Mariia Denysiuk

Ukrainian edtech Preply opens an office in London

The Ukrainian-founded edtech startup Preply has opened an office in London, in the heart of the Shoreditch business district. This is another step of the company to expand its international presence, which complements the network of offices in Kyiv, Barcelona,

Polish Renters buys a majority stake in Bulgaria’s Flat Manager

The Warsaw-based vacation properties operator Renters.pl has acquired a majority stake in Bulgarian peer Flat Manager. The deal will help Flat Manager expand across Bulgaria and attract Polish tourists. The financial details were not disclosed. With this transaction, we not

Czech home-improvement platform Adam raises €3M to expand across Europe

Adam, a home-improvement platform that provides customers with online access to reliable contractor services, has raised a €3M late-seed round from Brighteye, an European edtech VC. The startup plans to venture beyond Europe and into new construction trades.  Undoubtedly, traditional craftsmanship is

Estonian Plural joins €450M Series C in the German defense company Helsing

Helsing, a Munich-based company specialising in the creation of AI-powered military solutions and components, has raised €450 million led by General Catalyst. The total amount of company’s funding is currently over $760 million. The fresh investment aims to strengthen European defence

Poland’s Huge Thing launches another Startup Booster program

Huge Thing has informed AIN about the launch of the recruitment for startups around the world. The finalists can receive support from mentors, assistance with international expansion, hands-on work on solutions, and grants of up to €80,000. About the program: Huge Thing

Polish healthtech startup Doctor.One raises €1M in funding

Warsaw-based Doctor.One, a medtech developing its virtual clinic solution has raised €1 million in a funding round led by a Polish Smartlink Partners. The Ukrainian Vesna Capital also joined the investment. The fresh costs will be used for development, including

Lithuanian drone maker Granta Autonomy raises €1M in funding

Granta Autonomy, a Vilnius-based startup specializing in fully autonomous UAVs for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, has raised €1 million in a seed funding round led by ScaleWolf VC, with participation from Brolis Defence and HFL Holdings. The funding will accelerate the development

Estonian-founded negotiation startup Pactum closes $20M funding round

Pactum, a Silicon Valley-based software developer with Estonian roots, has raised $20 million in venture capital from a consortium of backers led by Karma Ventures. This investment will enable the startup to extend its support for procurement teams globally. Who

Estonian Startup Wise Guys joins the investment for Canadian healthcare HR startup Aboard

The Tallinn-based accelerator and fund Startup Wise Guys has joined the investment for Canadian healthcare HR startup Aboard. The round was led by US-based East Post Road Ventures and will accelerate Aboard’s expansion into the US warket. This funding will