pouwels-backed SURE Mobility and Smart Wheelz merge to form a major Dutch e-vehicle rental firm
SURE Mobility, a Dutch company that designs and develops sustainable e-bikes, and Smart Wheelz, a wholesaler of electric vehicles, have announced a merger.
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Voice AI unicorn ElevenLabs secures €173.4M at a €3.1B valuation
ElevenLabs, an AI audio startup, announced on Thursday, January 30, that it has secured $180M (nearly €173.45M) in a Series C funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $3.3B (nearly €3.18B).
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Berlin’s Nala Earth raises €3.8M to help businesses manage environmental risks and comply with regulations
Berlin-based Nala Earth, a nature & biodiversity management platform, has raised €3.8M in funding.
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France-based Laclarée secures €3.5M in Seed funding from HTGF, others
Villeurbanne-based Laclarée, a French company developing adaptive eyeglasses for presbyopia correction, has secured €3.5M in equity Seed round funding.
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VEMS, Biosphere Solar, JansZon and the City of Amsterdam have secured MIT R&D subsidy to push circular energy
Amsterdam-based VEMS, in collaboration with Biosphere Solar, JansZon BV, and the City of Amsterdam, have secured a subsidy from the MIT R&D to realise a project of €655K to push circular energy to the "next level".
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Germany’s INERATEC secures €70M funding commitment to develop Europe’s first large-scale e-fuel plant
Karlsruhe-based INERATEC, a German company involved in the production of e-fuels, has received a €70M funding package from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, under the EU Catalyst partnership.
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French fintech Swan soars with €42M funding to scale embedded finance in Europe; plans 85 new hires
Swan, a Paris-based fintech specialising in embedded banking, has secured €42M in its Series B round of funding.
News
Amsterdam-based startups that raised funding in January 2025; 7 of them are hiring right now
In 2024, Dutch startups raised €2.5B in funding, making it the third-highest amount on record, following 2021 and 2022. According to the Quarterly Startup…
News
Paris-based Alice & Bob raises €100M to build a useful quantum computer; here’s how
Alice & Bob, a quantum computing company based in Paris, has raised €100M in its Series B funding round.
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Swiss-based Voltiris raises €5M to boost solar-powered greenhouses for sustainable agriculture
Switzerland-based Voltiris, a company that helps greenhouses boost sustainability and profitability by optimising solar energy use, has raised CHF 4.8M (approximately €5.07M) in its seed round of funding.