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07 May
  • 16:37
    Global VC investment totaled $75.9B across 7,520 deals — Venture Pulse Q1ʼ24
  • 13:36
    Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland
  • 13:26
    Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup
  • 11:36
    Innova Capital closes its Innova/7 Fund at €407M
  • 3 May
    Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups
  • 3 May
    Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility
  • 3 May
    Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M
  • 3 May
    Finnish startup Maire raises €450k in funding
  • 2 May
    Finland’s Kvanted leads a €2.65M investment round for RESONIKS
  • 2 May
    Czech company Inventoro is acquired by Cin7 for undisclosed amount
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Editor’s Choice

Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup

13:26

UAH 25 million for Da Vinci Wolves. A massive fundraising for the battalion of the future

18 April

Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

13:36

“The Nordics are our home, but we take on a global front in spotting the unexpected.” Interview with Venla Väänänen, Maki.vc

18 April
Editor’s Choice

UAH 25 million for Da Vinci Wolves. A massive fundraising for the battalion of the future

18 April

Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup

13:26

Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

13:36

“The Nordics are our home, but we take on a global front in spotting the unexpected.” Interview with Venla Väänänen, Maki.vc

18 April
Poland
  • Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

    13:36
  • 13:36
    Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland
  • 13:26
    Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup
  • 11:36
    Innova Capital closes its Innova/7 Fund at €407M
  • 30 Apr
    Czech startup Localazy expands into the Polish market
  • 19 Apr
    Poland’s RKKVC joins $40M Series C round for Bcomp, a Swiss cleantech
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Poland
  • Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

    13:36
  • 13:36
    Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland
  • 13:26
    Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup
  • 11:36
    Innova Capital closes its Innova/7 Fund at €407M
  • 30 Apr
    Czech startup Localazy expands into the Polish market
  • 19 Apr
    Poland’s RKKVC joins $40M Series C round for Bcomp, a Swiss cleantech
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Ukraine
  • Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

    13:36
  • 13:36
    Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland
  • 3 May
    Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups
  • 2 May
    Nova Post sorting depot in Odesa under russian missile attack
  • 1 May
    Ukrainian platform BUKI gets a place in the best EdTech companies ranking — TIME
  • 1 May
    Before, during, and after: how a startup can get the most out of conference participation. Part 2 — guest column
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Finland
  • Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M

    03 May
  • 3 May
    Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M
  • 3 May
    Finnish startup Maire raises €450k in funding
  • 2 May
    Finland’s Kvanted leads a €2.65M investment round for RESONIKS
  • 30 Apr
    Finnish space tech Kuva Space awarded a €1.8M ESA contract
  • 26 Apr
    Finland’s One Click acquires Buildrz, a French proptech company
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  • Reports
  • Rankings

Ukrainian iOS market research

10 May, 2023

Developers earn 12.5% more, Uzhhorod is among big IT hubs, 29% of CEO worked as developers — salary survey AIN.Capital for 2022

12 January, 2023

50 largest IT companies in Poland 2022: healthy 7% YoY growth, 6 companies have 200+ vacancies

08 February, 2023

Top 25 most active Polish VC funds in 2022

09 August, 2022

Top 15 most active Baltic VC funds in H1 2022

23 August, 2022

Top 15 most active Finnish VC funds in H1 2022

09 September, 2022

Top 10 most active Hungarian VC funds in H1 2022

15 September, 2022

Top 17 most active Czech VC funds in H1 2022

27 September, 2022
Ukraine
  • Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

    13:36
  • 13:36
    Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland
  • 3 May
    Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups
  • 2 May
    Nova Post sorting depot in Odesa under russian missile attack
  • 1 May
    Ukrainian platform BUKI gets a place in the best EdTech companies ranking — TIME
  • 1 May
    Before, during, and after: how a startup can get the most out of conference participation. Part 2 — guest column
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Estonia
  • Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility

    03 May
  • 3 May
    Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility
  • 3 May
    Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M
  • 1 May
    Startup Wise Guys graduates 12 scaleups from its Growth Ukraine program
  • 25 Apr
    Estonian space tech 10Lines secures a €1.5M investment round
  • 24 Apr
    Estonian Net Group acquires Outl1ne for an undisclosed amount
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Lithuania
  • Startup of the Day: WhiteBridge, a Lithuanian platform specializing in personal insights

    24 April
  • 24 Apr
    Startup of the Day: WhiteBridge, a Lithuanian platform specializing in personal insights
  • 19 Apr
    Lithuanian fintech Softloans closes a €1M pre-seed investment round led by FIRSTPICK
  • 17 Apr
    Lithuanian startup CTO2B secures €1M in a pre-seed round
  • 16 Apr
    Startup of the Day: Broswarm, a Lithuanian defense tech
  • 9 Apr
    Lithuanian-founded fintech TransferGo receives $10M in funding
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Latvia
  • Latvian fintech inGain raises €650k from Trind VC and Fiedler Capital

    18 April
  • 18 Apr
    Latvian fintech inGain raises €650k from Trind VC and Fiedler Capital
  • 11 Mar
    Latvian startup Mapon raises €3M to accelerate its European expansion
  • 1 Mar
    The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine selects 8 Ukrainian startups for Latvian TechChill
  • 6 Feb
    Baltic startup ecosystem in H2 2023 — FIRSTPICK and Change Ventures report
  • 1 Feb
    Practica Capital closes €80M fund for early-stage investments in the Baltics
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  • War in Ukraine

