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Post-Investment Partnership: Maximizing the value of your VC relationship — opinion by Level2 Ventures

Securing venture capital funding is often celebrated as a monumental milestone for startups. Yet, what unfolds after the initial excitement can significantly influence a startup’s trajectory. Magdalena Pawłowska, Partner at Level2 Ventures, has shared her thoughts on how to maximize

Hungarian-founded company Captiwate raises $600k in a fresh funding round

Captiwate, a company with offices in Budapest and San-Francisco, has raised a $600,000 in funding round. The round saw participation by Interactive Venture Partners, Oktogon Ventures, Fiedler Capital, Cloudbreak VC, and several angel investors. About Captiwate Investment details The startup claims this amount

Hungarian and US-based Interactive Venture Partners launches a new €50M fund

Interactive Venture Partners has announced the launch of its €50 million inaugural fund, Interactive Venture Partners Fund LP. It is supported by the family office of Thomas Peterffy and will provide capital to pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups founded

u.ventures invests in Ukrainian startup Competera during its seed+ round

Ukrainian u.ventures with its head office in Kyiv became an investor in the Ukrainian startup Competera which develops an intelligent price optimization platform for retailers. Competera announced the news on its LinkedIn page. About Competera Investment details The infusion of

Estonian SmartCap changes investment focus for its Green Fund

The Estonian fund management company SmartCap has announced the updated terms of its Green Fund Direct Investment Program. The changes will increase the amount of investment in a single company and shift the focus to startups in the late stages.

Startup funding in Finland showed record amounts in 2023 – FVCA study

Finnish startups raised a total of €871 million in growth funding in 2023. This marked a decrease of about half compared to the preceding year’s record-breaking €1.7 billion. However, despite the challenging market conditions, Finnish venture capital funds managed to

Blind Unicorn Glasses. The role of data in driving startup success — guest column

From Netflix’s personalized binge-worthy recommendations to Amazon’s predictive prowess, data isn’t just information – it’s the secret sauce to startup stardom. In an exclusive guest column for AIN, Vlad Kytainyk, CEO of KITRUM, tries to bring clarity with a fresh

Bulgarian e-commerce startup Rush is acquired by Shop Circle

Sofia-based e-commerce tech startup Rush has been acquired by Shop Circle, now being fully managed by the company. The process will take a few months in order to fully implement the new strategy. Scaling a successful SaaS requires time, effort,

Ukraine’s Mantis Analytics joins the Alchemist Accelerator, raising $30,000 investment

Mantis Analytics, a Ukrainian AI startup for risk management, has announced that it has joined the Alchemist Accelerator, one of the largest accelerators for early-stage B2B companies. As the startup informed AIN, they also raised an investment of $30,000 from

Ilya Boshnyakov becomes the regional director of Viber in Ukraine

Rakuten Viber has informed AIN about the recent appointment of Ilya Boshnyakov, the former owner of AIN, as regional director in Ukraine. Previously, Atanas Raykov from the office in Sofia, Bulgaria, was responsible for the role. Ilya will be responsible