Mariia Denysiuk

Lithuanian crypto app FreeBnk raises $3M in equity and token funding

FreeBnk, a Lithuania-based provider of the fintech app offering services for crypto investors, has raised $3 million in a combined equity and token funding. Investors included Founderheads, ChaiTech Ventures, LVT Capital, and Lavender Capital. The startup plans to use the funding to support its R&D

In 2023, Ukrainian tech companies raised $209M in investments — Dealbook 2024 study

In 2023, the decrease in the volume of investments in Ukrainian companies slowed down to 11% per year. This shows the resilience of the industry against the backdrop of the war. The volume of deals increased 4.1 times compared to

Tietoevry Create plans to cut 4% of its workforce, including 70 employees from the Ukrainian office Infopulse

The international IT company Tietoevry Create plans to lay off 400 employees, mainly affecting competence centers in Bulgaria, Ukraine and India, according to the company’s website. Overall, the company employs 10,000 people across 23 countries in Europe, Asia, North and

French deeptech altrove raises €3.7M led by Lithianian Contrarian Ventures

The Paris-based altrove, a deeptech startup, has raised €3.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Contrarian Ventures, with participation from Emblem and several angel investors. With this funding, Altrove plans to advance its core technology, targeting industries such

Croatian-founded Daytona secures $5M in a seed funding led by Upfront Ventures

The New York-based startup with Croatian roots, Daytona, providing an open source development environment manager, has announced a $5 million seed funding led by Upfront Ventures. The new funding will be used to accelerate the expansion of streamlined development environments

Finnish startup Cluby receives €2.9M investment to expand its digital platform for restaurants

Cluby, a Helsinki-based startup providing a digital platform for restaurants to connect with their customers, has received €2.9 million in a seed investment round. Vendep Capital is the lead investor in the round. The startup intends to expand its services

Finland’s Inventure co-leads €4M seed round for the Swedish startup Steep

The Stockholm-based startup Steep has raised €4 million in a seed funding round led by Connect Ventures and the Finnish VC firm Inventure. The fresh funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand the team, and reach more companies

Estonian Plural joins €6M round in Feather, a German insurtech startup

Feather has raised €6 million in Series A funding led by Keen Ventures Partners, joined by Plural Ventures among others. The round will enable Feather to further assist expats around Europe in obtaining tailored insurance, according to TechCrunch. About Feather Our goal

Polish-founded blockchain startup RedStone raises $15M in Series A round 

The Switzerland-based startup with Polish roots RedStone has announced the closure of its $15 million Series A round led by Arrington Capital. The latest funding round has initiated an extensive hiring campaign for RedStone. The company told AIN the details