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Ukrainians developed AI-powered parking management app for Europe, SharePark

The developers of the investment app Wotan, which was sold to Dragon Capital in 2021, are working on a new startup — SharePark. It develops an assistant that selects the best option for solving the driver’s needs by analyzing their

UK pet-food group Butternut Box acquires Polish PsiBufet

The Warsaw-based PsiBufet, a fresh dog food company, has been acquired by Butternut Box. The deal allows Butternut Box to extend its operations to Central and Eastern Europe. “PsiBufet shares our commitment to providing dogs with fresh, wholesome, nutritious meals,

Slovak social media analytics startup CulturePulse secures $1M from Zero Gravity Capital

The Bratislava-based CulturePulse, that develops a social simulation platform to predict human behavior, has secured $1 million in a seed round from Slovak VC firm Zero Gravity Capital. The receiving of new investment will help the startup to expand the

Finland’s Butterfly Ventures participates in a €970k round for Swedish biotech Retein

The Gothenburg-based company Retein, the developer of a technology for water separation, has closed its €970,000 financing round co-led by Industrifonden, Butterfly Ventures, Navigare Ventures, and business angels. The investment will help to increase the startup’s production volume. “We are

Polish VC funds form a coalition to invest €15 million in Polish startups. How it works

Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Knowledge Hub, Freya Capital, and Accelero Ventures have recently announced to join their investor forces as a VC funds’ coalition. The funds plan to offer Polish startups financing of up to €3.5 million (PLN 16 million),

Corruption scandal in Poland puts dozens of startups on the verge of bankruptcy

More than 100 Polish companies, including dozens of startups, haven’t received €175 million in EU grants they were awarded at the end of last year. The reason is anti-corruption investigation of one of the National Center of Research and Development

Finnish simulation software provider Quanscient raises €3.9M in a seed round

The Tampere-based provider of supercomputer-level solution for simulations, Quanscient has raised €3.9 million in a seed financing round led by Maki.vc. The investment will help to accelerate the stratup’s product development and expansion. “With the help of our technology, innovation and product

Starlink bans users who download illegally

SpaceX has started sending warnings to users who download (and, most importantly, share) unlicensed movies, TV shows, and other content using torrent trackers via Starlink terminals. According to the Народний Starlink group, the first warnings in Ukraine began to arrive

Finland’s Bob W acquires Charly Hospitality and enters German market

Helsinki-based rental short-stay operator Bob W has made another acquisition to expand its service reach. This time, it’s Charly Hospitality, a German apartment rental agency. The company does not reveal the details, but says the deal added seven properties located

Ukrainian-founded Fintech Farm raises ＄22M, with the valuation possibly exceeding ＄100M

British company Fintech Farm closed Series B round at $22 million, as AIN.Capital learned. The Nordstar fund was the lead investor of the round, which was a combination of equity and convertible loan. What’s the company about? Fintech Farm was