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VC investment in Europe crossed the €100B mark for the first time in 2021: Pitchbook Report
2021 was a remarkable year for the European venture capital (VC) ecosystem.
Finland’s Desentum raises €8M to develop novel types of allergen immunotherapy products
Desentum’s goal is to provide long-term relief for patients suffering from allergic symptoms to reduce the social and economic burden allergies caused to both individuals and society.
UK’s mobility startup Wayve raises €176.39M to develop AV 2.0, a next-gen autonomous driving system
Wayve develops a fully autonomous driving system that is data-driven at every layer.
France-based Yousign acquires Canyon; aims to expand beyond e-signature and offer document automation
France-based Yousign, a leader in digital signature solutions, announced that it has acquired Canyon, a document and workflow automation company.
Sweden’s Summa Equity raises Europe’s largest impact fund to date, closes third fund at €2.3B
Summa Equity, a Stockholm-based firm that invests in companies solving global challenges, announced that it has closed its third fund at…
Austria-based proptech startup PlanRadar secures €60.9M from Insight Partners, others
PlanRadar claims this to be the third-largest Series B in Austrian history, and also the largest ever for a B2B company in the country.
Utrecht-based Prepr raises €2.25M in pre-Series A round from Amsterdam-based Newion, others
Prepr, a Utrecht-based startup that offers headless CMS with a built-in personalisation engine, announced that it has raised €2.25M in a pre-Series A round led by Amsterdam-based Newion in cooperation with ROM Utrecht Region.
Viaplay to become the exclusive home of the Dutch edition of 'Dragons' Den' in the Netherlands
Viaplay owned by NENT Group, promises a combination of local and original productions, international films and series, kids content, and premium live sports in the Netherlands.
German cellular IoT connectivity provider EMnify secures €50M funding; eyes US expansion
EMnify, a cloud-based platform for cellular connectivity in the Internet of Things (IoT) stack, announced on Thursday that it has raised $57M (approx €50M) in a Series B round of funding from London-based growth investor One Peak.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam all set to start the construction of its new entrepreneurial pavilion VU StartHub
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is all set to start the construction of the new entrepreneurial pavilion, VU StartHub.
This is what travelling from Amsterdam to Berlin by hyperloop will look like
Humans have always sought ways to make travel faster and more convenient.