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Finnish gamified edtech Seppo raises €1.2M to accelerate its growth

Helsinki-based edtech startup Seppo has raised €1.2 million in funding from Almaral, Oppiva Invest, and Liquido Ventures. The company specializes on gamification of educational content, EdTechReview informs. “It feels great to receive more resources for growth. We have already proven

Estonian Karma Ventures co-leads the €4M Series A round for Bfore.AI

Estonian Karma Ventures and France-headquartered Karista co-led the round for the French startup Bfore.AI. The cybersecurity company raised €4 million in Series A round.

German Everfield buys Blue Bridge Technologies, Latvian healthcare software developer

The German investor and accelerator Everfield has purchased Latvian-founded Blue Bridge Technologies, a developer of information systems for the Latvian healthcare and insurance sectors, from the largest private equity firm in the Baltics BaltCap. With the transaction, Everfield will receive

The Dutch investment holding Prosus leaves Russia’s VK board by disposing of its shares

The Dutch investment holding Prosus, the owner of Ukrainian e-commerce platform OLX, left the shareholder board of Russian VK (formerly known as VKontakte). According to VK, the share of 25.7% was written off free of charge in favor of the Russian company. The

Lithuanian-founded FIRSTPICK launches a €20M fund for early-stage startup in the Baltics

The Lithuanian team of the Estonian accelerator Startup Wise Guys has launched the new VC firm, FIRSTPICK. The firm plans to raise of €20 million for the fund, with €15 million already committed, Sifted.eu informs.  “We as a fund really

Ukrainian-founded Esper Bionics is in the Best Inventions of 2022 by TIME

The popular American magazine TIME published a ranking of the best inventions of 2022. Among them is Esper Bionics, a human augmentation startup founded by Ukrainians. About the ranking The list includes 200 gadgets. The magazine usually selects 100 products each year, but 2022

US-based Trupanion acquires PetExpert, Czech pet insurtech startup

The US pet medical insurance provider Trupanion has acquired the Prague-based veterinary-centric insurance startup PetExpert. The amount of the transaction is not disclosed. “We are thrilled to be joining the Trupanion team. We share the same entrepreneurial culture and passion

Edtech startup Mate academy launches an office in Poland

Founded by Ukrainians, international edtech startup Mate academy launches its sevices in Poland. The company, which teaches programming for free until students get a job offer, announced the opening of its representative office in Warsaw earlier today. About Mate academy

Estonian-founded Yaga raises €2.2M for its social e-commerce platform

Yaga, an Estonian-founded e-commerce startup, has raised €2.2 million to bring the digital approach to second-hand fashion on emerging markets. Startup Wise Guys led the round, Trind Ventures, Specialist VC, and Rubylight participated, Tech.eu informs. “There is a huge future

Polish cleantech startup Airly raises $5.5M in a Series A round

The Kraków and London-based cleantech startup Airly has raised $5.5 million in a Series A round to accelerate its expansion into new markets. The round was co-led by firstminute capital and Pi Labs, with participation from returning investors, TechCrunch informs.