Rostyslav Sobachynskyi

Warsaw-based “PayPal of crypto” Ramp closes record-breaking $53M Series A

Polish cryptocurrency payments startup Ramp has just finalized a $53 million (220 million zloty) investment round led by the UK fund Balderton Capital. Existing investors, such as NFX, Galaxy Digital, Seedcamp, Firstminute Capital, and business angels, also participated. It is the

Polish beauty marketplace Booksy acquires Kiute with 10k of its partner salons

Booksy, a Polish startup that develops wellness appointment booking app, has acquired its French competitor Kiute and its partner network of 10,000 beauty salons. The financial details of the deal are not disclosed. Acquisition of Kiute was completed in November

CityPay.io from Georgia receives unprecedented $500k in cryptocurrency

Georgian startup CityPay.io has set a precedent by closing a two-month investment round entirely in cryptocurrency. Following the negotiations with Georgian and foreign investors, it has received the equivalent of $500,000. CityPay.io became the first company to raise such investment

Polish startup Doctor.One raises €440k from Movens Capital

Warsaw-based healthtech Doctor.One has closed a €440,000 (2 million zloty) pre-seed round from Movens Capital. The startup’s idea is to build an online clinic based on a trusted doctor-patient relationship healthcare model, MamStartup informs. Founded in 2021 by Tomasz Rudolf and

Helsinki-based fintech Enfuce raises €45M in Series C round

Enfuce, a Finnish startup that develops CaaS (Card-as-a-Service) platform, has closed a €45 million Series C investment round led by UK-based Vitruvian Partners. Existing investor Tencent also participated, ArcticStartup reports. Founded in 2016 by Monika Liikamaa and Denise Johansson, Enfuce

Polish Boostsite.com receives nearly $250k from Venture INC

Boostsite.com, a Wroclaw-based technology startup that creates software for automated technical website SEO analysis, has raised 1 million zloty (nearly $250,000) of financing from the Polish venture capital company Venture INC, MamStartup reports. Founded in 2021, Boostsite.com belongs to the Hexe

Georgian referral recruitment platform Intrro raises $2.2M seed investment

Intrro, a Georgian referral recruitment platform, has closed a $2.2 million seed investment round. Signals VC, DataFrame Ventures, and Tribe Capital funds led the round, Caucasus Business Week reports. Founded in 2020 by Nasser Oudjidane and Neil Jay Shah, Intrro

Vilnius-based Okredo secures €1M for European expansion

The Lithuanian open data startup Okredo has closed a €1 million seed round led by Business Angels Fund and Presto Ventures, EU-Startups informs. Founded in 2015, Okredo develops a SaaS platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses assess the credibility, financial

Whimsical, a Latvian visual workspace for teams, raises $30M Series A

Whimsical, a startup creating tools for workspace collaboration, has closed its first $30 million funding round. It was a Series A investment led by Accel, TechCrunch reports. The startup was founded in 2017 by Kaspars Dancis, an American developer who