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| 06.07.2026 | June 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | European tech activity in June 2026 was characterised by a recovery in deal volume but a decline in total capital raised compared to May.
The ecosystem recorded 293 funding deals and €8.3 billion raised, compared to 258 deals and €10.5 bill... |
| 30.06.2026 | Europe's Skies Transform: Acodyne Fuels Autonomous Heavy-Lift Drone Future | Danish deep tech firm Acodyne secured €2.5 million in pre-seed funding. This capital fuels autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft development. These heavy-lift drones target critical defense, offshore, and remote logistics. They promise jet-speed ... |
| 29.06.2026 | European tech weekly recap: €2.1B in deals and Tech.eu Funding Explorer | Last week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 The top three industries that raised the most were fintech (€502.9 mill... |
| 26.06.2026 | Stark bags €500M, Tech.eu Funding Explorer launched, and Luxembourg's big ambitions | This week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 24.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments Secures $380M for AI Chip Metrology | Nearfield Instruments, a Dutch deep-tech leader, secured $380 million in Series D funding. This propels its valuation to $1.6 billion. The capital empowers advanced 3D metrology for semiconductor manufacturing. It accelerates innovation, pr... |
| 22.06.2026 | Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M | A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today.
The Series D round in Nearfield Instruments was led by n... |
| 22.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments Raises $380 Million Series D At $1.6 Billion Valuation | Nearfield Instruments announced that it has closed a $380 million Series D funding round. The financing values the company at $1.6 billion. Nearfield said the round is the largest deep-tech funding round ever completed in the Netherlands. T... |
| 22.06.2026 | Chipmaking tool firm Nearfield Instruments raises $380 million at $1.6 billion valuation | SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 : Nearfield Instruments, a Netherlands-based firm whose machines help measure the features on advanced semiconductors, said on Monday it raised $380 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion.
Near... |
| 22.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments raises $380M to accelerate AI chipmaking | Nearfield Instruments B.V., which specializes in producing advanced chip manufacturing equipment, revealed today it has gotten a massive $380 million capital injection.
The Dutch company’s Series D round was led by Fidelity Management &... |
| 22.06.2026 | Isometric Raises $40M in Series A Funding | Isometric, a London, UK-based developer of an AI-powered industrial certification and compliance validation platform, raised $40m in Series A funding.
The round was led by AVP (AXA Venture Partners), with participation from Plural, Lowercar... |
| 22.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments Raises $380M to Boost AI Chipmaking | Nearfield Instruments, a leader in cutting-edge semiconductor 3D metrology and process control, announced a hugely oversubscribed $380M series D funding round. The large round officially values the Rotterdam-headquartered company at $1.6 bi... |
| 12.06.2025 | The growth and opportunities of the Netherlands' tech ecosystem | Dutch tech companies raised over €3.7 billion in 2024, accounting for about 5 per cent of the total capital raised in the European tech ecosystem, according to Tech.eu's European Tech 2024: The Big Picture report. This positions the Netherl... |
| 05.08.2024 | July 2024's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | In July the European tech landscape experienced a wave of transformative transactions, underscoring the region's growing prominence in the global technology sector. This month saw a series of major deals, across various industries, reshapin... |
| 22.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments secured $147.6M, Ryte got acquired and over €814M raised by European tech companies | Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €814 million, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
The top three industries that raised the most were energy (€147M), semic... |
| 20.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments: Metrology & Inspection Solutions Company Raises €135 Million | Nearfield Instruments, the developer of state-of-the art Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, announced the successful closing of a €135 million Series C funding round. This oversubscr... |
| 18.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments: Leading the Charge in Semiconductor Innovation with €135 Million Funding | Nearfield Instruments, a prominent player in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, recently announced the successful closure of a landmark €135 million Series-C funding round. This significant achievement underscores the company's commi... |
| 18.07.2024 | Dutch chip manufacturing quality control startup Nearfield Instruments raises €135M
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One click below supports our mission ... | Semiconductor manufacturing gear startup Nearfield Instruments B.V. said today it has closed on €135 million ($147.6 million) in new funding to accelerate the growth of its novel process control systems for the chipmaking industry.
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| 18.07.2024 | Dutch chip equipment startup Nearfield Instruments raises $148 million in funding to ramp up production | Dutch chip equipment startup Nearfield Instruments has raised €135 million (approx. $148 million) in a Series C funding round to ramp up production of its chipmaking tools. The funding round marks the largest deep-tech investment in the Net... |
| 18.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round | ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearfield Instruments, the developer of state-of-the art Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced the successf... |
| 18.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments Raises €135M in Funding | Nearfield instruments, a Rotterdam, the Netherlands-based developer of Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, raised €135M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Walden Catalyst and T... |
| 18.07.2024 | Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round | ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearfield Instruments, the developer of state-of-the art Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced the successf... |
| 19.09.2023 | Rotterdam’s NearField Instruments bags €27M from Invest-NL, others to accelerate fault-detection solutions for microchips | Read this article in:
Rotterdam-based Nearfield Instruments, a startup that specialises in process control and metrology solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €27M in a funding round.
New investor ING Corporate Investments par... |
| 30.07.2021 | Rotterdam-based TNO spinoff Nearfield Instruments raises two funding rounds within two months; secures €12M | Nearfield Instruments, a Rotterdam-based startup that specialises in atom-scale metrology, started 2021 on a high note. From starting a Korean subsidiary to signing up a long-term partnership with Eindhoven-based VDL ETG, it is safe to say ... |
| 05.09.2017 | Innovation Industries and Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation invest in TNO spin-off Nearfield Instruments B.V. | Innovation Industries and Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation invest in TNO spin-off Nearfield Instruments B.V.
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Ultrafast High-Throughput Atomic Force Microscopy (HT-AFM) will keep Moore’s Law alive. Amsterdam, 5 September... |
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