Canadian VC Chrysalix to invest €100M in Dutch robotics fund RoboValley The Canadian VC Chrysalix Venture Capital together with RoboValley (a business and research network in robotics from technical university TU Delft) and the TU Delft Robotics Institute have created a 1...
Dutch startup news update: beanbag clashes, more VC and talented youngsters Here’s what happened over the last few days, and what’s coming up. Funding The European Investment Fund (EIF) invests in Carduso Capital (undisclosed amount), a fund aimed to support the technology tr...
Connecterra raises $1.8 million in seed funding for real time cattle analytics Amsterdam-based 'Fitbit for cows' Connecterra got a 1.8 million dollar (1.6 million euro) seed investment from a diverse group of investors led by UK incubator Breed Reply . Also, the UAE based fund M...
Dutch startup news update: Tim Cook, Jack Ma and Travis Kalanick in town! An exciting startup-week lies ahead! Here’s your weekly update on Dutch startup news. StartupJuncture will report from StartupFest Europe all week. We will be present at a lot of (the over 30) events ...
StartupDelta innovation hubs together launch How To Get There Summit Innovating faster together as a ‘single hub’ Innovative minds of the Netherlands come together in The Hague this year for a new edition of the How To Get There Summit. This grand innovation event mobi...
Queen Máxima: “Female entrepreneurs: time to rev up the engine!” A great unofficial start of the Startup Fest Europe week in Amsterdam: TheNextWomen Innovation Summit got a royal visit from Queen Máxima. As nearly 750 attendees celebrated female entrepreneurship, t...
Prince Constantijn to succeed Neelie Kroes as startup ambassador The Dutch startup programme StartupDelta is set to continue for another 4.5 years, under the new name StartupDelta2020. This morning, during Startup Fest Europe, Minister Henk Kamp of Economic Affairs...
Meet the 8 new startups in ACE Venture Lab’s incubator Last week Amsterdam incubator ACE Venture Lab prepared for a new batch of science & high tech startups. Ten startups worked all week to pitch their business – eight companies survived the cut. Prior t...
Startup Fest Europe: Day 1 recap Tim Cook, Neelie Kroes, Prince Constantijn, Eric Schmidt, Travis Kalanick: Startup Fest Europe kicked off with some heavy hitters. The Apple CEO made a brave statement on current affairs: "If you are ...
Dutch startup news update: food delivery wars, StartupFest and too many Dutch hubs It’s the month of May and only two weeks before StartupFest Europe kicks off, so let’s enjoy the calm before the storm. Here’s your weekly update on Dutch startup news. News & Updates Startup Fest Eur...
Eric Ries: ‘Silicon Valley wouldn’t exist without immigration’ On April 8 SpaceX, the American rocket company founded by Elon Musk wrote history . Following a smooth cargo launch, a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster touched down successfully on a drone ship in the...
Ray Quintana, CTF: ‘Startup climate Twente impressive for such a small region’ When an US venture capital firm sets up shop with a fund in The Netherlands, it obviously doesn't go unnoticed. In 2014, the Cottonwood Technology Fund (CTF) immediately put their money where their mo...