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Estonian Hepta Airborne raises $2.4 million

Hepta Airborne, the Estonian AI-driven technology company, has raised $2.4 million in new funding. The investment was led by SpeedUp Group and EIT InnoEnergy, along with previous investors, Contrarian Ventures, Expansion Capital, Thorgate Ventures, and Markku Jääskelainen. Founded in 2017

Estonian cloud security startup BotGuard closes its seed funding

Tallinn-based BotGuard, a cloud-driven platform for website security, has closed its seed funding round and hit a company valuation of $6 million, Tech.EU reports.  Founded in 2019 by Nik Rozenberg and Denis Prochko, BotGuard provides a service to protect websites

London fintech SumUp acquires Lithuanian fintech Paysolut

The global mobile payments service company SumUp has acquired Lithuanian core banking system provider Paysolut, the company reports. The acquisition of the Lithuanian company will help to create stronger banking solutions based on technology. The financial side is not disclosed.

Ukrainian team FireWay wins NASA Space Apps Challenge 2020

A Ukrainian team FireWay has won the largest international hackathon NASA Space Apps Challenge 2020 in the category “Best Use of Technology.” As stated on the NASA website, the Ukrainians have designed a universal space connector, which allows refueling satellites

Bolt: the fastest-growing ride-hailing platform in the world

Estonian private company Bolt, previously known as Taxify, is the leading European transportation platform providing ride-hailing and scooter-sharing services. The company’s mission is to make urban travel easier, quicker, and more reliable. Founded in 2013 by CEO Markus Villig, Bolt

Rovio: Finnish video game developer

Rovio is a global mobile game development company that creates, develops, and publishes mobile games. Rovio is best known for the Angry Birds brand, which started as a popular mobile game in 2009 and has since evolved from games to

Polish parcel lockers startup InPost goes public and raises €2.8B

On January 27, InPost went public on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam and became Europe’s biggest IPO since 2018. The startup’s shareholders Advent International, Templeton Strategic Emerging Markets Fund and PZU Fundusz have sold 175 million existing shares at 16

Tallinn-based startup Vok Bikes raises $969K

Estonian startup Vok Bikes, a producer of electricity powered cargo-bikes, has raised $969K in pre-seed funding round, Tech.EU reports. The round was led by United Angels VC and Superangel with participation from top regional business angels. Founded in 2019 by

Lyft confirms the hiring of developers in Ukraine. There are no plans to start the service here

In January 2021, the American ridesharing company Lyft (Uber’s main competitor in the U.S.) started looking for technical staff in Kyiv. However, as the company told AIN.UA, it does not mean the launch of the service in Ukraine. Now the

Belarusian company SoftTeco opens an R&D center in Kyiv

SoftTeco, a Belarusian software developer, has announced the opening of a representative office in Kyiv, as informed by Liga Tech. The reason for this decision is growth and expansion of the company. The company has already started to recruit employees