Mariia Denysiuk

Finnish foodtech Onego Bio secures €14M from EIC Accelerator and Seria A investors

The Helsinki-based startup Onego Bio developing a bio-identical egg protein has secured the fresh €14 million from EIC Accelerator and additional Series A investors. Just three month earlier, Onego Bio raised €50.5 million, bringing the company’s total funding to €65

Austrian heat pump company Ecop receives €8.5M funding from EIC Accelerator

The Vienna-based heat pump company ecop has received €2.5 million in grant funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, as well as up to €6 million in equity investment. ecop will use the fresh grant funding to scale the production of its rotation heat pump, Tech.eu informs. “The EU’s innovation ecosystem has

Turkish Metis Ventures enters CEE and appoints Romanian Principal

The Istanbul-based Metis Ventures has entered CEE to invest in 8-10 startups within the next 12 months. Its ticket is up to €3 million for AI-based startups in cybersecurity, finTech, climate tech, and digital health. The fund also appointed Mircea Ghita,

US WP Engine acquires Bulgarian company NitroPack

The Austin-based WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing WordPress products and solutions, has announced its acquisition of the Sofia-based NitroPack, an all-in-one SaaS solution for improving site speed and performance metrics, including Google’s Core Web Vitals. The deal amount was

Romanian .lumen raises €5M from private investors via SeedBlink

The Bucharest-based startup dedicated to enhancing the mobility of the blind and visually impaired, .lumen has raised €1 million from private investors via SeedBlink. Co-investors, including the European Innovation Council and Venture to Future Fund, contributed €4 million. This record

MaPanda, a Ukrainian startup for gamified learning and therapy for children, receives $1.3M

MaPanda, a Ukrainian online tool for gamified learning and therapy for children three to nine years old, has received $1.3 million in investment, AIN reports. This funding was provided by the founder of Bini Games in several rounds of venture

Latvian Merito Partners acquires international e-commerce company Adaptive Media

The Riga-based Merito Management Target Fund II managed by investment company Merito Partners has acquired a controlling interest in international e-commerce company Adaptive Media. The amount of the deal was undisclosed. Adaptive Media is local success story– in ten years, expanding from local projects

Finnish Failup Ventures co-leads itselectric’s $6.5M round with Uber

itselectric, a Brooklyn-based electric vehicle curbside charging company, has announced its $6.5 million seed round. The investment was led by Failup Ventures and Uber and will help to support its deployments across seven cities in the United States in 2024.

Latvian Jeff raises $2M to expand its data-driven financial marketplace

Latvian startup Jeff has raised $2 million investment to expand its data-drive financial marketplace. The investment was led by the Czech-based VC fund Presto Ventures with participation from the specialist data and AI fund J12, as well as group of