UK’s payments unicorn Checkout.com $1B at $40B valuation: Check out how the funds will be used
Checkout.com sells a software platform that makes it easier for businesses to process and take payments over the web.
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Where the capital lands, who writes the cheque, and what gets built with it. Funding rounds, venture capital flows, and the deal-making that shapes which technology companies scale.
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Spain’s latest unicorn: TravelPerk raises €101.2M at €1.14B valuation
TravelPerk aims to combine the best of business and leisure travel for its customers with a platform for booking, managing, and reporting business trips, using its technology.
Munich-based SaaS company Smartlane secures over €6M to optimise transportation in logistics industry
Smartlane, a Munich-based startup that offers AI-based solutions for optimised transport planning, announced that it has secured over €6M in a Series A round of funding.
Amsterdam’s Winc Academy secures €2.6M funding, plans to train 20,000 learners this year
Winc Academy, an Amsterdam-based online education platform, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $3M (approx €2.6M) in a Seed round of funding led by Rubio Impact Ventures and Dutch Founders Fund.
Paris-based Back Market raises €448.4M at €5B valuation for its renewed electronics marketplace
Back Market claims to offer high-quality professionally refurbished electronic devices and appliances to customers.
German proptech startup Evernest closes €13M Series A round to build its technology platform and expand
Evernest, a German proptech company, has closed a €13M Series A financing round.
Amsterdam’s D2X raises €5M to build pan-European institutional exchange for derivatives on digital assets
D2X, an Amsterdam-based fintech company, announced that it has raised €5M funding in a Seed round led by Tioga Capital Partners.
SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn GoStudent raises €300M led by Amsterdam’s Prosus Group
The funds will help GoStudent to expand its services internationally, expand its offerings through M&A, and increase market share in existing geographies.
Germany’s Arive bags €17.6M in Series A round led by Balderton Capital, just four months after launching
Arive will use the funds to expand across the continent to bring its x-commerce experience to more customers across Europe.
Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello backs new blockchain-based music rights marketplace anotherblock
Tallinn’s Bolt raises €628M at €7.4B valuation to accelerate the transition from owned cars to shared mobility
The proceeds from this round will help Bolt to further scale its existing products and accelerate the transition from owned cars to shared mobility in cities.
17 Amsterdam-based funding rounds of 2021 that we missed
The Netherlands, home to a vibrant startup and scale-up ecosystem, witnessed a massive cash flow in 2021. Dutch startups and scale-ups raised €4.5B in venture capital in the first three quarters of 2021. Interestingly, more than a third of the startups that raised funding in H1 2021 are from Amsterdam.