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Finnish wearable tech startup Ōura acquires Proxy in all-equity deal

Oulu-based Ōura, the company providing the smart ring that delivers personalized health data, insights, and daily guidance, has announced the acquisition of US startup Proxy. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. After the acquisition, Proxy’s valuation is $165

Finnish Helen Ventures joins €5M round for Voltfang, climate tech startup

The Aachen-based Voltfang has raised €5 million in a seed round to solve the battery recycling problem with its energy storage systems. The round was led by PropTech1 Ventures, with additional backing from Helen Ventures, Aurum Impact, Eviny, and AENU.

Estonian-founded insurtech Value.Space raises €2.1M in a seed round 

The London-based startup Value.Space that conducts assessments for commercial properties and infrastructure globally using satellites has raised €2.1 million to accelerate its growth. Specialist VC, Superangel, Lemonade Stand, Inventure, BADideas.fund, and angels participated in the round, according to Tech.eu. “Solid

Startup of the Day: Planet42, Estonian-founded car subscription service provider

Founded in 2017, Planet42 is a mobility startup that offers rent-to-buy car subscriptions. Its model is based on utilizing a proprietary scoring engine and a network of car dealership partners to assess each customer’s risk level. Since its launching, the

Founder of Zakaz.ua launches robotics startup Instock, raising $4.6M

Ukrainian serial entrepreneur Yehor Anchyshkin has launched a new startup called Instock. It already secured a seed round in the amount of $4.6 million. Anchyshkin told AIN.Capital details of the project. “Less than 20% of warehouses and less than 1%

Estonian-founded platform Funderbeam secures ＄40M round led by VentureWave

London-based funding and trading platform Funderbeam has secured a $40 million investment. The round was led by VentureWave, who also acquired the strategic majority stake in the Estonia-founed company. Co-investors in the round include Mistletoe, Draper Associates, and Kaidi Ruusalepp,

Over €96M raised across 127 transactions in Q1 2023 — Polish VC report

The global and European declines in the value of investments at the beginning of 2023 also manifested in the Polish VC and startup ecosystem. During this period 127 companies obtained a little over €96 million (PLN 446 million) from 68 funds.

Ukraine launches BRAVE1 cluster for the defense technologies development. What do startups expect?

BRAVE1, a single coordination platform in defense tech, was launched in Ukraine. The cluster aims to supply and transfer advanced Ukrainian technological solutions and comprehensive support of Ukrainian developers. Startups that have already joined BRAVE1 told AIN.Capital that they are

Estonian startup Spacedrip raises €1.5M to build water treatment robots

Estonian startup Spacedrip has raised €1.5 million in fresh funding to develop water treatment robot technology. The tech can purify domestic wastewater back to clean reusable water. Spacedrip will use the funds for product development and expansion into foreign markets,

Latvian Adventum Tech wins the Fifty Founders Battle at TechChill 2023

The annual TechChill pitch competition called Fifty Founders Battle has announced the winner of this year, 2023. Codigy, Sisko, Green Growth, ZENOO, and Adventum Tech were the five finalists, with Adventum Tech taking the winning prize of €11,000 and up to €50,000 from Buildit Accelerator.