Netherlands

Dutch Sioux Technologies Completes Full Acquisition of Romanian Software Development Centre in Cluj-Napoca

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Sioux Technologies, a Dutch high‑tech software group, completed the full takeover of its Romanian development centre in Cluj‑Napoca. The unit, originally launched in 2018 as Qubiz Software Services, posted 2025 revenues of about 19 million lei (≈3.8 million EUR) and a net profit of roughly 470 k EUR. The acquisition, undisclosed in price, aims to enlarge the local team and deepen the company’s engineering capacity for sectors such as semiconductors, medical technology and analytics.

Dutch AgTech Startup Gravity Gardens Raises €2.6 Million to Scale Chemical-Free Seed Activation Technology

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Dutch AgTech startup Gravity Gardens raised €2.6 million in a Seed round led by VP Capital, with participation from Brightlands Venture Partners, Graduate Ventures and private investors, to commercialise its dry, chemical‑free seed activation process and build industrial‑scale equipment for broader crop applications.

Dutch Print Platform Print.com Launches Native ChatGPT Plugin for Streamlined Ordering

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Print.com, a Dutch online print platform, became the first print service to offer a native ChatGPT plugin. The integration lets users query the full catalogue, get instant pricing, delivery estimates and place orders directly from the chat interface, streamlining the ordering process for professional customers.

BizAway Secures €10 Million from BBVA to Acquire Dutch Travel Firm and Expand Across Northern Europe

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Spanish travel‑management startup BizAway secured €10 million from BBVA to fund the purchase of Dutch firm Uniglobe Alliance Travel and to boost its footprint in the Benelux market, marking a significant step in its European growth strategy.

Dutch Streaming Company Revives European Video Hosting Platform as Sovereign Vimeo Alternative

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StreamZilla, a former early‑stage video CDN, is being relaunched by Jet‑Stream as a European‑sovereign video‑hosting service that complies with EU regulations (WCAG 2.2 AA, GDPR, SEAL). Hosted on Dutch Leaseweb infrastructure and using an open‑source Whisper model for on‑premise subtitles, the service aims at organisations of up to 500 employees with a free tier and low‑cost paid plans, positioning itself as a compliant, affordable alternative to Vimeo and YouTube.

Dutch Political Ad Transparency Platform Faces Shutdown Over EU Compliance Requirements

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Screenforce, the organisation behind the political‑advertising compliance platform politiekereclame.nl, is considering whether it can continue operating the service under new EU transparency rules. If it cannot meet the Commission’s requirements, the platform could be closed before the 2027 provincial elections, shifting the compliance burden back to individual media operators.