Alexandra Minchuk

IBM to acquire Finnish startup Nordcloud

IBM has announced an agreement to acquire Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, application transformation, and managed services. One of the reasons for acquiring Nordcloud is to advance IBM’s cloud migration and transformation capabilities, an important aspect of its

Estonian Bolt raises $183 million in funding

Estonian private company Bolt, a transportation platform, has announced its largest round of funding worth $183 million. The investment was led by D1 Capital Partners – a global investment firm that deploys capital in both public and private markets and

Paris-based startup Sorare received $3.6 million investment from Gerard Piqué

According to the company`s press release, football superstar Gerard Piqué and ex Coca-Cola VP Emmanuel Seugé through his fund Cassius Family have invested $3.6 million in Sorare as a seed extension. Also, Gerard Piqué will join Sorare’s board as a

Finnish startup Port 6 raises superseed round of $1.2 million

According to the company`s press-release, Espoo-based Port 6, a startup building the future of human-computer interaction, has raised $1.2 million in funding for their seed round. The round was led by investment fund Superangel with participation from Superhero Capital, Charlotta

Lithuanian startup RRR.Lt raises $1.2 million

Lithuanian startup RRR.Lt, a united system of used car parts sellers, has raised a $1.2 million investment in seed funding. The round was led by Practica Capital, with participation from private investors, Startup Lithuania reports.  Founded in 2016, RRR.LT is

French fintech startup Lydia raises $86 million

Paris-based Lydia, a mobile financial services platform, has raised an additional $86 million in Series B round. The round was led by Accel, the global venture capital firm, the company reports. The total Series B funding round now sits at

Tallinn-based startup Fyma raises $1.8 million

Estonian Fyma, a motion analytics startup, has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Change Ventures with participation from 7 Percent, Decacorn, Lemonade Stand, Tiny VC, and existing investor Superangel, Tech.EU reports.   Founded in 2019 by

Finnish startup Surrogate.tv raises $2.5 million

Espoo-based Surrogate.tv, a remote control online gaming company, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round. The round was led by Supernode Global with participation from PROfounders, Brighteye Ventures, and Business Finland, TechCrunch writes.  Founded in 2018 by Esko Vähämäki,

Estonian fintech startup Modularbank raises $4.8 million

Tallinn-based Modularbank, a fintech company,  has raised $4.8 million in late seed funding round. The round was led by Karma Ventures and BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Siena Capital, and angel investor Ott Kaukver, who