Rostyslav Sobachynskyi

Polish startup HRobots raises €245k from the SPINAKER alfa fund

Polish startup HRobots has raised €245,000 (PLN 1.1 million) for its innovative solution for human resources and payroll administration. The SPINAKER alfa fund provided the funding, MamStartup reports. “There are many companies offering transition services to fully digital processes, but few

Invento VC invests in Finteq, a Polish supply chain startup

Katowice-based firm Invento VC has announced the investment in Finteq. It is a Polish startup that offers a platform for managing financial liquidity in supply chains using the capital available in the chain. The amount of the deal is not

ff Red & White is a new €60M fund to connect Central Europe with Japan and US

US and Poland-based international firm ff Venture Capital has announced the launch of ff Red & White. It is a new €60 million fund to support Central European startups during late seed and Series A stages with funding from the

Finnish rental Hostaway raises €164M in the largest round in the sector to date

Hostaway, a rental software and management platform founded by Finns, has raised €164 million in the largest round in the sector to date. The investment was led by PSG, a leading growth equity firm, EU-Startups reports. “We are impressed with

Valve blocks CS:GO map that displays Russian invasion of Ukraine

Valve, the company behind Steam, has blocked a special Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map — de_voyna, which was putting on display countless atrocities Russian soldiers caused in Ukraine. The block is only active for the Russian players. It was first mentioned

Unified payments platform NomuPay raises $53.6M in Series A round

Unified payments company NomuPay has raised $53.6 million in Series A funding. It is formed by VC Finch Capital out of its 2021 acquisitions of Wirecarda assets, as well as local businesses like Lithuanian company Cardinity (Click2Sell), TechCrunch reports. “Under the

Estonian Plural Platform co-leads €7M round for Proxima Fusion

Estonian VC firm Plural Platform has co-led a €7 million pre-seed funding round for Proxima Fusion, a German startup designing fusion power plants. UVC Partners is another co-investor, joined by High-Tech Gründerfonds and the Wilbe Group, Silicon Canals reports. “Stellarators offer

Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania are in top 20, Ukraine ranks 49th — Startup Ecosystem Report 2023

StartupBlink has prepared this year’s iteration of its Startup Ecosystem Report. The report explores the world’s top 100 countries and 1,000 cities, ranked by startup ecosystem strength. Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania managed to get in top 20 and Ukraine got

Polish security tech EBS is acquired by Alarm.com

A prominent Polish security communicator manufacturer EBS has been acquired by Alarm.com, a Virginia-based platform for home and businesses property security. This acquisition amplifies Alarm.com’s capabilities in delivering advanced security technologies. The details of the deal are not revealed. “By