Mariia Denysiuk

Hungarian-founded software startup Antavo raises €10M in a Series A round

Customer loyalty software company Antavo has raised €10 million to accelerate its global expansion and to expand its clients base. The round was led by Hungarian Euroventures. Lead Ventures, iEurope, and Innovation Nest also participated.  “Antavo saw incredible growth last year,

Polish Alsendo acquires a majority stake in Romanian SaaS platform Innoship

Polish Alsendo, a tech company that provides delivery solutions, has acquired the majority stake in Romanian SaaS delivery management platform Innoship. The exact amount of the deal is not disclosed. “We continue to pursue our strategy of transitioning to a

Finnish Maki.vc participates in a €3.3M round for KYC software startup Strise

The Helsinki-based seed-stage VC firm Maki.vc participated in a €3.3M round for Norwegian software startup Strise. The round was led by Curiosity, new investors Sondo Capital and Likeminded also joined.

Startup of the Day: Latvian 3D simulation software company CENOS 

Founded in 2017 by three Latvian PhDs in physics and mathematics Mihais Scepanskis, Raimonds Vilums, and Vadims Geza, CENOS develops 3D simulation and modeling platform for engineers. The startup’s solution is aimed to democratize simulation processes by ensuring easy, affordable, and secure access to

Bulgarian Invenio Partners launches a new €55M regional private equity fund

The Sofia-based equity investment firm Empower Capital expands its business model, rebrands to Invenio Partners, and announces the launching of a new €55M regional private equity fund Invenio Partners Fund II to invest in SMEs in Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia,

Bulgarian-founded deeptech startup LatticeFlow raises $12M in a Series A round

Deeptech startup LatticeFlow has raised a $12 million Series A to expand the team and product portfolio. The round was co-led by Atlantic Bridge, OpenOcean, and existing investors btov Partners, and Global Founders Capital, TechCrunch informs. “If you only look

Romanian crypto startup ZoidPay receives $75M from GEM Digital Limited

The Bucharest-based crypto liquidity startup ZoidPay has received $75 million to build the next generation of financial service. The investment was led by GEM Digital Limited.  “By the end of the first quarter of 2023, we aim to become the

Slovakian foodtech Peelo raises a pre-seed round

The Bratislava-based foodtech startup Peelo has raised an undisclosed pre-seed round to accelerate the company’s development. The round was co-led by Rockstart Agrifood and CB Investment Management.

Google acquires Alter, US and Czech-based AI avatar startup, for $100M

Tech giant Google has acquired the US and Czech-based Alter, an artificial intelligence AI avatar startup, for about $100 million, according to TechCrunch sources. Founded in 2017 by Jonathan Slimak and Robin Raszka, Alter started as Facemoji, a platform that