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Ukraine will have a pavilion at Gamescom 2023. S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Metro devs will be there

This year, the world’s largest gaming conference Gamescom will have a Ukrainian pavilion for the very first time. Its participants will include well-known Ukrainian game studios, as well as startups and indie developers. The conference will take place on August

Inventure joins €7.5M round for CodeScene, Swedish SaaS company

CodeScene, a Malmö-based company, which specializes in Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI), has received €7.5 million in funding. The round was led by Neqst, with participation from Luminar Ventures and Inventure. The company intends to use the funds to further enhance

Finnish Vendep announces $6.5M investment for Hopsworks

Swedish Vendep, an operational AI platform, has raised a $6.5 million round led by Finnish early-stage SaaS investor Vendep Capital. Fresh costs will be spent to expand the company’s commercial operations and footprint. “Hopsworks enables enterprises to continue to reap

Ukrainian company VILNO raises over $100k in 2 weeks on Kickstarter for its innovative footrest

VILNO, a Ukrainan company founded by brothers Danylo and Nazar Ozhho, launched a Kickstarter for an innovative footrest that helps alleviate discomfort and improve posture when sitting at a computer for long periods of time. According to the founders, their

Ukraine’s job platform Work.ua stops working with companies that stayed in Russia: Auchan, PepsiCo, Leroy Merlin, etc.

From 10 August 2023, Ukraine’s largest job platform Work.ua will stop working with international companies that are still operating in the Russian market. This refusal will cost the company about UAH 5 million, the company told AIN.Capital. The brands who

Unfold.vc new acceleration program offers $220k for early-stage CEE startups

The startups can apply for the program until September 23, 2023.

Finnish Eficode acquires Avoset, a company specializing in Atlassian tools and services

Helsinki-based Eficode, a DevOps, software, automation, and design company, has announced the acquisition of Finnish startup Avoset. The deal amount was not disclosed.   “In recent years, we have significantly developed our skillset and have grown rapidly. Joining Eficode will be beneficial

Startup of the Day: Finnish energy tech Steady Energy 

Steady Energy is an Espoo-based company dedicated to providing uninterrupted zero-emission energy solutions. The startup was launched in 2023 as a spin-out company from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland by Tommi Nyman, Hannes Haapalahti, and Petteri Tehnunen. Steady Energy’s aim

ORLEN launches recruitment for Skylight accelerator and invites CEE startups to join

ORLEN, the leading СEE energy company, has started the eight application round for the CEE startups to participate in the Skylight acceleration program. The company will accept application up until August 11, 2023. The list of challenges is published online

“It isn’t easy to open a production facility in Europe.” Releaf Paper building a €3.5M plant in France

The Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper makes paper and packaging out of fallen leaves. Its clients include L’Oreal, Samsung, and Louis Vuitton. In 2022, the startup received a grant from Google and €2.5 million from the EU. Also, it has recently