Lisa Palchynska

Hetz Ventures closes $77M second fund

As reported by Globes, Israeli venture capital firm Hetz Ventures has secured $77 million for its second fund, bringing total managed capital to over $130 million. As the firm claims, over 90% of attracted capital came from international investors and

Top 10 most funded Polish startups in 2019/2020

Investment Associate at the Polish venture capital firm Inovo Venture Partners Kacper Zambrzycki is his Medium blog has selected 10 most funded startups in Poland. AIN.TECH publishes the abridged version.  DocPlanner Founded: 2011 Founders: Mariusz Gralewski, Lucjan Samulowski, Konrad Jarowski,

Payment and HR startup Papaya Global attracts $40M for further development

Israeli payroll and HR solutions company Papaya Global has closed a $40 million Series B investment round led by Scale Venture Partners. Workday Ventures, Access Industries, and existing investors Insight Venture Partners, Bessemer Ventures Partners, New Era Ventures, Group 11,

Israeli company Nyxoah goes public and raises €85M

Belgium-based healthtech company Nyxoah has undertaken an IPO on the Euronext stock exchange in Europe and attracted €85 million. Founded in Israel in 2009 by Robert Taub, the current Executive Chairman, Nyxoah is a medical device company focused on the

Bitpanda raises $52M for the company’s expansion driving

Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda has closed a $52 million Series A funding round, the largest Europe’s Series A round of 2020, led by Valar Ventures. Vienna-based VC Speedinvest also participated, the company says in its blog.  Bitpanda was co-founded in 2014

CHEQ buys click-fraud prevention company ClickCease

Israeli AI-driven cybersecurity company CHEQ has announced the acquisition of ClickCease, a provider of pay-per-click fraud prevention software. This move will strengthen the position of CHEQ in the fraud prevention market and expand its pool of clients by adding small-and-medium

Polish company VersaBox attracts €2.5M for the EU market expansion

Warsaw-based smart robotics company VersaBox has announced the completion of a €2.5M funding round. The investors are the Polish VC funds Fidiasz EVC, SpeedUp Energy Innovation, Movens VC and RST Ventures for Earth. Founded in 2017, VersaBox develops robots and

Next Insurance closes $250M funding round at $2B valuation

Israeli-founded insurance tech startup Next Insurance has closed a $250 million Series D investment round that pushes its valuation to $2 billion. The US Alphabet’s independent growth fund CapitalG led the round, German reinsurance company Munich RE participated in it,

Polish healthtech startup Wellbee raises over $250k

Wellbee has received over $250,000 from Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder VC fund and more than $25,000 from a private co-investor additionally, reports MamStartup. Wellbee develops a platform that facilitates access to online psychotherapy by supporting clients in the selection of