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London’s AI video platform Synthesia gets investment from Adobe, hits $100M in…
London-based Synthesia, an AI video platform for enterprises, has announced a strategic investment from Adobe Ventures.
London insurtech unicorn Marshmallow raises €79M at €1.7B valuation: Know more
London-based Marshmallow, an insurtech unicorn, has raised $90M (approximately €79M) combination of equity and debt) in a funding round at a $2B (approximately €1.7B) valuation.
Poland’s BidFinance raises €1.6M to expand its debt trading platform and enter…
Warsaw-based BidFinance, a fintech startup and creator of an auction platform for trading debt portfolios, has secured €1.6M in funding.
Amsterdam’s beSirius gets €3M to bring AI-driven sustainability to metal and…
Amsterdam-based beSirius, a company specialised in sustainability management tools, has secured €3M in an oversubscribed seed round led by…
AXA Venture Partners completes management buyout and rebrands; EIF joins as anchor…
Paris-based venture capital firm AXA Venture Partners has completed a management buyout from AXA and rebranded as Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP).
Amsterdam’s Recharge acquires UK’s Giftcloud from Groupon: Know more
Amsterdam-based Recharge, a company specialised in prepaid payments, has acquired Giftcloud Limited from Groupon, Inc, to accelerate its expansion into the fast-growing B2B rewards space.
UK startup equiwatt raises €810K to expand its clean energy rewards platform
UK’s BKN301 Group closes €21.5M Series B round to scale its Banking-as-a-Service…
London-based BKN301 Group, a fintech company focused on Banking-as-a-Service, has completed a €21.5M capital raise in its Series B funding round from both existing and new investors.
TCF Capital acquires majority stake in Prague-based healthtech startup Macromo…
Prague-based Macromo, a company that provides AI-driven health insights and consultations, has secured funding from TCF Capital, established by Czech unicorn Rohlík founder Tomáš Čupr.
Greece-based European Dynamics secures minority investment and plans to hire 800…
Greece-based European Dynamics, an information technologies service provider and software developer, has secured a minority investment.
Dutch startup investments down 59% YoY in Q1 2025, seed rounds gain ground…
In Q1 2025, approximately €429M was invested in Dutch startups.