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Brunel acquires 50.1% stakes in Amsterdam-based Equals Here's why: https://lnkd.in/gwna6rJ8 #Acquisition #WomenEmpowerment #Recruitment

Amsterdam-based Icecat, a provider of product content syndication, has acquired key assets from Decodata, an Amstelveen-based data solutions provider for the home and interior design industry. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gxqaqqyz Martijn J. Hoogeveen PhD, Anne de Jongh, Eric Mencke

Quanscient has raised €5.2M in new funding, bringing its total to €9.9M. The Finnish company develops a multiphysics simulation platform with #quantum integration, enabling faster, fully digital R&D for industries such as fusion energy and semiconductors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGSrzC3J Crowberry Capital #funding

Berlin-based Xavveo, a deep tech company that specialises in developing a network of radar sensors for autonomous vehicles, just secured €8M in funding! Read more: https://lnkd.in/ghbB8BAN Vsquared Ventures imec.xpand #Deeptech #AutonomousDriving

The Dutch are bringing Deep Tech to Dark Helsinki! 🧡   After the massive success of the (Deep) Tech Drinks in previous years, we figured we’d do it all over again this year. Same concept, but new startups, VCs, and karaoke songs. 🎶🎤 View event for more details and see you in Helsinki on November 20th! #DutchatSlush #DeepTech #Slush2024 #SlushHelsinki

Aligned Bio develops high-sensitivity nanowire biosensors for disease diagnostics and #genome sequencing. With €1.6M in recent funding and support from the SmiLe incubator, the #Swedish company is planning to scale production and accelerate toward market readiness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gX8yvBfi #Nanotechnology #funding

#Amsterdam-based SeaO2, a carbon removal startup, raised over €2M in funding to advance its CO₂ extraction technology from seawater. SeaO2 aims to remove one megaton of CO₂ by 2030 and a gigaton by 2045. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gvijUypN #Climatechange #Carbonremoval #funding

Herna Verhagen to step down as CEO of PostNL after over a decade at the helm. Current CFO Pim Berendsen announced as successor. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gqehMcRT

As we wrap up the week, this edition of “In Other News This Week” brings you a roundup of significant developments across Europe, highlighting renewed investor confidence in various industries. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gHhdyeTK Zilch expands securitisation to €178.8M Behavox secures €64.5M credit facility New home for Thuisbezorgd.nl and Just Eat Takeaway.com Blue Earth Therapeutics raises €70.3M Blacklane secures its largest funding round to date NESR acquires stake in SALTTECH BV Randstad to acquire Zorgwerk Blecon has raised €4.2M in seed funding Filigran raises €32.19M Beyond Aero raises $20M in a Series A round paretos raises €8.5M Modash raises €11M in Series A round Semble closes €13.8M FYLD secures €9.2M Auquan raises €7.3M in Seed funding Vaxinano raises €6M Mento Labs raises €9.2M GlassFlow raises €4.4M in seed round Challengermode raises €2.3M KRNL Labs secures €1.5M FreewayCamper secures €4M LinkByCar has secured €1.4M Freebird Club raises €500K in pre-seed Ulrika Ringdahl, the new CEO of SmiLe Venture Hub Whispp named TIME’s Best Invention 2024 iGent AI Launches Maestro Rare Earth Global secures €1.1M DeepL to Debut NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD NetZero welcomes INNOVX as new shareholder VibePay appoints new Head of Insights and secures €5.9M IDEALYS secures €2.5M Vamo expands seed funding to over €10M