Mariia Denysiuk

Voima Ventures co-leads a €2.8M investment round for Swedish ArgusEye

The Nordic early-stage investor Voima Ventures has announced to AIN the investment round of approximately €2.8M (32.5M SEK) in the Stockholm-based biopharma manufacturer ArgusEye. Voima Ventures is one of the lead investors along with Eir Ventures. The investment will support

AUBG invests in 3 Bulgaria student startups in its Elevate accelerator

American University in Bulgaria has announced the fifth edition of its accelerator program Elevate. Three out of a total of seven teams receive a financial injection of $10,000. These are Verdere, Enthela and Regrounded. During the Season 5 Elevate Demo

Romanian VC firm Early Game Ventures launches its €60M Fund II

A Bucharest-based Early Game Ventures Fund, has announced the launch of its new €60 million VC fund that will invest in early-stage startups in CEE. The ticket size is expected to be up to €6 million.  About Early Game Ventures

Lithuanian fund Contrarian Ventures invests in Ember

The Vilnius-based VC firm Contrarian Ventures has invested in Ember, a Scottish company that builds an all-electric intercity bus network. This investment round amounted to $14 million. Investment details Contrarian Ventures joined the $14 million Series A round for the

“We believe that the fund should provide, in addition to investments, a certain value and be a part of companies’ growth.” Interview with 1991 Ventures co-founders

The co-founders of the 1991 Ventures fund, headquartered in London and Kyiv, known for running incubation and accelerator programs inside Ukraine, recently, have launched a $18.8 million fund. Its main goal is to support over 40 companies from Ukraine and CEE.

Global VC investment totaled $75.9B across 7,520 deals — Venture Pulse Q1ʼ24

KPMG has released a new Venture Pulse report, a global overview of key trends in the venture capital market in the world for Q1 of 2024. Global VC investment dropped to $75.9 billion across 7,520 deals in Q1’24 due to

Innova Capital closes its Innova/7 Fund at €407M

Innova Capital, a leading private equity firm in Central Europe, has informed AIN about the closure of its latest fund, Innova/7, raising a total of €407 million from invetsors. About Innova/7 Fund The finalisation of Innova/7 coincides with our thirtieth

Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups

SID Venture Partners, a Ukrainian investment fund, has announced investments in Iris Finance, Vendora, and Relari, the fund informed AIN. These are the first publicly announced companies with exclusively American founders in the fund’s portfolio. The founding companies and partners

Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility

Bolt, a global shared mobility business headquartered in Tallinn, has secured a €220 million syndicated revolving credit facility, provided by a consortium of banks. According to Bloomberg, the funding will help Bolt to prepare for a public offering. The facility, initially