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Ukrainian Startup Fund and WNISEF launch a $2.5M grant program

Ukrainian Startup Fund and Western NIS Enterprise Fund have announced a fresh grant program to support Ukrainian technology companies with a total budget of $2.5 million. The initiative is being implemented to develop Ukraine’s economic sector. Ukrainian startups can apply to

Romanian GapMinder V launches a new €80 million fund

GapMinder, a venture capital firm targeting IT software and services startups in Romania and Central Eastern Europe, has announced the launch of its second, €80 million fund. It will support Romanian tech startup with initial ticket size of €2.5 million.

Horizon Capital closes its Ukraine Fund IV at $350M

Horizon Capital, a leading American private equity firm, has announced that its latest Ukraine-focused fund, Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV, has reached $350 million in commitments. The Final Closing was held in Tokyo on February 19, 2024, boosting AUM to

“Looking for money? Come to us.” Dmytro Vartanian, SID Venture Partners, on latest deals, plans for 2024, and winning pitch

Dmytro Vartanian, General Managing Partner at SID Venture Partners, told in his recent interview for AIN.UA about the launch of syndication deals, plans to invest at least $2-3 million in 2024, his POV on how to do the right pitch for

Startup of the Day: Koite Health, a Finnish healthtech startup

Koite Health is an Espoo-based health technology company co-founded by Sakari Nikinmaa and Tommi Pätilä. The startup offers Lumoral technology, a medical device based on light-activated antibacterial solutions for treating and preventing oral diseases. In 2023, Lumoral has been launched in Germany, Italy,

15 Ukrainian companies are included in the Global Outsourcing 100 ranking

On February 20, the international professional association IAOP published its annual ranking of the best outsourcers in the world, the Global Outsourcing 100. This year, it includes 15 Ukrainian companies, as well as a number of outsourcers with offices and

PFR Ventures invests close to €35M in 4 Polish VC funds

PFR Ventures has announced the agreements with four Polish venture capital funds that invest in innovative companies in the country and the CEE region, including Inovo VC, Market One Capital, and SMOK Ventures. With the development of the Polish venture

Estonian AI startup Cognitiwe closes a €1M funding round

Tallinn-based AI-driven retail solutions provider Cognitiwe has closed its funding round at €1 million. The investment comes from notable venture capital firms, including TechOne VC, Eleven Ventures, Flat6Labs, Domino VC, and Caucasus VC, as well as angel investors, EU-Startups reports.

Finland’s Desentum raises €12M to advance allergy vaccine development

Desentum, a Finnish biopharmaceutical company, has raised €12 million in a funding round led by an investment service company Springvest Oyj. Desentum intends to use the fresh capital to continue clinical development and preclinical testing of various allergy vaccines. We have

SMG Capital launches $10M fund to help Ukrainian founders

Ukraine has gained another VC fund and venture builder, SMG Capital and SMG Builder, which were launched earlier this year to help Ukrainian founders. The fund is expected to be around $10 million, managing partner Oleksandr Shinkarev told AIN.Capital. In