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Twitter has acquired email newsletter service, and River Venture Partners portfolio company, Revue. The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, is part of Twitter’s effort to compete with other social media companies that allow users to earn money from their followings, as the newsletter industry enjoys a spike in popularity. read Read more…

Calqulate, an automated financial analytics and knowledge base for startups and growth companies, has raised €1,5 million from American and European investors, led by Maki.vc and with participation from 70V, River Venture Partners and business angels. This new investment will enable Calqulate to expand into the U.S. market by the Read more…

Dutch private educational group Winford buys a majority stake in online marketplace for private tutoring Nimbles. Nimbles was founded in 2015 by Danique Wiltink and Adine Tjeenk Willink and launched their platform in 2016. Winford sees potential in (online) private tutoring services and sees Nimbles as a stepping stone to Read more…

CRM has for years been primarily a story of software to manage customer contacts, data to help agents do their jobs, and tools to manage incoming requests and outreach strategies. Now to add to that we’re starting to see a new theme: apps to help agents track how they work Read more…

Dutch chatbot startup Maxwell hit the headlines as it has raised €400k funding. The investment comes from the Dutch government and River Venture Partners. Maxwell has developed a messenger marketing platform for Shopify-based online stores. Its platform includes steps such as cart reminder, checkout to review and more to customers. It Read more…

Amsterdam-based travel startup Polarsteps today announced that it has broken through the 1 million user mark and raised €3 million (USD $3.5 million) in funding. The Series A round, which was led by INKEF Capital, brings Polarsteps’ total funding to date to €4.6 million (USD 5.25 million). The new funds Read more…

Objectiv, an AI-driven support solution that takes the guesswork out of product decisions has today launched to assist CPOs and help them make the right product strategy decisions. The company has also announced its seed round of $800,000. Founded in October 2017 by two former cofounders of Distimo —  Vincent Hoogsteder and Read more…

Editorial-focused newsletters are gaining momentum—and a small Dutch company is putting inbox-based publishing within everyone’s reach. Martijn de Kuijper first saw the seeds of email’s editorial evolution taking shape three years ago. De Kuijper—a serial entrepreneur based in Utrecht, Netherlands, 20 miles southeast of Amsterdam—found himself growing frustrated with the Read more…

The app Polarsteps tracks all your travels.  According to CEO Koen Droste the community now exists of 200.000 active users.To make a step forward itself, it raised funding from various Netherlands based internet entrepreneurs. The money will be used for recruitment drive and product development. The funding comes from names like Patrick Read more…