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Polish parcel lockers startup InPost goes public and raises €2.8B

On January 27, InPost went public on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam and became Europe’s biggest IPO since 2018. The startup’s shareholders Advent International, Templeton Strategic Emerging Markets Fund and PZU Fundusz have sold 175 million existing shares at 16

Ukrainian startup Propertymate raises $1M from Pragmatech Ventures

Propertymate, a startup founded by Ukrainians Bohdan Hnatkovskyy and Sofia Vyshnevska in 2018, has raised a $1 million investment from Pragmatech Ventures. This startup had also previously received $120,000 in investment as part of its participation in the Techstars acceleration

Hackers who stole $2.5 billion from European banks exposed in Ukraine

The Cyber Police has exposed a transnational hacker group, which had been spreading the computer virus EMOTET. According to the statement by the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ (MIA) press office, this virus has caused $2.5 billion in damage to American and European

Berlin’s insurtech INZMO secures $3.3M for launching new products

INZMO, a developer of a fully-digitalized insurance solution, has raised $3.3 in a seed round led by the Swiss Helvetica Venture Fund, its backer from the previous pre-seed round closed in 2018, Tech.eu writes.  INZMO, which was launched in 2015,

Booksy closes a $70M Series C round to continue international expansion

Polish startup Booksy has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round led by Cat Rock Capital with participation from Sprints Capital. OpenOcean, Piton Capital, VNV Global, Enern, Kai Hansen, Zach Coelius and Manta Ray Ventures also joined the

Mass media: Amazon acquires DB Best Technologies, founded by Ukrainians, with offices in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is close to acquiring DB Best Technologies, founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. The news was reported by Liga.net, citing its sources. According to the source, the deal is in its final stage but has

AI-powered image editing platform autoRetouch secures €3.2M

Stuttgart’s startup autoRetouch has secured €3.2 million in a seed funding round led by European apparel retailer Breuninger, EU-Startups writes. autoRetouch is developing the AI-powered image editing platform for fashion and lifestyle brands, retailers and creatives. It enables defining workflows

NAVI ranks 2nd among the top esports clubs in 2020

Analytical agency Esports Charts has published a report on the popularity of esports clubs in 2020, according to which the most popular team is the French one G2 Esports. The Ukrainian esports club Natus Vincere (NAVI) ranked No. 2, rising

German startup Remagine lands €20M in a seed round

Berlin-based fintech Remagine has closed a €20 million seed round from business angels such as former Global Head of Google Payment Jonathan Weiner and COO of Venmo Michael Vaughan, EU-Startups reports.  Founded in 2019 by Julia Profeta Johansson and Sebastian

In six months, Ukrainian Facebook users reach 16 million, and Instagram – 14 million: research

Since July 2020, the Ukrainian audience of Facebook and Instagram grew by 1 million each: to 16 and 14 million, respectively. The number of users of Facebook Messenger grew by 800,000 to 10 million. These data have been published in