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Belgium-based ADLC has raised €2.08M in seed funding. The startup uses drone technology to provide logistics services, helping companies implement drone-based solutions without needing to manage them in-house. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gaUnYmFt Rayan Quintaes, Galactic Beacon Ventures #SiliconCanals #Funding #News #Drone

Villeurbanne-based Laclarée, a French company developing adaptive eyeglasses for presbyopia correction, has secured €3.5M in equity Seed round funding. The proceeds will support the development of Laclarée’s first commercial product, expected by mid-2026. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/dfZcZKgj Rimonci Capital, UI Investissement, HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bruno Berge #SiliconCanals #Funding #News

Delft-based Villari, a company providing sensors for crack detection, has raised €4M in funding. The investment extends their earlier seed round in response to strong demand from customers in the Netherlands and abroad. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/ggCHBfH4 FORWARD.one, InnovationQuarter, Olivier Baas #SiliconCanals #Funding #News

A promise kept! Earlier this month, Aurore Balsan, wife of Karim Slaoui, co-founder of Cowboy, announced the launch of “The Karim Slaoui Fund”. The announcement comes more than a year after Karim Slaoui (36) died due to a rare form of cancer. This initiative honours Slaoui’s legacy. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ghdGtd88 #SiliconCanals

VEMS B.V. in collaboration with Biosphere Solar, JansZon BV, and the City of Amsterdam, has secured €655K in funding. The investment came from the MIT R&D subsidy scheme to advance circular energy solutions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gabx387t #SiliconCanals #Funding #News #Energy

When it comes to pitching, stop getting it right—start getting real. Read here: https://lnkd.in/epQapb2v Minna Taylor #GuestPost #SiliconCanals

INERATEC , a German company involved in the production of e-fuels, has received a €70M funding package from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, under the EU Catalyst partnership. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gcMjJaJY Mario Fernandez, Tim Boeltken, Nicola Beer #SiliconCanals #Funding #News

indigo.ai, a Vedrai Group company and a specialist in conversational AI-based virtual assistants, has secured €10M in a Series B all-equity round from Azimut Group. The announcement comes as the company reported an 88% increase in recurring revenue for the fiscal year ending in December 2024. Read more about the company’s deal here: https://lnkd.in/dm7FZzb3 Michele Grazioli, Gianluca Maruzzella, Enrico Bertino, Marco Falcone, Andrea Tangredi, Denis Peroni #SiliconCanals #Funding #News

London-based Zelt, an all-in-one people operations software, has raised $6M (€5.7M) in a funding round. The company enables enterprises to manage their entire workforce in a single system. It streamlines and automates HR, Finance, and IT processes across the employee lifecycle. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/dY69DMD2 Nauta, Venrex, Episode 1 Ventures, Chris Priebe, Polina Vorms #SiliconCanals #Funding #News