Merger

Dutch-based Buckaroo, SEPAY combine forces to offer omnichannel payment solutions

Leading omnichannel payment solutions SEPAY and Buckaroo announced merger, effective September 1, 2023.

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Sweden’s Budbee, Instabox merge to form Instabee at €1.6B valuation; aims to transform last-mile delivery

Budbee and Instabox, which is also Sweden’s latest unicorn, announced on Monday that they have joined forces under a new holding company, Instabee.

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Germany’s COYO and Finland’s Smarp merge to dominate the employee communications and engagement space

With this merger, they’ll form one of the world’s five largest companies in the employee engagement space.

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Tech startups weekly: €16.3M for developing smart robotic exoskeletons; typing with hand gestures without keyboard; Cazoo to acquires Drover; and more

As a part of a weekly roundup, here is a list of some of the most important tech startups that have hit the headlines in Europe this week.

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Dutch investor Main Capital acquires majority stake in this German HR-software provider; here’s why

Main Capital is a strategic software investor with an exclusive focus on the software sector in the Benelux, DACH-region, and Scandinavia.

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E-commerce startups

Swedish consumer ecommerce giant BHG Group acquires online home decor firm Nordic Nest for €175M

BHG is a consumer e-commerce company mainly operates in the home improvement space, meaning Do-It-Yourself (DIY) and Home furnishings.

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Amsterdam-based EVBox Group to go public on NYSE; here’s everything you need to know about this move

TPG has entered into a definitive agreement with ENGIE - a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE S.A., to acquire its subsidiary EV Charged B.V. - which operates as EVBox - for a combination of cash and equity.

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Norwegian learning platform Kahoot! acquires gamified language learning platform Drops for €41.9M

Kahoot provides a game-based learning platform that makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and play learning games that drive compelling engagement

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Berlin-born meal kit company HelloFresh acquires US meal delivery firm Factor75 for €232.8M

According to HelloFresh, this acquisition marks the next step in its growth plan in the US to strengthen its leading position and to expand its total addressable market.

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Rotterdam-based VONQ acquires Dutch HR Tech firm IGB to accelerate SaaS strategy and international growth

VONQ believes that both the companies combined have the right product mix to accommodate the needs of both corporate and staffing customers.

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This Norwegian AI platform for AEC industry gets acquired by Autodesk for €202M net of cash

Autodesk and Spacemaker share a common goal to help architects, urban planners, and real-estate developers to create and evaluate options for better, more sustainable outcomes.

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UK EV unicorn Arrival to get Nasdaq listing at €4.56B valuation

Arrival is a technology company that develops a generation of two electric vehicles (EV). It develops software, materials, components, and scalable skateboard platforms and its micro-factories that allow them to make vehicles and adapt to any mobility ecosystem.

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Merger

Dutch-based Buckaroo, SEPAY combine forces to offer omnichannel payment solutions

Leading omnichannel payment solutions SEPAY and Buckaroo announced merger, effective September 1, 2023.

|

Sweden’s Budbee, Instabox merge to form Instabee at €1.6B valuation; aims to transform last-mile delivery

Budbee and Instabox, which is also Sweden’s latest unicorn, announced on Monday that they have joined forces under a new holding company, Instabee.

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Germany’s COYO and Finland’s Smarp merge to dominate the employee communications and engagement space

With this merger, they’ll form one of the world’s five largest companies in the employee engagement space.

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Tech startups weekly: €16.3M for developing smart robotic exoskeletons; typing with hand gestures without keyboard; Cazoo to acquires Drover; and more

As a part of a weekly roundup, here is a list of some of the most important tech startups that have hit the headlines in Europe this week.

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Dutch investor Main Capital acquires majority stake in this German HR-software provider; here’s why

Main Capital is a strategic software investor with an exclusive focus on the software sector in the Benelux, DACH-region, and Scandinavia.

|

E-commerce startups

Swedish consumer ecommerce giant BHG Group acquires online home decor firm Nordic Nest for €175M

BHG is a consumer e-commerce company mainly operates in the home improvement space, meaning Do-It-Yourself (DIY) and Home furnishings.

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Amsterdam-based EVBox Group to go public on NYSE; here’s everything you need to know about this move

TPG has entered into a definitive agreement with ENGIE - a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE S.A., to acquire its subsidiary EV Charged B.V. - which operates as EVBox - for a combination of cash and equity.

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Norwegian learning platform Kahoot! acquires gamified language learning platform Drops for €41.9M

Kahoot provides a game-based learning platform that makes it easy for any individual or corporation to create, share, and play learning games that drive compelling engagement

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Berlin-born meal kit company HelloFresh acquires US meal delivery firm Factor75 for €232.8M

According to HelloFresh, this acquisition marks the next step in its growth plan in the US to strengthen its leading position and to expand its total addressable market.

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Rotterdam-based VONQ acquires Dutch HR Tech firm IGB to accelerate SaaS strategy and international growth

VONQ believes that both the companies combined have the right product mix to accommodate the needs of both corporate and staffing customers.

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This Norwegian AI platform for AEC industry gets acquired by Autodesk for €202M net of cash

Autodesk and Spacemaker share a common goal to help architects, urban planners, and real-estate developers to create and evaluate options for better, more sustainable outcomes.

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UK EV unicorn Arrival to get Nasdaq listing at €4.56B valuation

Arrival is a technology company that develops a generation of two electric vehicles (EV). It develops software, materials, components, and scalable skateboard platforms and its micro-factories that allow them to make vehicles and adapt to any mobility ecosystem.

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