LiveDrop raises $2.5 million in defense-focused round
LiveDrop, founded in 2021 in Eindhoven, develops proprietary technology for fast, secure, and fully offline data transfer using optical coding. The technology is designed for use within and outside of defense. The company has successfully closed an oversubscribed seed round of $2.5 million.
The twelve-person team focuses primarily on defense and security, with additional applications in cybersecurity, healthcare, and secure end devices.

LiveDrop raises $2.5 million in defense-focused Seed Round
Founded in Eindhoven, LiveDrop develops proprietary technology for fast, secure, and fully offline data transfer using optical encoding.
QuantWare raises millions more in $27 million funding round
QuantWare, a leading supplier of quantum hardware based in Delft, has successfully raised an additional $4.5 million, bringing its Series A financing to a total of $27 million. This financial injection is expected to accelerate the development of their technology: a scaling method that will bring quantum processors to over one million qubits.

QuantWare secures more money, oversubscribing a $27M round
This money will accelerate the development of their VIO technology, poised to propel quantum processors to over one million qubits.
Rival Foods raises €10 million to scale up plant-based meat
A plant-based protein product with the same delicious bite as a good piece of meat. That’s what they’re working on at Rival Foods in Ede. The scale-up was founded in 2019 by Birgit Dekkers as a spin-off from Wageningen University & Research.
The €10 million investment round was led by pension investor APG. “This investment marks an important milestone in our mission to make high-quality plant-based meat mainstream,” said CEO Dekkers. “With the support of top investors, we are ready to scale up quickly and reshape the future of protein.”

Rival Foods raises €10 mln to scale plant-based meat
Dutch foodtech scale-up Rival Foods has raised €10 million in a Series B funding round.
EFFECT Photonics secures additional $24 million
EFFECT Photonics has raised $24 million, bringing its total funding to $62 million. The Eindhoven-based organization develops optical solutions that are part of the next generation of data centers and edge networks. The company, which focuses on photonic chip technology, specializes in creating highly integrated optical communication products that are key to managing and improving data flows across vast and complex network infrastructures using light.

EFFECT Photonics secures additional $24 million
EFFECT Photonics develops and produces chips using light to enable faster and more complex data transmission.
AIKON Health raises €1.2 million for innovative heart care
AIKON Health, an Eindhoven-based medtech startup, has raised €1.2 million in seed funding to transform heart failure care. Their innovative wearable technology monitors key parameters such as hemodynamic function and fluid status to reduce hospital readmissions by at least 25%.

AIKON Health raises €1.2 M to transform heart failure care
Their wearable technology provides continuous and non-invasive monitoring to heart failure patients, improving their treatment journeys.
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