What’s in a Name: The Narnia-inspired story behind James Gozney’s fintech startup, Aslan
Naming a startup is no easy task!
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London-based Renew Risk secures €5.9M to transform renewable energy finance and insurance
London-based Renew Risk, a provider of risk modelling and analytics for renewable energy assets, has secured £5M (approximately €5.99M) in funding.
Dutch-based CM.com raises €20M via accelerated bookbuild offering: Know more
On Thursday, North Brabant-based CM.com, a provider of conversational commerce, announced that it has raised €20M by offering 2,985,075 new ordinary shares.
Delft-based Next Ocean secures funding to predict rough seas and mitigate offshore risks
Delft-based Next Ocean, a company specialising in predictive motion Radar Technology announced that it has secured undisclosed funding in a seed round from Arches Capital.
New Irish unicorn: AI workflow platform Tines secures €120M from Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, others
Dublin-based Tines, a workflow and AI orchestration platform announced that it has secured $125M (approximately €120M) in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at $1.125B (approximately €1B).
Dutch tech sector’s ‘faltering’ growth and ‘alarming’ decline in new startups spark concerns: State of Dutch Tech 2025
The number of Dutch startups successfully scaling up to become scale-ups also remains low.
Europe leaps into action at AI Action Summit 2025: France’s €109B AI investment plan, EU’s €200B AI initiative, EU AI Champions, and more
On 10 and 11 February 2025, France is hosting the third edition of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais.
Milan-based Akamas lands €9.7M: Co-founder and CEO Luca Forni on AI-driven cloud optimisation, US expansion, and more
On Tuesday, Milan-based Akamas, a company specialising in AI-driven cloud optimisation, announced that it has secured $10M (approximately €9.7M) in its first institutional funding led by United Ventures.
Madrid-based Libeen secures €25M: Founders José Manuel Cartes and Sofía Iturbe discuss smart housing, AI, and expansion
On Tuesday, Madrid-based Libeen, a startup specialised in the smart-housing model, announced that it has secured €25M in a funding round led by Andbank (through MyInvestor and Actyus).
In other news this week: Wealthon raises €115.5M, Roadsurfer bags €30M, Amsterdam’s SemperPower is now Return, and more
The technology world moves fast, at times too fast and it is tough to keep up.
What's in a name: Co-founder Jordi Pagés on how Weecover is reinventing insurance with a name that says it all
“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language” – Dale Carnegie, an American writer and teacher
Dutch-based Mosa Meat’s crowdfunding campaign surpasses €1.5M goal in just 24 minutes
On Wednesday, Maastricht, The Netherlands-based Mosa Meat, a company specialised in cultured beef, announced that it has launched a crowdfunding campaign that surpassed its €1.5M goal in just 24 minutes.