Zurich-based Lakera, a real-time Generative AI (GenAI) Security company, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $20M (approximately €18.4M) in a Series A funding round. The latest investment round brings the company’s total funding to $30M. 🔒🚀 Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/gkfMU2RP redalpine, Atomico, David Haber, Mateo Rojas-Carulla, Matthias Kraft, Sasha Vidiborskiy
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Silicon Canals was founded in 2014 by Remco Janssen (editor in chief) and Arjan Drost (deputy editor in chief, CTO). Silicon Canals is a blog about technology, entrepreneurship, innovation and the startup ecosystem in the Benelux (#NLTech & #BeTech). We publish and curate news and views on our blog siliconcanals.nl and via our newsletter siliconcanals.curated.co.
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With a #female head of state and prime minister, #Estonia stands as a beacon of gender equality. The stance also extends to its startup ecosystem, where many female founders are making waves. By 2023, female founders in Estonia rose to 17%, surpassing the #European average. 👩⚕️ Health: 30% female founders 📚 EdTech: 24% 📞 Communication: 21% Women hold 40% of startup jobs and 10% of managerial roles, higher than global averages. Here are some standout female-founded Estonian startups making waves: https://lnkd.in/gM7rh7Hu Jobbatical, Allan Mäeots, Karoli Hindriks, Ronald Hindriks, Haut.AI , Anastasia Georgievskaya, Konstantin Kiselev, Certific, Dr Jack Kreindler, Liis Narusk, FoodDocs, Karin Repp, Katrin Liivat, Fyma, Karen K. Burns, Taavi Tammiste, Grünfin, Alvar Lumberg, Karin Nemec, Triin Hertmann, Single.Earth, Andrus Aaslaid, Merit Valdsalu
Women at the Helm: 7 Estonian startup and scaleups thriving under female leadership
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Job van Hooijdonk, the co-founder of Regreener | B Corp™, announced that he has stepped down from his position as director at the company. 📢 “After 3.5 years of putting my heart and soul into the company, I noticed that my job satisfaction and motivation were rapidly decreasing,” says Hooijdonk in a LinkedIn post. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g2Q35G22 Job van Hooijdonk, Bernard de Wit
Job van Hooijdonk, the co-founder of Amsterdam’s Regreener steps down as director: Know more
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Netherlands-based NoPalm Ingredients, a biotechnology company producing yeast oils, has secured €5M in a Seed funding round. 🚀 The Dutch company aims to tackle the environmental and supply chain challenges associated with conventional palm oil, which is present in 60% of supermarket products. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNgdn47h Rubio Impact Ventures, Fairtree Elevant Ventures, Oost NL, Willow Capital Investments, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Lars Langhout, Prof Dr Jeroen Hugenholtz
Dutch startup NoPalm Ingredients bags €5M to accelerate delivery of sustainable palm oil alternatives
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Munich-based defence AI company Helsing has secured €450M in a Series C round of funding. 🌍💡 The German company was founded to protect democratic values and open societies, emphasising the importance of freedom of expression and identity. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/gbg8uwis General Catalyst, Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural, Greenoaks, Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, Dr. Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler, Torsten Reil
German defence AI startup Helsing bags €450M - Silicon Canals
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European scale-up companies have expanded with the assistance of public organisations, including the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. However, these businesses continue to face persistent financing barriers that the EU can do more to address, according to a new report from the EIB. Read here: https://lnkd.in/g8sNDVeq
European scale-ups raise 50% less capital than their San Francisco peers: EIB report reveals what needs to be done
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Copenhagen-based Agrobiomics, a Danish agtech company, has secured €4M in funding from NOON Ventures to launch Fortify, a potent abiotic stress protectant for plants. 🚀🌾 This solution aims to enhance climate resilience in agriculture, potentially reducing CO2 emissions by over 100 million tons annually and saving food worth up to €90B. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gwkyCDWf Ejner Bech Jensen, Theis Malmborg
Denmark’s Agrobiomics bags €4M to make plants climate resilient with biological solutions
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A few weeks ago, Amsterdam’s bunq launched summary proceedings against NRC over an article by Stijn Bronzwaer and Merijn Rengers, which alleged that Bunq employees could secretly access customer bills and view sensitive information. Bunq’s founder and CEO also upset about the lack of anonymisation for usernames in the article. However, the judge dismissed all of Bunq’s claims against NRC. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNfuJSEa
Amsterdam court dismisses Bunq claims in summary proceedings against NRC: Know more
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Barcelona-based Exoticca, a travel tech platform for multi-day tour packages, announced the closure of a €60M Series D funding round. ✈️ Exoticca’s bespoke tech connects all necessary services (flights, hotels, meals, transfers, transportation, activities) for booking multi-day tours, linking local companies with travel agencies and online platforms. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gJJu54b8 Pere Valles, Alejandra Duran Gil, Quadrille Capital, 14W
Spain’s travel tech platform Exoticca secures €60M to transform multi-day tour bookings
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Robert Vis, Founder & CEO of Bird, announced his departure from the Netherlands in search of a more supportive environment for entrepreneurship and innovation. 📢 Vis cited challenges in the Dutch business landscape and expressed a desire to explore global opportunities. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gVTwTFc6
Bird’s founder & CEO Robert Vis decides to leave the Netherlands: Here’s why
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