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Ukrainian-founded AI startup Beholder raises nearly $1M investment

Beholder, an AI-based remote sensing platform for critical minerals and energy resources exploration, has raised $940,000 in a fresh investment. The round was led by InnoEnergy, with participation from Rockstart and STRT Ventures funds. The Rockstart Energy Program aligns perfectly

Ukrainian e-government application Diia is now an open source

The Ukrainian Government has made the decision to make the base code of the e-governement Diia application an open source, according to Mykhailo Fedorov, the Digital Transformation Minister. This will allow other countries to import the code and launch their

Estonian deeptech GScan raises €3M in a seed funding round

GScan, a Tallinn and London-based deeptech startup, has raised a fresh €3 million seed investment round to advance its ray muon tomography. New investors include Bolt-founder Markus Villig and Japanese corporate venture funds. The startup told AIN the details. About

Finnish medtech Sooma secures €5M led by Voima Ventures

Sooma, a Helsinki-based provider of brain stimulation treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders, has announced its new funding of €5 million led by Voima Ventures. The investment will be used to accelerate Sooma’s product development and continue the company’s expansion

Startup of the Day: Leya AI, a Lithuanian edtech startup

Leya AI was co-founded by Mindaugas Bruzas and Donatas Tamosauskas in 2023 with a mission to give access to personal coaching powered by Large Language Models for everyone on the planet. The first version of the Leya AI app was

Finnish fashion tech company Infinited Fiber raises €27M in a development financing round

Infinited Fiber, a Finnish fashion technology company, has announced a €27 million. The round completes a two-part development financing round totaling €40 million backed by Inditex Group, TTY Management, Youngone, and Goldwin, as well as existing investors. About Infinited Fiber

Finland’s NordicNinja co-leads $24M round for Griffin, UK’s banking platform

Griffin, a London-based full-stack Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform, has announced a $24 million Series A investment round led by Finnish VC firm NordicNinja, MassMutual Ventures, and Breega. The capital will help scale the bank and enhance its infrastructure for

Latitude59 tech conference announces Pitch Competition 2024 with €1M prize fund

Latitude59, the Estonian flagship startup and technology conference, has once again put €1 million investment for its Pitch Competition of 2024. The prize fund makes it the largest competition of its kind in the Nordic countries and the Baltics. This year,

20 Days in Mariupol wins the first OSCARS for Ukraine

On the night of March 11, the 96th Academy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer collected the highest number of awards this year. The documentary 20 Days in Mariupol by Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov received

Estonian car rental startup Beast is entering the Polish market

Beast, a Tallinn-based Tesla electric cars rental, has informed AIN.Capital on starting its operations in Poland with plans for further market expansion. Currently, the company is present in 7 markets, including Estonia, Finland, Austria, and Lithuania. The creation of Beast