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Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska wins Fields Medal, the highest honor for mathematicians

Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska, a sphere-packing number theorist, has won the Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards for mathematicians. According to Quanta Magazine, she became the second female winner in the award’s 86-year history. The Fields Medal is an award

Estonian startup 99math raises $2.1M for its edtech platform

The Tallinn-based startup 99math has raised $2.1 million of funding to develop its edtech platform that makes learning math fun. Play Ventures led the round, with participation from Flyer One Ventures and Change Ventures, VentureBeat reports. Founded in 2019 by

Why do PR and marketing companies need a podcast analysis tool? Interview with Hintech co-founder

Hintech provides a comprehensive podcast analysis tool that is aimed to help PR and marketing agencies find the right podcasters for marketing campaigns. A few weeks ago, the startup closed a fresh $230,000 (1 million zł) investment round from SpeedUp

Finnish e-commerce startup Starcart raises €1.4M

The Helsinki-based e-commerce platform developer Starcart has raised €1.4 million in a seed round of funding. Inventure led the round, with several angel investors participating, Tech.eu writes. Founded in 2021 by Pasi Ilola, Starcart provides consumer service platform for online

Zelenskyy’s platform UNITED24 launches fundraising to buy drones for Ukraine

President Zelenskyy’s global fundraising initiative, UNITED24, together with the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has announced the start of the Army of Drones campaign. The goal is to purchase 200 reconnaissance drones for the Armed

Ukrainian IT company N-iX opens an office in Kraków

The Ukrainian company N-iX has opened an office in Poland. The company has chosen the city of Kraków as a location for it. Even though N-iX has been present in Poland since 2016, this is the company’s first full-fledged office.

Finnish-Ukrainian PromoRepublic secures €200k from NetSolid

The Ukrainian fund NetSolid Investments has invested €200,000 in the SaaS platform PromoRepublic during its €2 million Pre-A round of financing. The company plans to raise the Series A round by the end of the year. PromoRepublic is a Finnish-Ukrainian

Finnish cybersecurity startup Xiphera raises €480k

The Espoo-based computer and network security startup Xiphera has raised €480,000 in a seed round. The anchor investor Gorilla Capital led the round, joined by two other institutional investors, to scale up the startup. Founded in 2017, Xiphera is designing

Finnish gaming company BIT ODD secures €5M from Index Ventures

BIT ODD, a Finnish mobile gaming company, has secured  €5 million in a seed round from Index Ventures. The company will use the funding to enhance the mobile gaming industry. Founded in 2019 by Lasse Louhento, Jani Lintunen, and Taneli Oksama, BIT

Ukrposhta is now on Amazon. Russian warship stamps available

The National Post Company of Ukraine Ukrposhta has launched its official online store on Amazon. Earlier the company also started the page on eBay. So far, there are only six listings on Ukrposhta’s store: the vastly popular “Russian warship… DONE” sets, which