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“More and more foreign VCs are investing in companies with Polish roots.” Interview with Robert Grygorowicz from SpeedUp Group

A week ago, SpeedUp Group made it to our 20 most active Polish VC funds in the 2023 ranking. Through its funds, SpeedUp invested in 4 news companies, which counts for a total of €1.6 million capital, with more deals

SoftServe launches Gen AI Lab. Looks for Data Scientists in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania

One of the biggest technology companies in Ukraine SoftServe is launching the Generative AI Lab, a research direction where a team of specialists will experiment and develop tech solutions based on GenAI, the company informed AIN.Capital. For the project, SoftServe

Estonian Nortal buys Questers. It is to be integrated into pwrteams

Tallinn-based international technology company Nortal has announced the acquisition of Questers, a decentralized software development company. The seller is UK-based TPXimpact. The amount of the deal is not disclosed, but it is known that after the closing, Nortal will merge

Finnish startup Metroc uses inmate labor to train AI

Helsinki-based construction tech firm Metroc uses paid labor from Finnish prison inmates to train its AI models. Its search engine is designed to help construction companies find newly approved building projects. The story was published by Wired.

Firefly Aerospace rocket successfully launches a spacecraft commissioned by the US Space Force

On September 13, 2023, the aerospace company Firefly Aerospace, founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov in 2017, successfully launched its Alpha rocket as part of the Victus Nox mission commissioned by the US Space Force (USSF). This is stated on

Estonian TrustLynx raises over €300K to expand its trust services

Tallinn-based startup TrustLynx has raised over €300,000 led by the Startup Wise Guys accelerator fund and FundingBox.VC. With this investment, the startup aims to expand its presence across Europe, TrustLynx informed AIN.Capital. “This funding is a significant step in our

Ukrainian edtech startup Skillsetter is acquired by European company

Vlad Yakupov, the founder of Skillsetter, informed AIN.Capital that he sold his business about 9 months ago. The name of the buyer is not disclosed, but it’s known that it is a leading European education company. Now skillsetter is a

Helsinki’s Maki.vc joins $5.1M round for Norwegian startup Databutton

Databutton, an Oslo-based low code app builder platform, has raised $5.1 million in a Seed funding round. The round was backed by Norwegian Skyfall Ventures and Finnish firm Maki.vc, Tech.eu reports. “We’re excited to have secured this funding, which will allow

Finnish Sparkmind.VC co-led €2M for Denmark-based edtech Swap Language

Aarhus-based Swap Language, a language training provider, has secured €2 million in a seed round of funding led by Amsterdam-based Mediahuis Ventures and Helsinki-based Sparkmind.VC. The satrtup plans to use it to expand its services into the German market. “It is

Four Ukrainians entered the TIME 100 Next global ranking

The new TIME 100 Next ranking has included four Ukrainian women. One of them is Anastasia Volkova, the founder of Regrow, an eco-friendly agricultural startup.