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“This is incredible!” — Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin visited Ukraine

Vitalik Buterin, one of the creators of the Ethereum cryptocurrency, which is the second most popular after Bitcoin, visited Kyiv. There he took part in the Kyiv Tech Summit Web3 hackathon held at UNIT.City. The editors at AIN.Capital attended the

Swedish-Polish renewable energy startup SunRoof raises €15M

The Swedish-Polish startup SunRoof has raised €15 million in a funding to revolutionize the production and usage of renewable energy. Klima led the round supported by Polish VC funds such as Inovo VC, SMOK Ventures, Alfabeat, and Level2 Ventures, SunRoof’s

Hungarian Craft secures €12.2M for its writing tool development

Craft, a software company from Budapest, has secured $12.2M in a Series B funding round led by EBRD Venture Capital. Existing investors Creandum and InReach Ventures also participated. Founded in 2019 by Balint Orosz, Craft develops a platform with a

Estonian proptech startup Bidrento raises €800k in a follow-up round

The Tallinn-based proptech startup Bidrento has raised €800,000 in a follow-up seed funding round for European expansion. The company automates the management of rental properties, Tech.eu reports. Founded in 2019 by Natalja Napsep and Taavo Annus, Bidrento develops rental property management software, aiming

Baykar drone plant in Ukraine — how it will look like?

As previously reported, the Turkish company Baykar, known for its Bayraktar TB2, decided to build the Baykar drone plant for the production of attack drones in Ukraine. Now, Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar has told Defense Express that the plant in

Estonian relocation platform Jobbatical raises €11.6M

The Tallinn-based job immigration and relocation platform Jobbatical has raised an €11.6 million Series A funding round to make worker migration paperless. Inventure led the round, supported by Union Square Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Karma VC, Metaplanet, Devotion Ventures, TechCrunch

Lithuanian startup Eddy Travels is acquired by TripAdd, a travel markeplace

Eddy Travels, a Lithuanian AI-based travel assistant, has been acquired by a global travel product marketplace TripAdd. The companies do not disclose the amount of the strategic deal, that will facilitate hyper-consumer-centric practices in the industry, EU-Startups reports. Founded in 2019

Ukrainian IT company Creatio opens new office in Warsaw

Ukrainian IT product company Creatio (part of Terrasoft) has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland. Kateryna Kostareva, the founder and CEO of the company, announced the news. The office is designed for 100 employees and is already operating. It

Livonia Partners raises €157M for its Fund II

The largest pan-Baltic investment firm Livonia Partners has raised €157 million for its second fund. The Fund II investment strategy is to have sustainable growth prospects and a positive impact on society, and the environment. “The Baltic investment universe has

Top 15 most active Finnish VC funds in H1 2022

AIN.Capital has created a ranking of the most active Finnish VC funds in 2022. The ranking includes 15 local backers that together made 74 investments during January 2022-June 2022. Tesi, Maki.vc, Inventure, and Icebreaker topped the list by closing 33 deals. Methodology