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Milan-based IdentifAI - Find Origin -, a startup specializing in detecting AI-generated content, has secured €2.2 million in seed funding. The round was led by United Ventures, with contributions from notable business angels, including Edoardo Alessandri of Wellness Holding, Matteo Fago, Co-Founder of Venere.com, and Umberto Paolucci of UP Invest. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/d3BAQPdH Marco Ramilli, PhD Marco Castaldo #startups #fundingnews #finance #founders #venturecapital #privateequity #content #artificialintelligence #businessangels

Amsterdam-based tech startup Seenons has announced the acquisition of Waste Group Denmark, a strategic move to bolster its European operations and solidify its status as a leading waste management platform in Europe. This acquisition follows Seenons’ purchase of Recycling Partners Belgium BV (RPB) last year. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dBCPSqME Joost Kamermans Ivo Ronner Martin Poel Fabian Jäger Martin A. Kayser Jorn Eiting van Liempt Tim Beyer Finn McClain Ash Zhimiao Lee Sophie ter Hedde Joost Pluim Gimondi Naarding Sashanna Sondaar Matteo Chiapparini Gerrit Tol Stoffel van Beers Mike Werner Khauê Viana Mandy Morgan (CA) SA Merel Schaap Brian Smits Jari Wielders Laura Arjaans Judith Bolle Stijn Smetsers Michiel Mulder Dax van Poortvliet Esther Smids RC Vera Geling Vincent van Elsas Marit Mol #startups #wastemanagement #acquisition #founders #waste #venturecapital #privateequity #finance

Rotterdam-based e-commerce company Coolblue has announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Germany, investing approximately €150 million over the coming years. The company aims to self-finance these growth plans with support from existing shareholders, including HAL, which has acquired a 7.5% stake from CEO Pieter Zwart. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgFus8Xu Bart van der Vis Ian P. Michiel Van Der Zanden Daphne Smit Bjorn Smeets Jaina Padberg-Buhrmann Jan-Willem van der Linde Riko Ooijevaar Mendel van Biert Marnix Boon Roy Ahuis Marieke van der Wal Kylie Lenssen Michel Boerrigter Lars van der Hoorn Marlijn Kruitwagen Annemijn Kuenen Jos Groenendijk Henco van Puffelen Sophie Eulderink Linda Hogenes #startups #founders #fundingnews #investments #ecommerce #venturecapital #privateequity #growth

Magic AI, a startup focused on developing AI models to automate coding and software development tasks, has raised $320 million in a new funding round. The investment was led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, along with contributions from Alphabet’s CapitalG, Atlassian, Sequoia Capital, and others. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/d98ysu-b Klaudius Kalcher Marcus Krylborn Sebastian De Ro Marco Stephan Manuel W. Jill (Greenberg) Chase Attila Kaplan Rob Mallery Laura Raggl Stefan M. Eric Steinberger Adam Jafer Karim D. Daniel Forester Sehban O. Jing Ai Bhavit Sharma Alana X. Jonathan Chuang Arun Kumar Patrick Marsceill Srevin Saju Miles Van Tongeren Jonathan Clem #startups #unicorn #artificialintelligence #founders #fundingnews #coding #aimodels #software #venturecapital #privateequity #finance

Tract, a London-based proptech startup specializing in identifying potential building sites and obtaining planning permissions using AI, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investment round was co-led by Ada Ventures and Concept Ventures. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dWAbGeMX Jamie Rumbelow Henry Dashwood Elliot Haughin #startups #proptech #founders #fundingnews #venturecapital #privateequity #housing

Tallinn-based Sunly, a leading renewable energy producer, has secured €300 million in debt financing to advance the development of 1.3 GW of solar, wind, storage, and hybrid parks across the Baltics and Poland. The investment was led by Rivage Investment, through its REDI HR2 fund and Fund for Infrastructure Climate Solutions, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) via its Green Credit Fund I. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvdhqXHR Sander Ots Lukasz Frydrych Rasmus Udde Priit Lepasepp Piotr Biernacki, CFA Tadas Navickas Mariusz S. Jorma Piir Gedvidas Belickas Lili Kirikal Maris Tamm Siim Lääts Marek Motyl Taavid Mikomägi Triin Liisma Erkki Kallas Anna Lindpere Mari Sepp #startups #founders #fundingnews #finance #venturecapital #privateequity #energy

Ghent-based Optioryx, a company focused on making supply chains more efficient and sustainable, has secured a strategic investment from Network Venture Partners. Although financial details were not disclosed, this investment marks a significant step in Optioryx’s global expansion. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyfTyyaV Bouchra Chieb Robbe Delporte Gilles Vandewiele Federico Cao Chelly Kerkhof Vic Degraeve Apolonia Makuch Jelle Delporte Bram Krick Louka Octave #startups #founders #finance #fundingnews #venturecapital #supplychain #logistics #privateequity

PeelPioneers - a #FoodTech500 company, a Dutch foodtech startup based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, has secured €4 million in growth capital from investors including the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)), and the National Green Fund. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/ds2MBugX Eugen Kaprov Arnoud Van Stekelenburg Sanne Melles Bas van Wieringen 🍊 Steven Verhaar Harold Bink Martijn Zieverink Kristiaan Tetteroo Esther Crena Uiterwijk Charlotte Mollema Lindy Hensen Sytze van Stempvoort #startups #founders #finance #fundingnews #venturecapital #privateequity #recycling #foodtech #growth

Moirans-based WATTALPS, a startup specializing in lithium-ion batteries, has secured €11 million in a Series A funding round led by Supernova Invest, Move Energy , and Ring Capital. Existing investors, including EIT InnoEnergy, Eximium, and EIC Fund, also participated. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 👉 https://lnkd.in/dhHYzWtw Laurent Ehrhard Matthieu Desbois-Renaudin CURIS Pierre Jordi Erra Manuel RONCO BERNOUI Reda Christophe Oudin Jean-Noel CARMINATI Sébastien Bossan #startups #batteries #founders #finance #fundingnews #venturecapital #privateequity #seriesa #lithiumion