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Poland’s bValue closes its €90M Growth Fund

bValue, a Polish growth equity firm, has announced the closure of a new €90 million Growth Fund focused on investments in scaleups from Poland and the CEE region. bValue Growth Fund (BVG) was supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF). bValue’s

Nova Post opens a new office in Czechia — investments in the country amount to €400,000

Nova Post has opened its fourth branch office in the Czech Republic, which will be located in the city of Liberec. This is the third Czech city where an office was opened, the press release states. In a comment to

Ukrainian military manufacturer Himera Radios is entering the international market

The Ukrainian military radio manufacturer Himera Radios has entered the global market, as announced in a Facebook post. Reticulate Micro, an American defense technology company, has become its partner and they have signed a distribution agreement in the US. We

Finnish NPHarvest raises €2.2M for its wastewater recycling technology

NPHarvest, an Espoo-based spin-off company from Aalto University, has raised €1.3 million in funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC and a €900,000 grant from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and their RAKI program. The funding will be used to build their first commercially

Classic piece in a modern arrangement. How we updated the identity of AIN.UA — guest column

On March 6, 2024, the AIN.UA media group refreshed its logo and identity on social media. This was just the initial move towards upcoming changes as we are preparing to launch our new website, featuring additional real economy news, investment

Huge Thing launches another pre-acceleration program for women from Poland and Ukraine

Huge Thing has informed AIN about the launch of the recruitment for its Female Startup pre-accelerator. Via the program, ten finalists can receive a $10,000 equity-free grant to start a company and further develop their business. Recruitment for Female Startup

Kvanted co-leads a €6.5M round for Cozero, a German climate tech

Berlin-based startup Cozero has secured €6.5 million in Series A funding led by Kvanted and ENV, with contributions from NewAlpha Asset Management and several business angels. This funding will propel Cozero’s international expansion and the development of its Climate ERP

Startup of the Day: Broswarm, a Lithuanian defense tech

Broswarm is a Vilnius-based defense tech startup focused on mine detection which was founded in 2023 by Ernestas Žvaigždinas, Karolis Žvaigždinas, and Mindaugas Talaikis.

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