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Sendinblue acquires Austria-founded customer service phone system Yodel.io

French all-in-one digital marketing platform developer Sendiblue has acquired the Austrian-founded smart customer service phone system Yodel.io. The financial details of the deal are not disclosed. Founded in 2016 by David Heininger, Mario Uher, Mike Heininger, Nina Hoedlmayr, Yodel.io is

Lithuanian startup myTU raises €5M in a seed round

The Vilnius-based mobile banking platform myTU has raised €5 million in a seed funding round. A group of angel investors who have built businesses in banking, IT, travel, and pharma led the round, Startup Lithuania reports. Founded in 2019 by

Estonian biotech startup Gelatex opens €15M Series A round

The Tallinn-based biotech startup Gelatex has opened a Series A round, set to raise €15 million to produce meat alternative. It doesn’t harm any animals and consists of nanofibers, Invest in Estonia informs. Founded in 2016 by Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca

Austrian software company Pimcore raises $12M in a Series B round

The Salzburg-based software platform Pimcore announced the completion of a $12 million Series B round to fund its global expansion and further development. The round was led by German tech growth fund Nordwind Growth Founded in 2013 by Bernhard Rusch

Croatian energy startup IE-Energy gets a €19.8M grant from the EU Commission

The Rijeka-based energy company IE-Energy has raised €19.8 million aid package from The European Commission for building the first battery system near Šibenik.  Founded in 2020, by Zeljko Smitran, IE-Energy develops the first regional Virtual Power Plant as an aggregated

Czech climatetech startup Woltair raises €16.3M in a Series A

The Prague-based climate tech startup Woltair has raised €16.3 million in a Series A round to provide European consumers with sustainable energy solutions. Canadian VC ArcTern Ventures was a leading investor, Sifted.eu reports. Woltair was launched in 2018 by Daniel

Top 17 most active Czech VC funds in H1 2022

AIN.Capital has created a ranking of the most active Czech VC funds in H1 2022. The ranking includes 17 local backers that together made 82 investments during January 2022-June 2022. Lighthouse Ventures, Credo Ventures, and Presto Ventures topped the list by closing

Estonian Trind VC launches €55M fund

The Tallinn-based venture fund Trind VC has closed its €55 million second fund to back European startups. The new fund will support 30-40 consumer and SME-focused companies, Tech.eu reports. “Our investment thesis is quite simple. We are looking for startups

Blockchain company NEAR Protocol invests in Datrics, a Ukrainian startup

The Ukrainian startup Datrics has received investment from blockchain company NEAR Protocol. According to the company, the deal will help to accelerate growth and expand analytical solutions. In particular, those in the Web3 and NEAR ecosystem. Forbes reported on the

Czech medtech company CasInvent Pharma raises €1.3M in a follow-up round

The Brno-based early-stage drug discovery company CasInvent announced the completion of a follow-up investment round of €1.3 million to develop new Casein Kinase 1 Inhibitors for the treatment of leukemia and solid tumor. The round was led by KHAN Technology