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How the Uklon franchise started and how it will work — answers for the franchisees

In May, the Ukrainian tech company Uklon, the developer of the eponymous ride-hailing service, is launching an international franchise to accelerate the company’s scaling through global expansion into new markets. Dmitry Dubrovskyi, CEO and co-founder of Uklon, shared why franchise in a ride-hailing industry

Baltic startup scene report: €1.3B in funding and 3 unicorns in four months of 2022

The Baltics — Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia — is one of Europe’s most exciting startup regions. For the last ten years, its startup ecosystem has grown from nonexistence to over 5,000 startups, including 12 unicorns. FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based early-stage venture capital fund, prepared a

Helsinki-based food delivery startup Huuva secures €4.9M

The Helsinki-based food delivery startup Huuva has secured €4.9 million in a seed round. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Lifeline Ventures and several angels, Bloomberg writes. Founded in 2021 by Ville Lehto and Ville Leppälä,

Finnish cybersecurity startup Hoxhunt raises $40M in Series B from Level Equity

The Espoo-based cybersecurity training platform Hoxhunt has raised a $40 million Series B round. Level Equity Management led the round, and the existing investor Icebreaker.vc also participated, Tech.EU reports. Founded in 2016 by Mika Aalto and Pyry Åvist, Hoxhunt protects organizations and their

Estonian IT entrepreneur Ragnar Saas has already delivered 60+ trucks to Ukrainian defenders. How it started

Estonian entrepreneur Ragnar Saas has a strong connection to Ukraine. The co-founder of Pipedrive and founding CEO of Salto-X has business assets and a huge network in Kyiv, where a chapter of his Lift99 community is located. Saas supports a

Estonia’s deep tech GScan raises €1.4M in seed

The Tallinn-based startup GScan has raised a €1.4 million seed investment. The company develops atmospheric ray 3D scanners for security and cargo scanning, Tech.eu reports. Founded in 2018 by Andi Hektor and Hannes Plinte, GScan differs from X-ray equipment by

Ukrposhta launches an online store on eBay. Here you can buy Russian warship stamps and merch

The National Post Company of Ukraine Ukrposhta has announced the launch of its official online store on eBay. There you can buy the famous stamps from both series, “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!” and “Russian warship…DONE!”, as well as merch

Finland’s e-commerce marketplace aggregator eBrands raises $30M

The Helsinki-based e-commerce aggregator eBrands has closed a $30 million round that takes the company’s total funding to $50 million. It plans to develop its current portfolio and acquire new Nordic businesses for international expansion. Founded in 2020 by Erika Ottela,

Rhino on Netflix: Ukrainian movie directed by Oleh Sentsov is already available

Rhino, a movie directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, premieres on Netflix starting today, May 23. The streaming service bought the rights to show the film in early February 2022, Sentsov announced on his Facebook. About the Rhino movie Rhino

10 Baltic startups to follow in 2022

In the past five years, the Baltic region has seen the launch of around 2,100 startups. Many of them have the potential to achieve global success. Sifted has made a selection of the best Baltic startups to follow in 2022. AIN.Capital publishes a shortlist