Mariia Denysiuk

The EU-backed Seeds of Bravery allocates €20M to support Ukrainian tech startups

The European Union will allocate €20 million through the “Seeds of Bravery” (UASEEDs) project to strengthen deep tech startups in Ukraine. Participants will be able to cash up €10,000. The Seeds of Bravery project was initially announced in May 2023.

Global BPO company Helpware acquires eTeam. Both have major teams in Ukraine

Helpware, a technology-driven American outsourcing company, has announced the acquisition of eTeam, a digital product development agency. The deal marks a strategic development in Helpware’s Digital Business Transformation initiative.  “The addition of eTean marks a key step in our ability to operationalize

Latvian Digital Mind acquires 100% stake in Polish EIP Dynamics

Digital Mind AS, a business process digitalisation specialist, has announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Warsaw-based EIP Dynamics. The acquisition will be financed by Czech Livonia Partners.  About the deal The acquisition will be financed with equity investment provided by Livonia

Startup of the Day: Bulgarian foodtech Ancestral Superfoods

Ancestral Superfoods, a Bulgarian startup co-founded by Jivko Djamiarov, Elena Gerganova, and Georgi Gerganov, specializes in the development of health-enhancing “live and functional” foods, leveraging natural processes. The startup claims its products support the gut health, brain functions, immune health, and boost metabolism. Recently, Ancestral

Czech company UltimateSuite gets acquired by ServiceNow

Tensor Ventures has announced its first exit after its portfolio company UltimateSuite had been acquired by the US-based company ServiceNow. The 100% share acquisition will help ServiceNow to bolster its automation and AI capabilities. “Task mining is key to revealing

Bulgarian steel packaging manufacturer Bulmetal secures €4.2M during IPO

Bulgarian metal packaging manufacturer Bulmetal has secured €4.2 million during its initial public offering (IPO) on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The startup plans to use the funds to expand its production capacity. “We firmly believe in sustainable waste management. At

How does YouTube help spread pro-Russian propaganda in Poland — study

The risk of disinformation on YouTube in Poland is rather low compared to Ukraine, however there are still gray areas and vulnerabilities within the platform itself. Texty.org.ua has conducted the study which reveals that people in Poland watch YouTube primarily for

Vienna-based HYDROGRID closes $8.5M round to develop its solution of renewable energy

Austrian HYDROGRID, has announced the closing $8.5 million in a Series A funding to accelerate the international expansion. The round was co-led by Inven Capital and Karma Ventures. “Despite the important role hydropower has to play as a green battery to the grid, hydro

Estonian Arbonics secures €5.5M to scale its forest-carbon removal platform

Tallinn-based Arbonics, the naturetech startup, has secured a €5.5 million in a seed investment from NordicNinja, Plural, and Tilia Impact Ventures. The investment will allow Arbonics to continue scaling its climate change solution. “With this recent funding we’re poised to