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| 03.09.2026 | The Netherlands' top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 | Dutch tech companies raised approximately €1.9 billion in H1 2026, with funding concentrated among the largest deals. The three largest rounds alone accounted for approximately 44 per cent of the total, while six companies raised more than ... |
| 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 | 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 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 | 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... |
| 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 $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 | 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... |
| 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 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... |
| 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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