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21.04.23

UK pet-food group Butternut Box acquires Polish PsiBufet

The Warsaw-based PsiBufet, a fresh dog food company, has been acquired by Butternut Box. The deal allows Butternut Box to extend its operations to Central and Eastern Europe. “PsiBufet shares our commitment to providing dogs with fresh, wholesome, nutritious meals,

21.04.23

Slovak social media analytics startup CulturePulse secures $1M from Zero Gravity Capital

The Bratislava-based CulturePulse, that develops a social simulation platform to predict human behavior, has secured $1 million in a seed round from Slovak VC firm Zero Gravity Capital. The receiving of new investment will help the startup to expand the

20.04.23

Finland’s Butterfly Ventures participates in a €970k round for Swedish biotech Retein

The Gothenburg-based company Retein, the developer of a technology for water separation, has closed its €970,000 financing round co-led by Industrifonden, Butterfly Ventures, Navigare Ventures, and business angels. The investment will help to increase the startup’s production volume. “We are

20.04.23

Polish VC funds form a coalition to invest €15 million in Polish startups. How it works

Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Knowledge Hub, Freya Capital, and Accelero Ventures have recently announced to join their investor forces as a VC funds’ coalition. The funds plan to offer Polish startups financing of up to €3.5 million (PLN 16 million),

20.04.23

Corruption scandal in Poland puts dozens of startups on the verge of bankruptcy

More than 100 Polish companies, including dozens of startups, haven’t received €175 million in EU grants they were awarded at the end of last year. The reason is anti-corruption investigation of one of the National Center of Research and Development

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