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NATO selected 44 startups for DIANA acceleration program, 7 are from CEE

NATO has selected 44 startups from NATO member countries to go through its DIANA (short for Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) program, Sifted reports. 30 of the startups are European and 7 are from the CEE region. The

60% of European VCs are currently fundraising — Sifted

In the first nine months of 2023, European VCs raised €13.9 billion. According to a recent survey made by Sifted, a majority of VCs have spoken to over 100 LPs in the past two years about fundraising. Approximately 56% of

The hard truths about reporting and how to do it properly — Andrej Petrus from ZAKA VC

Andrej Petrus, Chief Investment Officer at ZAKA VC, a Czech family office focused on pre-seed and seed investments all across Europe, shared his ideas about how important it is for a startup to do reporting to its investors and explained how

Top 10 programming languages of 2023 in GitHub report

GitHub, a platform for software developers, has published a report that studies open-source activity around big trends in programming, the influence of AI, and the cloud in 2023. The report also highlights the most active communities, which includes Poland this

Nova Post opened its first branch in Hungary. Investments amounted to €100k

Ukrainian delivery operator Nova Post has opened its first branch and launched courier delivery in Hungary. It’s already the tenth European country where it is present. Investments amounted to €100,000, AIN.Capital was informed. The company added that delivery by Nova

Building a Generative AI Product: Journey from Ideation to Launch

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize the product photography industry, boosting sales and growth for a product that is transforming how e-commerce businesses create images. Serhii Zinchenko, who has over 8 years of experience working with startups like Claid.AI

Berlin-based Raus raises €8.5M to expand across Europe

Berlin-based Raus, hospitality-tech startup has raised €8.5 million led by ROCH Ventures. Rockaway Capital, Dupuis Investment, Speedinvest, 10x Founders, and others also supported the investement, EU-Startups informed. About Raus The list of investors in the current round: The additional capital will help

Global investments totaled $77.05B across 7,435 deals — Venture Pulse Q3ʼ23

KPMG has released a new Venture Pulse report, a global overview of key trends in the venture capital market in the world for Q3 of 2023. This quarter was tranquil for the worldwide venture capital market, while deal activity in

Austrian Female Founders announces Grow F accelerator for gender-diverse startups

Vienna-based organization Female Founders has announced the launching Grow F, a 5-week investment readiness program for female founders. Current cohort (October-November 2023) is focused on SaaS companies. The application deadline is November 17. Startups can apply here.