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Edible Brands to pay off fired Ukrainians, but only if they will delete their complaints

Back in November 2022, the Edible Arrangements (Edible Brands) company fired more than 50 employees of its Ukrainian team without any warning. In May 2023, it was noted that the company had not paid off with its former employees. According

Latvian car subscription platform Renti Plus is acquired by Sixt

The international mobility service provider Sixt has acquired Renti Plus, a Latvia-based car subscription platform. As part of the undisclosed deal, Sixt takes over a fleet of over 100 cars, Labs of Latvia informs. “We are always looking at new

Estonian Piletilevi Group acquires 80% of GoOut.net, Czech ticket marketplace

Tallinn-based ticket sales company, Piletilevi Group, has acquired a majority stake in GoOut.net, the largest ticket sales platform in the Czech Republic. The amount of the deal has not disclosed.

Lithuanian logtech GoRamp raises €3M to expand in Europe and the US

The Vilnius-based logistics startup GoRamp has raised a €3 million in a late seed round to accelerate growth in European markets and strengthen its position in the US. The round was led by Hungarian Lead Ventures.

116 companies from Poland received €96.4M in Q2 2023 — Polish VC report

In the second quarter of 2023, 116 companies from Poland received €96.4 million (PLN 429 million) from 69 funds. PFR Ventures and Inovo VC have prepared a report summarizing transactions on the Polish VC market in Q2 2023. AIN.Capital shares the

LIAA to provide €73M for Latvian SMEs in a new support program

The Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) will provide €73 million in support funding for Latvian SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). This is part of a new EU Structural Fund-backed support program.

Finnish consoles developer Loupedeck is acquired by Logitech

Logitech International, a global hardware and software provider, has acquired Loupedeck, a Helsinki-based developer of custom editing consoles for creative and livestreaming verticals. The acquisition was made for an undisclosed, non-material amount, Silicon Canals reports. “Loupedeck and Logitech share a

Up to 9.15 candidates per job and 10% decline in salaries — Ukrainian tech job market report

As of the beginning of July, there are 87,600 candidates who compete for 9,600 tech jobs online on the Djinni platform. And the competition across all categories increased to 9,15 candidates per job. Djinni, Ukraine’s biggest tech jobs marketplace, prepared

Estonian energy storage startup Skeleton Technologies raises an additional funding 

Tallinn-based ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from existing investor Marubeni Corporation. The company will use it to build a production factory, SuperBattery, Invest in Estonia informs.

Insight into Whaleapp gamedev company: $80M in profit, layoffs, and the war’s impact

After selling Plarium for $500 million to the Australian company Aristocrat, Ilya Turpiashvili founded the gaming company Whaleapp in 2018, raising approximately $50 million. The company is now one of the ten largest gamedev companies in Ukraine. CTech has written a general overview of Whaleapp’s business, which