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Latvian robotics startup Aerones secures $30M for further growth

The Riga-based company that develops robotic technology for wind turbine blade maintenance services, Aerones has secured $30 million in less than a month after it closed a $38.9 million Series A round. The new one was co-led by Lightrock and

Ukrainian tech job market in 2022: 3x more job applications and huge demand for senior candidates

Despite the war, the Ukrainian IT industry brought $6 billion in export revenue, up 10% from the previous year, according to IT Ukraine Association. At the same time, trends in the tech job market are understandably demonstrating the opposite. Hires are down

Polish Orlen VC led the investment for French logistic company Shippeo 

The Paris-based SaaS platform Shippeo which provides supply chain visibility has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Polish Orlen VC, the corporate venture arm of PKN Orlen.

Finnish medtech HVR Cardio raises €10.7M in a Series B round 

The Espoo-based medtech startup HVR Cardio has raised €10.7 million in a Series B round to hire new management team members. The round was led by Innovestor Life Science Fund, with participation from Tesi. ”HVR Cardio develops solutions that provide

Latitude59 tech conference announces Pitch Competition with €1M prize fund

Estonian annual tech conference Latitude59 has announced a new prize fund for its Pitch Competition 2023. The prize fund scored a total of €1 million, which is the biggest of its kind in the Baltic region. “I’m looking for world-class

Polish company 3Soft raises €4.3M for its platform Occubee

Katowice-based software company 3Soft has raised €4.3 million (20 million PLN) for its retail forecast platform Occubee. The Warsaw Equity Group (WEG) fund together with Cezary Smorszczewski made the investment, My Company Polska reports. “The basic element of every investment

Czech ZAKA Ventures joins a $2.5M seed round for the UK fintech Prograd

London-based fintech startup Prograd has raised $2.5 million in a seed round for further development of its app. The round was led by Deloitte Ventures, with the participation of Techstars, ZAKA Ventures, AGAM, Mandeep Singh founder of marketplace Trouva, and

Dominique Piotet announces €50M Ukrainian Phoenix Fund for early-stage projects

Former CEO of Kyiv-based innovation park UNIT.City Dominique Piotet headed Ukrainian Phoenix Fund, a new €50 million French-Ukrainian fund that will invest in early-stage Ukrainian tech startups, Tech.eu informs. AIN.Capital spoke with Dominique Piotet and shares the details.

Austrian startup Hi.health raises €6M in a pre-seed round

Vienna-based healthcare billing app developer Hi.health has raised €6 million in a pre-seed funding round. Austrian investors Speedinvest and Calm/Storm, as well as Haymarker Ventures, Fin VC, and Nina Capital, backed the startup, Startbase informs.

Bulgarian Fight Scout raises $50k seed for its combat sports community app

The Sofia-based social networking app that allows users to find and connect with other members of the combat sports community Fight Scout raises $50,000 in a seed round. The investment was led by Vitosha Venture Partners. “Fight Scout has a