SME Finance bag €40M from EIF to support SMEs in the Netherlands, among others
SME Finance, with an EIF partnership, will provide loans to targeted businesses backed by up to 80 per cent loan guarantees.
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Finnish e-commerce startup Starcart secures €3.5M to expand across Europe
E-commerce startup from Helsinki, Starcart, has raised €3.5 million in seed funding for market expansion.
Female-founded Finnish VC firm Greencode Ventures announces first close of its new fund at €40M
Helsinki-based Greencode Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on accelerating the green transition, announced on Monday the first close of its new fund.
Swedish-based Adsorbi bags €360K to develop air purifier made from bio-based materials
Gothenburg-based Adsorbi, a startup that is developing bio-based materials for air pollutant and odour removal, announced on Monday that it has secured €360K in a seed round of funding from Metsä Spring, Chalmers Ventures, and Jovitech Invest.
UAE’s digital solutions provider WEB·N·TECH expands to the Netherlands; to open R&D Hub
WEB·N·TECH says that this is an important milestone in its growth strategy with the introduction of SolaaS Lab, dedicated to R&D.
Canada-based Magnet Forensics acquires Sweden’s Griffeye to tackle digital crime and child exploitation
Canada-based Magnet Forensics acquired Griffeye to enhance digital investigations through innovative tools and shared values.
Dutch-based Goboony and France-based Yescapa merge to dominate European campervan rental market
The Netherlands-based Goboony, a peer-to-peer campervan rental, announced on Friday, August 25, that it has merged with its French…
UK-based FruitCast raises €3.2M to enhance soft fruit farming with AI-backed data analytics
FruitCast says it will use the funds to launch as a subscription system. Development will continue for six months and will offer early access in the 2024 growing season.
Dutch-based Energy21 acquires two SaaS providers to support international expansion: Know more
Netherlands-based Energy21 has acquired Jules Energy and Ecedo to strengthen its leading position in Europe.
Morale booster: Here’s how Dutch entrepreneurs are enabling summer break for their team and cultivating new leaders
As Europeans embarked on summer vacation, entrepreneurs in the region found themselves in a strange dilemma.
Bolt, TransferGo investor backs Finnish wearable startup Oura Ring: Know more
Tallinn, Harjumaa-based Siena Secondary Fund, an investment fund, announced on Wednesday, August 23, that it has made its first deal in Finland by acquiring a stake in Oura Ring, a sleep-tracking healthtech company.
German digital lending platform auxmoney buys majority stake in Dutch credit platform Lender & Spender
Düsseldorf-based auxmoney, a digital lending platform, announced on Thursday, August 24, that it has acquired a majority stake in Dutch credit platform Lender & Spender.