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Finland’s CapitalBox launches new SME-focused collateral lending with loans up to €1M

CapitalBox, a European fintech lender, has informed AIN.Capital about the launch of its new collateral program for small- and medium-sized enterprises with loans up to €1 million. It marks an expansion in CapitalBox’s lending offering. We’ve made these loans as

Trind Ventures co-leads $8M Series A round for Groover

Estonian Trind Ventures has announced its investment in Groover, a French music promotion startup, during its $8 million Series A round. The fund is one of the lead investors in the company along with OneRagtime, Techmind, and MozzaAngels. About Groover

Poland’s Full Speed Ventures launches a new €50M tech fund

Full Speed Ventures, a European VC firm co-founded by Polish investors, has announced the launch of its second, €50 million technology fund. The fund will support tech startups with initial ticket size of €1-2 million. Our approach is about being

Ukrainian entrepreneur Yaroslav Azhnyuk is launching a company to produce FPV drones

Ukrainian entrepreneur and chairman of the board of Petcube Yaroslav Azhnyuk has announced the launch of Odd Systems. It is a manufacturing company specializing in sports FPV quadcopters and components. “As many of us know, the Ukrainian sports FPV copter

Poland gets a new VC fund, WUT IF. It will support early-stage deeptech startups

In January 2024, Warsaw University of Technology launched a new venture capital fund, WUT IF, to support early-stage deeptech startups in Poland. The fund plans a first close of $5 million, Sifted.eu reports. How will WUT IF operate? We’re offering

A new investor is on the way. Interview with Choice co-founder Volodymyr Olyanitsky

Choice (formerly ChoiceQR) is a startup founded by Volodymyr Olyanitsky and Alex Ilyash during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a platform that develops solutions for HoReCa, a segment of the catering and restaurant businesses. Choice helps to create custom apps,

Lithuanian startups raised €292M and are worth €13.7B in 2023 — Dealroom report

Between 2018 and 2023, the Lithuanian ecosystem’s value grew by an impressive 7.1 times, surpassing both the Baltics and the wider Central and Eastern Europe region. In 2023, Lithuania’s startup ecosystem continued to grow steadily, establishing itself as one of

“We’re very pro-Ukrainian. Now, I’m in Lviv. This is my choice. And building a company in Ukraine is also my choice”. Interview with Yuriy Zaremba from AiSDR

AiSDR was co-founded by two brothers Oleg and Yuriy Zaremba in August 2023. The startup develops an AI-powered tool that will create personalized email marketing campaigns and arrange meetings with potential customers. At the end of November, the startup received $3 million in

Finland’s Bob W raises €40M in a Series B funding

Helsinki-based tech-enabled hospitality operator Bob W has announced the closure of its €40 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Evli Growth Partners and joined by growth capital investors and several European angels to accelerate the startup’s growth.

Estonian defense tech startup SensusQ secures investment from Specialist VC

SensusQ, a Tallinn-based defense industry company, has secured a fresh investment round from Specialist VC, an Estonian venture capital firm known for backing successful ventures like Bolt, Starship, Veriff, and Salv. We are pleased that venture capital funds like Specialist VC