Funding
Czech grocery delivery unicorn Rohlik bags €160M
Prague-based Rohlik Group, a European e-grocery retailer, announced that it has secured €160M in a fresh round of growth funding.
Funding
Spanish tour and activity marketplace Civitatis secures €46.7M from UK’s Vitruvian Partners
Madrid-based Civitatis, a marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers, has secured an additional $50M (approximately €46.73M) in funding from existing investor Vitruvian Partners, a London-based investment firm.
Funding
Irish startup Better Futures secures €500K to roll out EVA, an AI assistant platform for engineers
Dublin-based Better Futures, an early-stage AI-focused startup, has secured €500K in a pre-seed round of funding from angel investors.
Funding
Paris-based industrial startup studio OSS Ventures bags €8.5M; plans to support 5 startups annually
Paris-based OSS Ventures, an industrial startup studio, announced that it has raised €8.5M in a fresh round of funding.
Funding
Prague’s Presto Ventures and CSG launch €150M fund for security and defence tech investments
Prague-based VC firm Presto Ventures and Michal Strnad’s Czechoslovak Group (CSG) have launched Presto Tech Horizons, an investment fund targeting innovative security and defence tech companies.
Fintech
Product Spotlight: Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn Mollie launches Mollie Invoicing to strengthen business services
Amsterdam-based Mollie, a financial services provider, has announced the launch of Mollie Invoicing.
News
Dutch-based Sendcloud to acquire Italian shipping automation platform isendu
Eindhoven-based Sendcloud, an e-commerce shipping platform, announced today its intent to acquire isendu, an Italian shipping automation platform serving more than 1,000 online businesses.
Funding
17-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Chess bags €2.8M in pre-seed round
Oslo-based Fantasy Chess, an interactive chess platform founded by 17-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, has raised $3M (approximately €2.8M) in a pre-seed round of funding.
Funding
UK-based climate risk intelligence firm Climate X raises €16.8M led by Google Ventures
London-based Climate X, a climate risk intelligence company, announced that it has raised $18M (approximately €16.81M) in a Series A round of funding to accelerate its global expansion.
Technology
Belgium-based Chift secures €2.3M to simplify integration for software vendors
Belgium-based Chift, a provider of unified APIs for business software integrations, announced that it has raised €2.3M in a seed round of funding from investment firms and business angels to support its growth.
Funding
Belgium-based Otamiser secures €2.7M to boost hotel’s revenue and online visibility
Ghent-based Otamiser, a ranking management solution provider for the hospitality industry, has secured $3M (approximately €2.79M) in fresh funding.
Funding
Swiss-based Neustark secures €64.2M to turn demolished concrete into carbon sink
Neustark, a Switzerland-based carbon removal company, announced that it has raised $69M (approximately €64.26M) in a growth equity round of funding.