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AB Soft is laying off all Ukrainians who stayed in Ukraine

Over the past six months, about 60 to 80 specialists have been laid off at AB Soft. This was recently reported by a source in the “Підслухано в ІТ” Telegram channel. According to DOU, the layoffs in the IT company seem

What is wrong with Patreon and why Ukrainians urge canceling it

Patreon, the American crowdfunding service for creators, fell into disgrace on the Ukrainian internet. Although the platform verbally supports Ukraine, it actually blocks the accounts of Ukrainian activists and foundations. At the same time, Patreon does not create any obstacles

Startup of the Day: Lithuanian automated retail store Pixevia

The Vilnius-based Pixevia provides an AI platform for retail, which eliminates tills, provides easier customer experience, and optimizes operations for store managers. All is done by combining information from different security cameras. Its computer vision technology brings the physical retail spaces

Estonian startups Fairmus and Fanvestory announce a merger

Estonian startups Fairmus, a streaming platform, and Fanvestory, a marketplace for song copyrights, have announced a merger aimed at enhancing fan experience in the music industry, ArcticStartup reports. The companies do not disclose further details of the deal.

Ukrainian Nova Post has already launched 30 post offices in Poland

On the beginning of April, 30 Nova Post offices have already been operating in 18 Polish cities, as the company informed AIN.Capital. 10 of them were opened in March. By the end of June, Nova Post plans to open 50

Ukrainian startups received over $6B in revenue in 2022 — Google

In 2022, despite the war, Ukrainian startups received over $6 billion in revenue — this is $542 million more than in 2021. Moreover, since 2020, their value has tripled. The data were published by Google as part of the Google

Finnish medtech CurifyLabs secures €2.5M in grant from EIC Accelerator

Helsinki-based pharmaceutical company CurifyLabs has secured €2.5 million in grant funding from the European Innovation Council as part of its acceleration program. The capital will allow further development of its the MiniLab technology, Tech.eu reports. “We are delighted to have

Finland’s Varjo receives ＄3M from Nordic Secondary Fund II

Helsinki-based VR/XR-tech company Varjo has received about $3 million after selling its secondaries to Nordic Secondary Fund II. Peter Sandberg, the Founding Partner of N2F, announced the news.

Invento VC launches the Brasilesia Accelerator. The startups can get up to $25k

Katowice-based fund Invento VC, together with partners, has launched the Brasilesia Accelerator, where the startups can receive up to $25,000 for the development. Brasilesia is an intercontinental event of innovation and entrepreneurship between Latin America and Poland. The applications are

Finnish startup Inven secures €1.5M to free up M&A professionals using AI tech

Finland-baseb startup Inven has secured €1.5 million in seed funding to shake up M&A processes using AI tech that helps cut time on mundane tasks. Lifeline Ventures is the lead investor, EU-Startups report. “We’re on a mission to offer the