Germany’s Emerge Tech raises funds to help small companies use AI for hiring and attracting talent
Berlin-based Emerge Tech GmbH, an HR tech startup, secures funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Heimatboost investment community.
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Revolut bets big on France: Set to invest €1B+, create 200+ jobs, Western Europe HQ in Paris, will apply for banking licence
London-based Revolut, a multinational neobank and fintech company, has announced during today’s Choose France Summit that Paris will be the location of its new Western Europe headquarters.
EIB to provide €70B in startup funding; TechEU platform to launch this year
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on Friday (May 16) that it is launching a new initiative to provide €70B in startup funding by 2027 to close Europe’s investment gap with the United States.
In other news this week: Granola secures €38.5M, Glovo celebrates 10 years, OroraTech raises €37M funding and more
Tech moves fast, and staying on top of every development can feel like chasing a light.
AI tool of the week: Ghent’s food tech unicorn Deliverect unveils AI tool to stop fraudulent refunds
Ghent-based Deliverect, a food tech SaaS unicorn, on Thursday, announced the launch of an AI-powered tool -- Resolve – to tackle a revenue-draining pain point for multi-location restaurants -- Missing and Incorrect (M&I) errors and unjust refund claims.
Amsterdam's Prosus completes $1.7B acquisition of Latin American travel agency Despegar
Amsterdam-based Prosus, a global technology company, announced the completion of Despegar, a Latin American online travel agency's acquisition at a purchase price of $19.50 per share.
Prague-based Rockaway Ventures closes second fund at nearly €55M; will focus on these sectors
Prague-based Rockaway Ventures, a European investment fund within the Rockaway Capital group, announced the closing of its second fund…
Dutch-based Voyc secures €1.7M to help companies monitor customer calls and improve service
Dutch-based Voyc on its $2M (nearly €1.78M) seed funding round.
Dutch-based Hy2Care raises €4.5M from EIC, others for US clinical trial and commecial expansion
Hy2Care, a spin-off company of the MIRA Institute of the University of Twente, has successfully raised €4.5M in new funding to complete critical preparations for its upcoming clinical trial in the United States.
LET Award 2025: Hamed Sadeghian of Rotterdam’s Nearfield Instruments crowned winner
Hamed Sadeghian, founder and CEO of Nearfield Instruments, has been crowned as the winner of the third edition of the Leading Entrepreneur in Tech (LET) Award.
Salesforce to acquire UK AI agent startup Convergence.ai to accelerate Agentforce
US-based Salesforce, a cloud-based software company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire London’s Convergence.ai, a company that builds AI agents for digital environments.
What's in a name: How sous-chef, kitchen’s quiet MVP, became the branding blueprint for this Amsterdam startup
In today's fast-changing food tech industry, startups that mix efficiency with creativity are gaining investor attention.