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12% of Ukrainian startups stopped operations since the war started — research

64% of startups still operating in Ukraine base their business on the global market. While 12% of the surveyed companies stopped their operations after the Russian invasion. This is revealed in the research conducted by the Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge team in partnership

Georgian startup KIKLIKO received ＄100k in a pre-seed funding

Tbilisi-based startup KIKLIKO has received $100,000 in a pre-seed funding round from the Czech fund Presto Ventures. The funding allows to develop its GIF-hosting platform, Caucasus Business Week reports. “One year ago we offered the first MVP to the market

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developer Volodymyr Yezhov died near Bakhmut defending Ukraine 

Ukrainian game developer Volodymyr Yezhov passed, while defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders, his brother Vyacheslav Yezhov told the news on Facebook. According to BBC, Volodymyr was a game designer at the studio GSC Game World. He also became the prototype for the

Lithuanian beautytech Watalook raises €3M to help manage business in the beauty industry

Vilnius-based beautytech startup Watalook has raised €3 million in a seed round to help independent beauty professionals manage their businesses. The Danish fund byFounders and the Lithuanian fund Practica Capital led the round, ArcticStartup reports. “The €1 million investment received

Polish medtech startup Prosoma raises ＄3.2M

The Szczecin-based medical company that provides digital therapeutics solutions for cancer treatment Prosoma has raised ＄3.2 million for commercialization and further product development. The round was co-led by YouNick Mint and Simpact Ventures. “In the middle of next year, we

Croatian SaaS developer Treblle raises ＄7M 

Zagreb-based API monitoring and analytics startup Treblle has raised $7 million for expanding the team. The round was led by existing investor Nauta Capital, Tech.eu reports.

Polish chemicals company Apeiron Synthesis raises €4.5M from Orlen VC

Wroclaw-based chemicals company Apeiron Synthesis has raised €4.5 million (PLN 21 million) from Orlen VC, the leading Polish corporate PKN ORLEN’s fund. The company develops catalysts, with a broad application in pharmaceuticals, flavors, and fragrances. Aper Ventures and Adamed supported

Geek Ventures invests in Nomad Data during $3.2M seed round

Venture capital fund Geek Ventures has invested in Nomad Data, the data relationship management and discovery platform. The company announced the closing of $3.2 million seed funding round, led by Struck Capital. The amount of the exact investment from Geek Ventures

Ukrainian greentech startup Releaf Paper receives €2.5M grant from the EU

Kyiv-based manufacturer of sustainable paper products made by fallen leaves Releaf Paper has received €2.5 million as a champion of EIC’s accelerator program. This funding will go to delivering a €3.5 million initial phase of a new pilot production line

Austrian medtech startup Flinn receives €1.8M in a pre-seed round

Vienna-based medical device compliance startup Flinn has received €1.8 million in a pre-seed round to automate work processes in medtech and the pharmaceutical industry. The round was co-led by Speedinvest and SquareOne. “We are here to stay and won’t leave