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Founder of European technology news @SiliconCanals and #startups #scaleups #unicorns #fintech Private: coffee, food, football ;-)
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European technology news: AI Tool of the Week: Copenhagen’s Corti launches Europe’s first sovereign healthcare AI infrastructure /via @SiliconCanals
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Copenhagen-based Corti, an AI infrastructure provider for healthcare, has introduced new cloud capabilities to help European health systems use advanced,
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European technology news: Amsterdam-based CapitalT announces first close of €50M Fund II to scale impact investing /via @SiliconCanals
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Amsterdam-based CapitalT, a (pre) seed stage VC that invests in software technology companies, announced the first close of its second fund, targeting €50M.
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European technology news: Sequoia-backed Norwegian fintech Two raises €13M to make business payments as simple as card payments /via @SiliconCanals
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Two, a European B2B payments platform, has secured €13M in funding. With this round, the company’s total funding has reached over €40M.
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European technology news: EXIST Lighthouse Competition: Meet the 10 projects chosen to become Germany’s official ‘Startup Factories’ /via @SiliconCanals
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In an attempt to further accelerate Germany’s startup ecosystem, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche announced the winners of the
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European technology news: Lithuania’s VectorTree secures EU grant to develop a scalable vector database for AI /via @SiliconCanals
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VectorTree is creating an Advanced Vector Database (AVD) as a cloud-based service to support artificial intelligence systems.
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European technology news: German fintech re:cap secures €125M for new credit facility; enters UK market /via @SiliconCanals
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re:cap will continue to operate the platform and infrastructure that enables real-time capital planning and flexible financing for tech companies.
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European technology news: Plense Technologies, the Delft-based agtech startup “listening” to plants, ceases operations: Know more /via @SiliconCanals
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Delft-based Plense Technologies, a developer of crop cultivation devices designed for data-driven cultivation, has announced that it will cease operations
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European technology news: What’s in a Name: How a parked EV, a cable, and a late-night idea sparked this Spanish startup’s name /via @SiliconCanals
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But behind this mission is a name with an equally thoughtful origin.
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European technology news: Amsterdam’s fintech Figo Mobility secures backing from ex-Adyen payments head Edgar Verschuur: /via @SiliconCanals
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Amsterdam-based Figo Mobility, a fintech that simplifies mobility management and travel expenses for employers, secures an investment from Edgar Verschuur,
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European technology news: Prosus launches AI House Amsterdam to help Europe become an ‘AI maker, not an AI taker’ /via @SiliconCanals
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Amsterdam-based Prosus, a global technology company, announced the launch of AI House Amsterdam, a state-of-the-art innovation hub designed to foster
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European technology news: Amsterdam’s AI fintech scale-up Conpend secures funding: Know more /via @SiliconCanals
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Conpend, an AI fintech scale-up, has secured a majority investment from CIP. The financial details of the deal, however, were not disclosed.
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European technology news: Norway’s subsea robotic startup Kongsberg Ferrotech secures €12M from NATO fund, others to address rising undersea threats /via @SiliconCanals
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Kongsberg, Norway-based Kongsberg Ferrotech, a company specialised in robotic solutions for the inspection, maintenance and repair of critical offshore
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European technology news: Enschede-based QuiX Quantum secures €15M to launch first universal photonic quantum computer /via @SiliconCanals
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Enschede-based QuiX Quantum, the Dutch photonic quantum computing pioneer, has secured €15M in Series A funding co-led by Invest NL and EIC Fund.
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European technology news: French femtech Solence bags €1.6M to help women manage PCOS through lifestyle changes /via @SiliconCanals
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Paris-based Solence, a health startup focused on care for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), has raised €1.6M in seed funding.
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European technology news: Amsterdam-based Flow acquired by Dutch accounting firm SnelStart /via @SiliconCanals
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Amsterdam-based Flow, a specialist in embedded finance, has recently become part of the SnelStart group, a supplier of administrative software for SMEs.
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European technology news: Skleo Health bags €3M to fight preventable blindness with AI-powered eye screenings /via @SiliconCanals
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Skleo Health’s goal is to address preventable blindness through broader access to medically validated eye screenings.
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European technology news: Re-arming Europe: Darkstar launches €25M pan-European defence fund for battlefield-ready tech, weapons; secures €15M first close /via @SiliconCanals
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Darkstar, a defence tech ecosystem builder, announced the official launch of Europe’s first pan-European defence fund fully dedicated to backing real military
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European technology news: Struggling Dutch firm Ebusco restructures loans, signs €39M energy deal as CEO and ad interim CFO exit /via @SiliconCanals
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Netherlands-based Ebusco, a motor vehicle manufacturing company, has announced that it has reached an agreement to restructure loans that were due in
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European technology news: Tether invests in Amsterdam’s Crystal Intelligence to tackle illicit stablecoin activity /via @SiliconCanals
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Crystal Intelligence supports financial institutions, law enforcement with tools for transaction monitoring, investigations, and compliance.
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European technology news: Most active quarter since the end of 2023: Dutch startup funding surges significantly in Q2 2025, reveals report /via @SiliconCanals
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In Q2 2025, approximately €716M was invested in Dutch startups. Based on unpublished estimates, the actual amount is around €747M.
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