Community round fundraising platform Wefunder debuts in the EU; plans to fund 20,000 diverse founders by 2029
San Francisco and Berlin-based Wefunder, an equity crowdfunding platform, announced on Wednesday, February 15, that it has expanded its…
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UK’s SendOwl bags €8.4M to help creators sell digital products directly to their audience
SendOwl platform empowers individual creators and businesses to sell and distribute digital products anywhere online.
Zurich-based UNISERS bags €13M to help semiconductor fabrication plants eliminate contaminations
Zurich-based UNISERS, a developer of wafer inspection and particle detection solutions for semiconductor materials, announced on Thursday that it has secured $14M (approximately €13M) in a Seed round of funding led by Intel Capital.
Amsterdam’s 3rdRisk bags €500K to expand its third-party risk management platform
3rdRisk enables businesses to handle third-party risks in an integrated manner, ranging from cyber, sustainability, and modern slavery to continuity risks.
Dutch startups don't scale due to lack of capital: State of Dutch Tech 2023 report
The Netherlands contains the most successful ecosystem in the EU, but is falling behind its competitors in the US and Asia.
UK-based VivaCity bags €7.8M to help cities optimise traffic networks with AI sensors
VivaCity aims to make cities smarter, safer and more sustainable by helping city authorities with the right transport data at the right time.
Dutch-based NextKidney secures €11.9M to develop portable artificial kidney device
NextKidney says it will use the funds for clinical trials and market clearance of the company’s ground-breaking portable device.
Estonian startup accelerator Startup Wise Guys raises €25M to invest in ‘underserved’ global markets
Tallinn-based Startup Wise Guys, a startup accelerator and early-stage investor, announced on Thursday that it has closed the first €25M of a targeted €45M to strengthen its new strategy of investing in the "underserved" global market.
UK’s QiO Technologies bags €9.3M to help businesses reduce GHG emissions, energy costs
QiO supports asset-heavy and energy-intensive businesses to deliver reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and energy costs.
Belgian-based Sealution bags €1.3M to become the “Apple Home of ships at sea”
Ghent, Belgium-based Sealution, a developer of an onboard connectivity system for predictive maintenance and locating crewmembers below…
UK’s Counteract closes first VC fund at €39.3M; aims to help remove 5B tonnes of CO2
Counteract invests in early-stage companies across the full spectrum of greenhouse gas removal solutions and aims to remove five billion tonnes of CO2.
Paris-based Brigad raises €33M Series B led by Balderton Capital; looks for M&A opportunities in Europe
French startup Brigad has raised a €33M Series B round led by Balderton Capital with participation from Wendel Group, Serena Capital and Square Capital.