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Startup Bridge 2023 announces its launch. It’s a Polish-Ukrainian accelerator

The Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge 2023 pre-acceleration program has started taking applications on February 13. The organizers will select 15 Ukrainian startups, each of which will receive development packages worth around €2,100 (PLN 10,000). Winners will receive several one-on-one sessions with

Ukrainian crypto startup Kolibrio raises $2M to build web3 service

The Ukrainian startup Kolibrio has raised $2 million from Jump Crypto with participation from Delta Blockchain Fund, Everstake Capital, and angel investors, as the startup co-founders, Alex Starikov and Anatolii Padenko, reported to AIN.Capital. Deal details The startup, which builds an automated on-chain auction system

Austrian smart locker MYFLEXBOX secures €75M in a fresh round

Salzburg-based company MYFLEXBOX, a smart locker network provider, has managed to secure €75 million in a fresh round of funding. The investment came from the London-based Star IV fund, Silicon Canals reports. “We are impressed how the MYFLEXBOX team has

Baltic startup funding report: the number of rounds dropped by 30% from 1H to 2H 2022 

During the last few years, Baltic countries are almost at parity with Europe’s best both in terms of startups and unicorns per capita. But after a dramatic rise in capital raised by Baltic startups fell back significantly in 2H 2022.

MacPaw’s office is under investigation

Ukrainian IT company MacPaw‘s office is undergoing the search. Law enforcement officers are also searching the house of its founder and CEO Oleksandr Kosovan, the entrepreneur told this on Facebook. “We do not rule out that due to imperfections in

Finnish company Valo Therapeutics secures €2.23M from EIC

Helsinki-based Valo Therapeutics, a developer of adaptable immunotherapies, has secured €2.23 million from the European Innovation Council. The funding will help to progress its innovative PeptiCHIP technology, FinSMEs informs.

Croatian edtech VIDI-TO receives €600K from Feelsgood

Zagreb-based company VIDI-TO which develops systems for intelligent education has received €600,000 from Croatian VC fund Feelsgood under its ninth investment. The round will help to accelerate the product development of VIDI-TO.  “With this investment, our employees, our external collaborators

Estonian fintech Coinmetro acquires Ignium, deal’s value — €4M

Tallinn-based fintech startup Coinmetro has announced the acquisition of Ignium, a blockchain-based fundraising platform for SMEs. The deal, valued at €4 million, will enable Coinmetro to develop an active market for equity trading, ArcticStartup reports. “Ignium has a long-standing relationship

Estonian e-bike maker Ampler joins Kõu Mobility Group 

Two Estonian-based companies Ampler and Kõu Mobility Group announced that they will join forces, to strengthen their position in the micromobility industry and to continue making emotive zero-emission commuting accessible for everyone. Kõu Mobility Group, becomes the majority shareholder, holding

Latvian startup Trace.Space raises ＄1.5M for AI industrial software

Latvia-based startup Trace.Space has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round of funding led by Fiedler Capital. The startup is building AI-powered tools for engineering product development, Silicon Canals reports. “The tools used by engineering teams for requirements management are