Video recruitment startup Vicancy enters Belgian startup programme Dutch video recruitment startup Vicancy from Utrecht is expanding its offices to Antwerp in Belgium, where it will participate in the iStart incubation programme. From September 1st the startup will o...
DOEN Foundation acquires minority share in Rockstart The DOEN Foundation has acquired a minority share in startup accelerator program Rockstart, headquartered in Amsterdam. The so-called strategic partnership is aimed at expanding the program abroad. Al...
TNW joins IBM Watson pitch competition in Amsterdam TNW Executives will join the IBM Watson team for the IBM Watson pitch competition on September 25th in Amsterdam during Capital Week. Get feedback from tech experts (CTO Watson, Co-founder TNW, VP mar...
Dutch corporates are asked to appoint a Chief Startup Officer The Netherlands has one of the highest number of home-made multinationals per square meter in the world. By connecting these multinationals to startups, both parties are able to innovate faster. The N...
MessageBird takes over iBasis’ SMS business Communications startup MessageBird this week took over the SMS business of iBasis, a KPN subsidiary. With the acquisition the Amsterdam-based startup wants to expand its global reach in the messaging ...
HenQ-backed SEOshop acquired by Canadian company Lightspeed POS Dutch e-commerce company SEOshop today announced it was acquired by the Canadian company Lightspeed POS for an undisclosed amount. SEOshop was backed twice in series A funding by the Dutch VC firm Hen...
TekDelta discloses patents and labs for Startup Initiative of StartupDelta and TNO Today TekDelta launches its platform. TekDelta, an initiative of Startup Delta and TNO, makes patents, laboratories and research facilities easily available to start...
Value Creation Capital launches €8 million fund for nano and high-tech startups Value Creation Capital, a syndicate of ‘entrepreneurial’ investors announced yesterday the launch of its first fund with €8 million in assets under management. The so-called TechNano fund focuses on e...
Keadyn leads 300K seed investment round in Monyq Monyq is founded by Igor Kluin, who previously started Qurrent, an innovative renewable energy company, The investment was made in collaboration with Minerva and Monyq management. “The funds allow Mon...
Understanding reasons for VC rejections – Are you a perfect fit to a fund? Approximately 1 to 2 percent of the relevant deal flow for a VC firm will become a portfolio company. Hence, rejecting entrepreneurs is something a VC professional will have to do as part of his job. ...
‘Startup Village’: a new landmark for Amsterdam Science Park In a desolate corner of the Amsterdam Science Park, next to a picture-perfect plain white Equinix datacenter, lies nothing but wasteland. It's hard to imagine a vibrant startup community here. But in ...