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Munich-based Isar Aerospace conducted the first test flight of its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. “Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving great success. We had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight, and even got to validate our Flight Termination System. We demonstrated that we can design and build and launch rockets,” says Daniel Metzler, CEO and co-founder of Isar Aerospace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gP6VDXPw #SiliconCanals #News #TestFlight

Black Semiconductor, a German company specialising in chip connectivity, has acquired Dutch-based Applied Nanolayers BV - ANL, to accelerate the development of its Integrated Graphene Photonics (IGP) technology by two years. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gZkcyHpf Daniel Schall, Sebastian Schall #SiliconCanals #Acquisition #News

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Did you miss some startup and VC news? Here’s a roundup of key updates from across Europe this week. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gNxQ8bTS GoDutch names Matias Tesolin as Chief Product & Technology Officer Utrecht-based Amigos Social raises €2.5M London-based Paid raises €10M CamGraPhIC raises €25M Series A funding SURE Mobility and Scootmobiel Goes partner up DeepIP raises €13.8M Series A round compri lands €1.6M experial raises €2M to transform market research Icelandic startup Heima raises $1M Soldera raises €2.5M funding Belgium’s ARK Capture Solutions raises €2.2M Differential Bio emerges from stealth with €2M Assemble You secures €1.20M Clock&Cloud raises €1.5M Tribune Therapeutics raises €37M First Water raises €39M Sateliot raises €70M Series B round Chronicle Labs | Protocol raises $12M recalm GmbH raises €3M+ Series A round UK’s Level secures €125.5M Gaiarooms raises €10M+ #SiliconCanals #Funding #News

In March, several #Amsterdam-based startups secured significant funding, reflecting the city’s dynamic and resilient entrepreneurial landscape. This article highlights the companies that raised funds and some of them are currently hiring. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gQJ_6nrW Mews (Richard Valtr, Matthijs Welle), THORIZON (Lucas Pool, Sander De Groot), Moonwatt (Zukui Hu, Guillaume Mancini, Valentin Rota), Lemni (Alex Buis, Krijn Rijshouwer), Billy Grace (Robin Friend, Mitch Voskuilen, Tjadi Jesse Peeters), The Micro Habit Company (Rob van Drunen, Paul Stienen), Fraudio (João Moura, Nathan Trousdell, Claire Scott-Hayes, Robin Vastenou, Oswin Frans), Dubformer (Anton Dvorkovich) #SiliconCanals #Funding

Munich-based Marvel Fusion, a fusion energy company, has extended its Series B funding round by €50M, bringing the total to €113M. The German company is developing a new fusion energy technology that leverages advances in laser and nanoscience to increase the probability of fusion. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gExG2pzP Moritz von der Linden, EQT Ventures, EIC - European Innovation Council Fund, Tengelmann Ventures, Bayern Kapital, Ted Persson, Juha Pankakoski #SiliconCanals #News #Funding #Energy

Amsterdam-based NUNC Capital BV, a firm that backs startups and scale-ups in the defence industry, has launched a €20M early-stage Venture Building Initiative. Here are the focused areas the initiative will invest in: https://lnkd.in/g93RFvhz Bram O. #SiliconCanals #News #Amsterdam #DefenceTech

Dutch-based DOPS Recycling Technologies bv has secured €5M in seed round funding. The company has developed Direct Carbon Immobilisation technology, which recovers raw materials from waste while reducing emissions. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/g2S7xj3k ROM InWest, Init Power, Alphatron Capital, Jesse In 't Velt, Michiel Spits #SiliconCanals #News #Funding

In this edition of “AI tool of the week,” we spotlight amberSearch, a German technology company that provides an AI-powered search solution to businesses. Here’s everything you need to know about it: https://lnkd.in/gG2CygNS Philipp Reissel, Bastian Maiworm #SiliconCanals #News