Rostyslav Sobachynskyi

Market One Capital joins ＄9.5M seed investment in MetaGravity

Warsaw-based venture capital fund Market One Capital has joined a $9.5 million seed investment round in MetaGravity. It’s a London-based firm creating the technical foundation for a scalable and decentralised metaverse, Tech.eu reports. “MetaGravity’s proprietary IP has the potential to

Even wars have rules. ICRC promoted Russian-made shooter during its campaign for gamers

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has run Play by the Rules campaign that urged gamers from all over the world to play first-person shooters (FPS) by the Rules of War to show everyone that “even wars have

Polish VC funds form a coalition to invest €15 million in Polish startups. How it works

Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Knowledge Hub, Freya Capital, and Accelero Ventures have recently announced to join their investor forces as a VC funds’ coalition. The funds plan to offer Polish startups financing of up to €3.5 million (PLN 16 million),

Corruption scandal in Poland puts dozens of startups on the verge of bankruptcy

More than 100 Polish companies, including dozens of startups, haven’t received €175 million in EU grants they were awarded at the end of last year. The reason is anti-corruption investigation of one of the National Center of Research and Development

Finland’s Bob W acquires Charly Hospitality and enters German market

Helsinki-based rental short-stay operator Bob W has made another acquisition to expand its service reach. This time, it’s Charly Hospitality, a German apartment rental agency. The company does not reveal the details, but says the deal added seven properties located

European VC deal value falls 32.1% to €11.8M in Q1 2023 — Pitchbook report

In Q1 2023, European VC deal value and count fell to €11.8 billion (>32.1%) over 2,758 deals (>19.2%) amid a challenging deal making environment. European VC exit activity also deteriorated for 69.6%, as unfavourable macroeconomic conditions and weaker valuations dampened

Finnish biotech eniferBio raises €11M in Series A funding

Espoo-based biotech startup eniferBio has raised €11 million in Series A round of funding led by Aqua-Spark to produce eco-friendly fungal protein. Tesi, Valio, Voima Ventures, and Nordic Foodtech VC have also joined the round, ArcticStartup reports. “We are extremely excited to have our

bValue leads €1M seed round for Innential, a German edutech

Innential, a SaaS tool that simplifies talent analysis and growth, has raised €1 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by bValue, alongside Tar Heel Capital, Campus Founders, and an international group of business angels.

Carlson ASI EVIG Alfa invests €215k in Task4EA

Task4EA, a platform for people on the autism spectrum, has received €215,000 (PLN 1 million) from Polish venture capital fund Carlson ASI EVIG Alfa, which just completed the stage of building its investment portfolio. The fund became a shareholder in