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Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation asks companies to ban selling Atomic Heart

Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation has officially asked Sony, Microsoft, and Valve to ban selling Atomic Heart on their platforms. Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Digital Transformation, announced this move on his Twitter, publishing the letter that was sent to

Ukrainian PR Army creates a tool to check speakers for Russian narratives

Ukrainian PR Army has launched the Speaker Check tool. It allows checking international thought leaders, politicians, bloggers, and experts for Russian narratives, Head of PR at MacPaw Julia Petryk, who is the Founder and Board Member of PR Army, announced

Estonian cleantech startup Bioreactor closes a pre-seed round

The Tallinn-based startup Bioreactor which develops technology to turn biomass and waste into heat and electricity announced the closing of its pre-seed funding round from Hiidenkivi Investment Oy and Grid.vc. The amount of investment is not disclosed.  “The 45 kW

Finnish startup Nomentia is acquired by Inflexion

London-based mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has acquired a majority stake in Nomentia, an Espoo-based SaaS startup. The capital came from Inflexion’s Buyout Fund VI, Silicon Canals reports. The companies do not disclose further details of the deal. “Going forward,

Awaken Realms and GSC Game World are working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R The board game

Polish board game studio Awaken Realms has contracted with GSC Game World to create a board game based on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R universe. There is no release date was announced, but it is known that a crowdfunding campaign will be launched

Startup of the Day: Polish crypto tax startup Cryptiony

Founded in 2021 by Bartosz Milczarek, Hanna Milczarek, and Krzysztof Dworakowski, Cryptiony develops a crypto tax automation platform for individuals, traders, and tax professionals. The company aims to make cryptocurrency tax calculation easy, fast, and affordable, by linking directly to

Finland’s e-commerce platform Nosto raises $16M from Mandatum

Finland-founded e-commerce platform developer Nosto has raised $16 million in its latest funding led by Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity team. Already backed by OpenOcean, Wellington Partners, Eurazeo, and Tesi, the round accelerates Nosto’s mission to make every impression relevant.

Estonian Trind Ventres invests in SACLÀB, an online marketplace for designer bags

Estonian Trind Ventures announced its participation in a €1.6 seed round for German SACLÀB, the online marketplace for luxury designer bags. The company says it seeks to tenfold it’s turnover with fresh funds. “We are planning our soft launch in the

Inovo.vc and Antler invite to Founder Wannabes, a meetup for startup founders in Warsaw

Polish investment company Inovo.vc has announced the new meeting under its Founder Wannabes initiative, which is aimed to help potential founders with idea generation/validation and searching with potential co-founders as well. This time, a global early-stage investor, Antler is invited as

Carpathian Startup Fest 2023 announces open-calls for startups. The total prize is €21k

Carpathian Startup Fest 2023 has started receiving submissions to participate in its competition. The total prize pool dedicated to young companies and business ideas is €21,000 (PLN 100,000). The festival will take place on June 15-16, MamStartup informs. To participate