Vigneshwar Ravichandran

6 days ago | siliconcanals.com | Vigneshwar Ravichandran

Nordic technology company Studio555 has secured €4M in seed funding led by HOF Capital and Failup Ventures to develop its playable interior design app. Founded in 2023 by CEO Joel Roos, CTO Stina Larsson, and CPO Axel Ullberger, the Swedish-Finnish startup combines gaming mechanics with interior design to create an entirely new creative category. The funding will fuel product development, team expansion, and market entry across Europe and the US ahead of the app’s planned 2026 launch.

6 days ago | siliconcanals.com | Vigneshwar Ravichandran

Oakland, California-based LemFi, an immigrant financial services platform, announced that it has acquired UK credit fintech firm Pillar. The announcement comes five months after raising $53M (approximately €46M) from Highland Europe earlier this year. Founded by Ashutosh Bhatt and Adam Lewis, Pillar’s technology will help people moving to new countries access credit products that were difficult to get before.

6 days ago | siliconcanals.com | Vigneshwar Ravichandran

Paris-based Sopra Steria (formerly Ordina), a company known for its consulting, digital services, and solutions, has appointed Ernst-Jan Stigter as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Netherlands. With his extensive experience in the digital sector, Stigter will be responsible for further strengthening the position of Sopra Steria as a leading IT service provider in the Netherlands.

6 days ago | siliconcanals.com | Vigneshwar Ravichandran

Scope Biosciences, a deep tech spin-off from Wageningen University & Research, has secured a follow-on investment from SHIFT Invest and Oost NL to advance its CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics platform. Founded by CEO Niek Savelkoul and headquartered in Wageningen, the Netherlands, Scope Biosciences has now raised a total of €6M in seed-stage funding, combining strategic and venture capital investments with non-dilutive support from leading European and Dutch innovation programmes.

1 week ago | siliconcanals.com | Vigneshwar Ravichandran

The past few weeks have been packed with startup news — from big funding rounds and global expansions to key partnerships and acquisitions. With so much happening across tech, energy, fintech, and health, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with everything. Naturally, a few important updates may have slipped under the radar. That’s why we’ve pulled together this quick roundup of stories you might have missed.