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Austrian biotech Fermify raises €5M to produce animal-free cheese

The Vienna-based startup Fermify that provides a solution for in-house production of casein proteins has raised €5 million in a seed round. The funding will help to accelerate its growth in the animal-free food transition. Climentum Capital led the round.

Twitter blocked the account of Mariupol defender, a year after his death

Twitter blocked the account of the defender of Mariupol, patrol policeman Daniil Safonov, a year after his death, allegedly for violating the community rules. Now, Ukrainians are appealing for the restoration of the @daniil_donetsk account in honor of the fallen

Austrian Prewave receives €18M for its supply chain risk platform

The Vienna-based startup Prewave has received €18 million Series A+ to level up its all-in-one supply chain risk management solution. The round was led by Creandum.

Czech startup Product Fruits raises €1.6M for its onboarding platform

The Prague-based Product Fruits, that provides the user-onboarding platform, has announced the raising of €1.6 million in a seed round co-led by VCs Leverage and Venture to Future Fund, AIN.Capital was told. The round will be used to accelerate the

Poland’s Spire Capital Partners launches Fund I with €57M first close

Spire Capital Partners has announced the launch of its first fund – SCP Fund I, with €57 million committed for the first close, a key milestone towards the €100 million final target. The Fund will focus on software, ecommerce, and

Ukrainian Jooble invests in Adsee, a service for social media recruiting

Job search site Jooble has invested in Adsee, an online recruiting service that helps run recruiting campaigns on social networks. As Jooble informed AIN.Capital, this is a pre-seed investment, the amount is not disclosed. In addition to funding, Jooble will

How the facial recognition service Clearview AI helps to identify Russian war criminals in Ukraine

Clearview AI, an American facial recognition service, is actively used by Ukrainian border guards and the National Police during the full-scale war Russia started in Ukraine. In particular, it helps to look for and identify Russian war criminals, people involved

Romanian-founded hackajob raises ＄25M in Series B round

London-based startup hackajob, co-founded by a Romanian Răzvan Creangă, has raised $25 million in Series B funding round to continue leveraging its proprietary AI models to reimagine tech hiring process. Boston-based Volition Capital led the funding round. “We’ve built a product

Czech startup Cruxo secures €800k from Presto Ventures and Zaka VC

Prague-based startup Cruxo has secured €800,000 in funding from Czech VC funds Presto Ventures and Zaka VC. The funds will help develop a new source of high-margin revenue for retailers, the retail media.  “Globally, brands are investing hundreds of billions of

Bulgarian Eleven Ventures leads a $2M round for Romanian-founded startup Pluria

Pluria, a remote and hybrid work solution, has raised $2 million. The round was led by Eleven Ventures, and joined by Croton Capital, WIT Angels Club, and Phoenix Venture Fund.