↑Limetax €6M Pre-seed round led by Motive Partners ↑Tellia €4.3M Pre-seed round led by Revent ↑Olenbee €6.5M Seed round led by Go Capital ↑Outline €2.6M Seed round led by Founders Future ↑sci2sci €1.2M Pre-seed round led by Heliad ↑Ground A €9.1M Pre-seed round led by Vsquared Ventures ↑The Exploration Company €387M Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners ↑Veridue €3.7M Pre-seed round led by Episode 1 Ventures ↑Hope Care €6M Series A round led by Iberis Capital ↑Mistral AI €3B Series D+ round led by Samsung Electronics (lead); co-leads: Scaleup Europe Fund (managed by EQT) ↑Jack & Jill €34.9M Series A round led by Air Street Capital ↑Tickets for Good €4.6M funding round led by NPIF II - Mercia Equity Finance (managed by Mercia Ventures) ↑Fluencify €3.7M Pre-seed round led by byFounders ↑Jaipur Robotics €4.3M Seed round led by EquityPitcher Ventures ↑Cato €6M Seed round led by Keen Venture Partners ↑Octave.energy €10M Series A round led by SPDG Growth ↑AI Score €4.7M Seed round led by Fuel Ventures ↑Piney €1.6M Seed round led by Uni.fund ↑Zeit AI €5M raises a Seed round ↑Backbone €4M Pre-seed round led by Pitchdrive

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IFFR 2021 (Hybrid)

FFR will present its newest and largest programme in two parts – February and June. This programme is representative of the multidimensional nature of Rotterdam and its festival as a safe haven. It is the main base for diverse and quality films.

December 7, 2020 · Updated August 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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