Eindhoven, Netherlands – May 2025 — Dutch deep-tech startup FononTech, a spin-off from TNO’s Holst Centre, has secured €8.5 million in seed funding to scale its proprietary Impulse Printing™ technology — a breakthrough process for 3D interconnects in semiconductor and display manufacturing. The round was led by Sake Bosch (founder of Prime Ventures) and included participation from Innovation Industries, Brabant Development Agency (BOM), TNO, SHIFT Invest, and EIC Accelerator grant funding. The new funding brings FononTech’s total capital raised to approximately €11 million, following a €2.3M round in 2023. 📌 Funding Summary Company: FononTech (Eindhoven, Netherlands) Round: €8.5M Seed (May 2025) Focus: Dry nano-printing for semiconductor and display interconnects Total Raised: ~€11M Lead Investor: Sake Bosch (Prime Ventures) 🚀 Technology: Impulse Printing™ for...

Latvia-based Aerones was founded in 2015 by Dainis Kruze (CEO) & Janis Putrams, with friendly support from Andris Dambis. The company started with a focus on heavy-load drones, before pivoting to (non-drone) remotely-operated maintenance robots in 2019. "Aerones robots clean & inspect wind turbines so humans don’t have to" (note: wind turbines have a typical lifespan of 20 years, but better maintenance can prolong this). One issue you run into with wind turbines is (among others) that they tend to leak oil, which corrodes blades, increases wind resistance & pollutes the ground below. Aerones robots clean towers & blades by blasting them with a liquid detergent, while funnels beneath (the blades) collect the mucked-up liquid...