Holidu, a Munich-based travel tech company, today announced a €5 million extension to its €40 million Series C round from last year. Notably, €4 million of that extension comes the personal fund of former Booking.com CEO and Uber advisor Kees Koolen, who frequently invests in this space and has been on the startup’s board since […]
Finnish game studio Metacore, known as Everywear Games up until today, has announced a couple more things in addition to its rebranding: €25 million in financing and the launch of discovery puzzle game Merge Mansion. The financing consists of a €15 million equity investment and a €10 million credit line from Supercell to fuel the […]
Helsinki-based HappySignals, an employee engagement platform designed to guide teams through digital transformation, has raised €4.7 million in Series A round led by Nauta Capital, with participation from Vendep Capital. The company, which has raised €6.2 million to date, will scale operations in Europe and the US with hopes of helping enterprise leaders build “happy, […]
Bayes, formerly known as DOJO Madness and currently (still) a Berlin-based esports startup that uses big data to build tools and services, has raised $6 million to continue expanding its platform. The round included investments from the Pohlad Family investment group, Fertitta Capital, Sony Innovation Fund and other sports and media investors. The German holding […]
Only a few months after securing a €12.5 million funding round, Dutch e-bike company VanMoof has raised another $40 million in Series B funding to cope with growth. The fresh cash comes from Norwest Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Balderton Capital. VanMoof says it has seen 10x revenue growth in the past 24 months, hitting […]
Sennder, a digital freight forwarder, has acquired Uber’s European freight business in an all-stock transaction, thus making Uber a minority shareholder in the Berlin-based startup. Notably, the agreement includes a shipper referral program in which sennder will refer shippers seeking freight brokerage or similar services in North America to Uber Freight, and vice versa. Uber […]
Norwegian edtech unicorn Kahoot! has acquired Actimo, the Danish startup behind an employee engagement platform. To be exact, the Oslo-based company is buying 100 percent of the shares in Actimo for a total consideration reflecting an enterprise value of $26-33 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The transaction will be settled in a combination […]