With Bird circling, Youfone founder invests €5M in CM.com for 3% stake, eyes 5% ownership
Youfone founder Valentijn Rensing invests €5M in CM.com, gaining a 3% stake and signalling strong confidence in the Dutch tech company’s growth.
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New AI startup Wonderful raises $100M just months $34M Seed round; picks Amsterdam as European HQ
Israel-based Wonderful, a company building an enterprise agent platform, has secured $100M (approximately €86.2M) in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures.
CES 2026: Meet the 11 Amsterdam-based startups in the Dutch delegation
CES Unveiled Europe in Amsterdam will preview CES 2026, where Dutch startups, including 11 from Amsterdam, will present their innovations.
Swiss startup Omnilex raises €3.8M to streamline legal workflows for lawyers
Omnilex, the AI-powered legal research startup transforming how legal professionals access, understand, and create commentary, has secured funding.
Dutch-based Qorium secures €22M to scale cultivated leather as sustainable alternative to animal hides
Dutch biotech firm Qorium raises €22M from Invest-NL, LIOF, and others to scale cultivated leather production, aiming to revolutionise the luxury and sustainable materials markets.
London’s Spectral Compute bags €5.1M to free AI and HPC from Nvidia dependency
Spectral Compute, the company behind SCALE, a software framework that lets CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) applications run on any GPU, has announced a seed funding round.
German VC Oyster Bay announces final close of Fund II at €100M to back the future of food in Europe
Hamburg-based venture capital firm Oyster Bay has announced the final close of its second fund, raising over €100 million to back startups shaping the future of food.
Dutch-based SAIA Agrobotics raises €10M to bring greenhouse robots to market
Netherlands-based SAIA Agrobotics has secured €10M in funding to advance its greenhouse automation technology and prepare for market entry.
Reekom acquires Paris-based Tilli to expand textile recycling and repair services
Reekom has acquired Paris-based Tilli to expand its textile recycling operations and link industrial processing with artisan repair networks.
Denmark-based Arkyn raises €4M to simplify SAP systems for large enterprises
Copenhagen’s Arkyn raises €4M for its SAP-focused software that streamlines maintenance and service operations for enterprises.
Utrecht’s Guideways raises pre-seed funding to help medtech startups cut regulatory delays with AI
Dutch AI company Guideways, helping medtech businesses navigate regulatory and compliance, has raised pre-seed financing.
Bird becomes CM.com’s third-largest shareholder despite takeover rejection: says it's ‘open to professional and constructive dialogue’
After CM.com turned down Bird’s €5.16 per share offer, the Amsterdam unicorn bought more shares, increasing its stake to 5.74 per cent and saying the price fairly reflects CM.com’s real value.