17.07.23 Countries Ukraine Up to 9.15 candidates per job and 10% decline in salaries — Ukrainian tech job market report As of the beginning of July, there are 87,600 candidates who compete for 9,600 tech jobs online on the Djinni platform. And the competition across all categories increased to 9,15 candidates per job. Djinni, Ukraine’s biggest tech jobs marketplace, prepared
17.07.23 Tech1 Investments Poland’s Thorium Space secures €900k from Smartlink Partners Polish satellite manufacturer Thorium Space has secured almost €900,000 (PLN 4 million) in financing from Smartlink Partners. This is the first investment for the fund co-created by Polish entrepreneurs, My Company Polska reports. “The Smartlink Partners fund is another large
14.07.23 Tech1 Investments Polish nanoprint company XTPL raises €8.2M as part of the Series V share offering Wroclaw-based nanoprint solutions supplier XTPL has raised over €8.2 million (PLN 36.5 million) during its Series V share offering. As the result of the round, all 275,000 ordinary bearer shares offered were acquired for the issue price of €29.86 (PLN
14.07.23 Countries Poland mObywatel 2.0: digital ID became equal to plastic document in Poland Today, on July 14, 2023, the new version of mObywatel, Polish mobile application with identity documents, which is already used by over 10 million people, was released. mObywatel 2.0 includes mDowĂłd, a digital ID that officially became equal to its
14.07.23 Countries Finland Helsinki, Vienna, and Prague are in top 25 places with good work-life balance Work-life is crucial for maintaining professional success and personal happiness. In some cities, mainly in Europe, the companies offer their professionals an opportunity to maintain a work-life balance through good healthcare, ample vacation time, and such. Visual Capitals created a
13.07.23 News Google Bard chatbot is now available in the CEE region The experimental chatbot Google Bard, operating on LaMDA, has received support for over 40 languages. It has also become officially available in 27 European countries, including Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, as well as others from the CEE region. Along with the
13.07.23 Tech1 Investments Polish robotics company Kogena secures €902k from JR Holding Wroclaw-based robotics and automation company Kogena has secured about €902,000 (PLN 4 million) in financing from JR Holding. As the result of the investment deal, JRH will acquire 20% of shares in the company, Strefa Inwestorow informs. “Kogena’s team is
13.07.23 Tech1 War in Ukraine Russian hackers attacked foreign embassies in Kyiv, using the ad for Polish diplomat’s BMW sale Russian hackers attacked the computers of diplomats of foreign Embassies working in Kyiv through the advertisement for a cheap BMW. As reported by Babel with reference to Reuters, at least 22 of approximately 80 foreign representative offices were attacked.
12.07.23 Countries Estonia Estonian Better Medicine receives €2.5M grant from the EIC Accelerator Tartu-based healthtech startup Better Medicine has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council’s Accelerator. The company automates the analysis of cancer CT scans and is co-founded by Estonians and Ukrainians. “It is really hard to overstate the
12.07.23 Tech1 Investments Polish company KSM Vision raises €1.9M to improve optical quality control Warsaw-based hardware company KSM Vision has raised about €1.9 million (PLN 8.5 million) to build an optical system that will automate and improve quality control based on AI. The list of investors includes Aper Ventures, Vigo Ventures, and business angels,