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AUBG invests in 3 Bulgaria student startups in its Elevate accelerator

American University in Bulgaria has announced the fifth edition of its accelerator program Elevate. Three out of a total of seven teams receive a financial injection of $10,000. These are Verdere, Enthela and Regrounded. During the Season 5 Elevate Demo

Romanian VC firm Early Game Ventures launches its €60M Fund II

A Bucharest-based Early Game Ventures Fund, has announced the launch of its new €60 million VC fund that will invest in early-stage startups in CEE. The ticket size is expected to be up to €6 million.  About Early Game Ventures

Lithuanian fund Contrarian Ventures invests in Ember

The Vilnius-based VC firm Contrarian Ventures has invested in Ember, a Scottish company that builds an all-electric intercity bus network. This investment round amounted to $14 million. Investment details Contrarian Ventures joined the $14 million Series A round for the

“We believe that the fund should provide, in addition to investments, a certain value and be a part of companies’ growth.” Interview with 1991 Ventures co-founders

The co-founders of the 1991 Ventures fund, headquartered in London and Kyiv, known for running incubation and accelerator programs inside Ukraine, recently, have launched a $18.8 million fund. Its main goal is to support over 40 companies from Ukraine and CEE.

Defense Tech boom, B2B, and investors’ changing focus. The main insights from TechChill — guest column

TechChill is the largest startup event in the Baltics. The conference, which took place in Riga on April 18-19, was attended by more than 2,300 participants from 40 countries, 230 investors, 310 startups, more than 60 media representatives, and 110

Global VC investment totaled $75.9B across 7,520 deals — Venture Pulse Q1ʼ24

KPMG has released a new Venture Pulse report, a global overview of key trends in the venture capital market in the world for Q1 of 2024. Global VC investment dropped to $75.9 billion across 7,520 deals in Q1’24 due to

Starlinks, mObywatel, Cyber Security, and support for Ukraine. Interview with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland

Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland, paid a work visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on May 6. In a conversation with AIN.Capital, he talked about the meeting with his Ukrainian colleague Mykhailo Fedorov, during which

Startup of the Day: eGabinet, a Polish healthtech startup

Founded in 2020 by Piotr Strychalski, eGabinet was created in response to the need for an alternative to traditional phone or in-person registration to a medical facility. Over the years, the startup grew to develop proprietary solutions and employ the

Innova Capital closes its Innova/7 Fund at €407M

Innova Capital, a leading private equity firm in Central Europe, has informed AIN about the closure of its latest fund, Innova/7, raising a total of €407 million from invetsors. About Innova/7 Fund The finalisation of Innova/7 coincides with our thirtieth

Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups

SID Venture Partners, a Ukrainian investment fund, has announced investments in Iris Finance, Vendora, and Relari, the fund informed AIN. These are the first publicly announced companies with exclusively American founders in the fund’s portfolio. The founding companies and partners