Apple paid $13.5M in fines to the Russian budget

23 January

Global tech companies and VCs still have hidden ties with Russia in 2022 — 7 cases and investigations

29 December, 2022

Ukraine’s defense tech cluster BRAVE1 to invest $39M in startups in 2024. How is it working

28 November, 2023

Petcube’s co-founder Yaroslav Azhnyuk is building a robotics company

15 January

“Lego for adults.” Stories of three Ukrainians who assemble kamikaze drones at home

05 February
Finland
  • Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M

    03 May
  • 3 May
    Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M
  • 3 May
    Finnish startup Maire raises €450k in funding
  • 2 May
    Finland’s Kvanted leads a €2.65M investment round for RESONIKS
  • 30 Apr
    Finnish space tech Kuva Space awarded a €1.8M ESA contract
  • 26 Apr
    Finland’s One Click acquires Buildrz, a French proptech company
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Romania
  • Romanian platform Genezio receives $2M in pre-seed investment

    05 April
  • 5 Apr
    Romanian platform Genezio receives $2M in pre-seed investment
  • 5 Apr
    Clutch announces Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies for 2024. 26 are from CEE
  • 22 Mar
    Romanian startup Nordensa secures €1.65M for its football talents platform
  • 8 Mar
    Hungarian startup Munch closes Series A round and launches in Romania
  • 7 Mar
    Romanian medtech Rayscape raises $500k in fresh investment
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Czech Republic
  • Czech company Inventoro is acquired by Cin7 for undisclosed amount

    02 May
  • 2 May
    Czech company Inventoro is acquired by Cin7 for undisclosed amount
  • 2 May
    Czech-founded fintech Birdwingo closes a €1.2M funding round
  • 29 Apr
    Czech startup TrueClaim raises $2.1M in a pre-seed round
  • 23 Apr
    Ukrainian-founded security startup Talsec secures a €1M investment round
  • 18 Apr
    Nova Post opens a new office in Czechia — investments in the country amount to €400,000
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Georgia
  • Czech Presto Ventures leads $330k pre-seed round for Wempler

    09 January
  • 9 Jan
    Czech Presto Ventures leads $330k pre-seed round for Wempler
  • 17.08.23
    Georgian crypto startup CityPay.io raises over €2M from Tether and Presto Ventures
  • 02.08.23
    Surge Summit, an event for startups and investors in the EECCA region, will be held in September 5-7 in Tbilisi
  • 27.03.23
    Georgian-founded fintech Raisin secures €60M in new investment
  • 28.12.22
    Ukrainian carsharing Getmancar launches in Georgia
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  • Opinions

Why CEE became so attractive to investors: 3 reasons

20 January, 2023

ChatGPT and DALL-E. What European VCs think about risks and opportunities of new AI technologies

02 February, 2023

Three reasons why it is still worth investing in Europe, according to TA Ventures

03 November, 2022
Estonia
  • Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility

    03 May
  • 3 May
    Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility
  • 3 May
    Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M
  • 1 May
    Startup Wise Guys graduates 12 scaleups from its Growth Ukraine program
  • 25 Apr
    Estonian space tech 10Lines secures a €1.5M investment round
  • 24 Apr
    Estonian Net Group acquires Outl1ne for an undisclosed amount
Show all
Lithuania
  • Startup of the Day: WhiteBridge, a Lithuanian platform specializing in personal insights

    24 April
  • 24 Apr
    Startup of the Day: WhiteBridge, a Lithuanian platform specializing in personal insights
  • 19 Apr
    Lithuanian fintech Softloans closes a €1M pre-seed investment round led by FIRSTPICK
  • 17 Apr
    Lithuanian startup CTO2B secures €1M in a pre-seed round
  • 16 Apr
    Startup of the Day: Broswarm, a Lithuanian defense tech
  • 9 Apr
    Lithuanian-founded fintech TransferGo receives $10M in funding
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Latvia
  • Latvian fintech inGain raises €650k from Trind VC and Fiedler Capital

    18 April
  • 18 Apr
    Latvian fintech inGain raises €650k from Trind VC and Fiedler Capital
  • 11 Mar
    Latvian startup Mapon raises €3M to accelerate its European expansion
  • 1 Mar
    The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine selects 8 Ukrainian startups for Latvian TechChill
  • 6 Feb
    Baltic startup ecosystem in H2 2023 — FIRSTPICK and Change Ventures report
  • 1 Feb
    Practica Capital closes €80M fund for early-stage investments in the Baltics
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offices
  • Nova Post opens its first office in Spain

    01 May
  • 1 May
    Nova Post opens its first office in Spain
  • 30 Apr
    Czech startup Localazy expands into the Polish market
  • 7 Mar
    Estonian car rental startup Beast is entering the Polish market
  • 27 Feb
    Ukrainian startup Awesomic opens a new office in San Francisco
  • 27.10.23
    Ukrainian edtech Preply opens US office and undergoes rebranding
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special projects
  • Revolutionizing Secure Communications: The Impact of ARMA G1 Mark ll in Ukraine and Beyond

    07 February
  • 7 Feb
    Revolutionizing Secure Communications: The Impact of ARMA G1 Mark ll in Ukraine and Beyond
  • 24 Jan
    Unique fintech solutions for banks and retailers from PayForce
  • 16 Jan
    Mindly successfully raises a $2M seed round while growing rapidly
  • 20.12.23
    Remote ID module and a single interface for servicing individuals and individual entrepreneurs.
  • 27.11.23
    Book of Ukrainian Tech 2022 — H1/2023: Adapt & Evolve
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