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Finnish foodtech startup Ruokaboksi secures €3.5M

Ruokaboksi has secured €3.5 million in growth funding from Tesi, Nordic FoodTech VC, and private investors. The startup is doing weekly food and recipe delivery, helping support healthier diets in any household. Founded in 2017 by Jesse Fryckman and Juhana Rintala,

Russia threatens Europe with nukes. Ukraine opens S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-themed grocery store

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GSC Game World has teamed up with the Ukrainian supermarket chain Silpo to open a grocery store in the style of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl game in Kyiv. The idea of it arose back in the

Roosh Ventures participates in new $4.2M round for Regression Games

Regression Games, an American AI gaming and esports company, has closed a $4.2 million seed funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round, with participation from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), BBQ Capital, and Roosh Ventures fund. Founded in 2022 by Aaron Vontell,

Polish ecotech startup ZNIKA raises €280k from LT Capital

ZNIKA has raised €280,000 (PLN 1.3 million) in a funding round led by LT Capital and several angel investors. The startup produces ecological packaging for businesses to fight the plastic waste problem. Founded in 2021, ZNIKA produces and distributes ecological

Wise stops issuing new digital cards in Ukraine

The international money transfer company Wise has announced that it will stop issuing new digital cards to clients from Ukraine. At the same time, in a letter to customers, which has already been published on Twitter, the company stated that

Finnish Voland Partners opens €80M fund for local tech companies

Voland Partners, the first Finnish growth investor for technology companies, announced the launch of its first fund — the Voland Technology Growth Fund I with a target size of €80 million. Voland Partners is a Finnish private equity firm focusing on

Ciklum liquidates its legal entity in Belarus

Ciklum, an international IT company with offices in Ukraine, is leaving the Belarusian market. According to dev.by information, Ciklum Bel LLC, which is a part of the Ciklum international group, is in a process of liquidation from June 2022. Ciklum was

Finnish cleantech startup Ori Solution raises €250k

Ori Solution, a Lahti-based cleantech company developing a renewable energy technology, has raised €250,000 in a pre-seed round. The latest capital injection will feed the development of its technology, ArcticStartup reports. Founded in 2019 by Finnish entrepreneurs, Ori Solution develops

Russian IT specialist brags on Twitter about avoiding taxes in Estonia. And gets fired

In July 2022, Yulia Kuznetsova, a Russian IT specialist and a citizen well-known in the Russian-speaking Vue-community, described on Twitter how she avoids taxes in Estonia. Her story gained publicity. Some time later the Estonian ex-president joined the discussion. And

Polish martech startup edrone closes Series A funding

The Krakow-based marketing technology startup, edrone, has secured additional funding during the Series A round. The company has not disclosed the financial details of the deal, but said that the fresh round doubled its valuation. Founded in 2016 by Michal Blak and Rahim