15.03.23 News “Carbonomy raises $16M from Hedonova”: the story of a fake deal with a wide coverage The other day, multiple news outlets shared a fake press release about an Estonian startup Carbonomy raising $16 million from French fund Hedonova. The story drew the attention of Mauro Battellini, a co-founder of Black Unicorn PR. “Unbelievable — someone
15.03.23 Tech1 Investments Poland’s SUPERSONIC Food raises €1.5M in a round led by YouNick Mint Warsaw-based foodtech startup SUPERSONIC Food has raised about €1.5 million (PLN 7 million) in an investment round led by the YouNick Mint fund. The round was also joined by several business angels and the KnowledgeHub Starter fund, MamStartup reports. “From
14.03.23 Tech1 Investments Ukrainian startup Awesomic raises $800k for international expansion Awesomic, a Ukrainian designer matching platform, has raised $800,000 in fresh funding, Tech.eu reports. The round added on to the $2 million seed round that the company raised in late 2021 from Y Combinator, F1V, and several other investors. “As
14.03.23 Countries Finland Finnish VC Kiilto Ventures invests in Asumma, a construction tech company Tampere-based venture capital fund Kiilto Ventures has led the equity investment in Asumma, a Finnish construction technology company that designs and sells move-in-ready homes. Asumma does not disclose the amount of the deal, but says it will help with the
14.03.23 Countries Finland Finnish forestry platform CollectiveCrunch secures €1.4M for international expansion Espoo-based AI-based forestry platform CollectiveCrunch has secured €1.4 million in fresh funding to fuel international expansion. The company’s existing investor Nidoco AB led the round, Tech.eu reports. “We’re thrilled that our investors trust our team and technology amid these challenging economic
13.03.23 Tech1 Investments Slovenian company Labena launches €100M biotech startup accelerator Ljubljana-based international pharmaceutical company Labena has announced the launch of a new €100 million accelerator — Labena Ventures. It will back biotech, pharmacy, and healthcare startups across CEE. Startups can apply through the Labena Venture website. The application deadline is
13.03.23 Countries Finland Finnish proptech Komu Homes raises €475k in a pre-seed round Helsinki-based proptech startup Komu Homes has raised €475,000 in pre-seed funding from Prodeko Ventures, Wave Ventures, and Sarviapila Capital, as well as angel investors. The capital will help to launch its new product modernizing real-estate industry, as well as expand
10.03.23 News Grammarly introduces GrammarlyGO, a new generative AI product to accelerate productivity The Ukrainian company Grammarly has announced the launch of a new product based on generative artificial intelligence — GrammarlyGO. Company representatives shared the news with AIN.Capital. The beta version of GrammarlyGO is planned to be launched in April, in English.
07.03.23 Tech1 Investments Polish startup Checly receives €213k from Shape.vc Warsaw-based software developer Checly has received about €213,000 (PLN 1 million) from the Krakow-based fund Shape.vc. The funds will be allocated to develop a smart statistics module, MamStartup reports. “The elegance of Checly lies in the simplicity of its application,
07.03.23 Countries Finland Finnish startup Exolyt raises €450k for its TikTok analytics tool Helsinki-based B2B SaaS platform Exolyt has raised €450,000 in pre-seed funding to develop AI-based TikTok analytics and insights solution. Trado Capital and Founder’s Edge from Finland are the investors, Tech Funding News reports. “As the TikTok market grows exponentially, we