Lisa Palchynska

Polish AI startup Talkie.ai secures $2.6M to expand in the US

The Warsaw-based startup Talkie.ai, which develops solutions for customer service automation, has secured $2.6 million (12.5 million zł) from a Polish-Austrian consortium of VC funds, including 4growth VC, NIF ASI, Satus Starter, FundingBox, Gateway Ventures, and existing investor Movens VC. Founded in 2018

Polish VC market report: €192M over 93 investments in Q2 2022

The Polish funds PFR Ventures and Inovo Venture Partners have prepared a quarterly report summarizing transactions in the Polish venture capital market in the Q2 of 2022. AIN.Capital shares the most interesting insights.  The report’s data shows that between April and

Lithuania, Poland, Norway, and Canada: fundraising campaign to buy Bayraktar for Ukraine

Partner countries and people from all over the world continue strongly support Ukraine in the unprovoked war started by Russia. One of the examples of solidarity is the nationwide fundraising campaigns to buy Bayraktar TB2 drones for the Ukrainian Armed

Ukrainian business prospects abroad: the case of ride-hailing service Uklon

In the first months of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, orders of the Ukrainian ride-hailing service Uklon dropped by 80-90%, as Dmytro Dubrovskyi, CEO & co-founder of the company, states. Before the Russian invasion, one of the Uklon development directions was

#RussiaIsATerroristState: What one of the most popular hashtags on Twitter and Instagram is about?

“Russian Federation — a terrorist state. RF — the most disgusting war,” Mykhailo Podolyak, Adviser to the Head of the Office of President of Ukraine, tweeted on July 27 and put a #RussiaIsATerroristState hashtag. That day, to be more precise,

DataArt raises $75M from the American FTV Capital

DataArt, one of the largest IT outsourcing companies in Ukraine, has raised $75 million from the American investment firm FTV Capital which became its minority stakeholder, Ukrainian media writes. The companies have not disclosed the post-money valuation.  The agreement was signed

How Poland’s fyrtel.market democratizes e-grocery. Interview with startup’s co-founder

The e-commerce startup fyrtel.market develops a marketplace for easy online shopping from local retailers. The platform has already connected over 200 local stores in three Polish cities and doesn’t plan to stop. Last month, the startup raised €850,000 for further scaling in

Ukrainian TA Ventures and ICLUB participate in a $125M round of orthodontic startup Impress

The Barcelona-based orthodontic startup Impress has raised $100 million of a proposed $125 million Series B round, with the second closing of $25 million on its way, TechCrunch informs. The Ukrainian VC investment company TA Ventures and private investor club ICLUB,

Intellias opens offices in Spain and Portugal for over 100 specialists

The Ukrainian IT company Intellias has announced that it will open four R&D centers in Madrid and Malaga, Spain, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal, this autumn. As Intellias CEO and co-founder Vitaly Sedler explained, the decision to enter the Spanish and Portuguese markets