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Nova Poshta shows photos of trucks destroyed in Russian attacks that supposed to carry IFVs

Nova Poshta published pictures and videos of the terminal in Kharkiv destroyed by Russians on October 21. Russian propagandists claimed that trucks had secretly transported infantry fighting vehicles. You can see in the pictures that the terminal was working as

Vestbee launches CEE Startup Challenge. The winners will receive up to €250k

Vestbee has announced its annual CEE Startup Challenge, where startups can get access to over 200 VC funds and €250,000 of investment. The selected startups will also receive an invitation to CEE VC Summit 2024. Companies can apply to participate in Vestbee’s

European startups have raised €43.6B in Q3 of 2023 — Pitchbook report

In Q3 2023, deal value increased by 5.9% compared to Q2. Stage deal activity was down by 61.9% through Q3 2023 compared with the same period in 2022. Cleantech and AI technologies were common among top deals. AIN.Capital shares key points of the Pitchbook report. Venture deal activity in Q3: Top

Elon Musk considers removing X from Europe over EU law

Elon Musk is considering to remove X platform, formerly Twitter, from Europe due to a new regulation enacted by the European Commission. He also has discussed blocking users in the European Union from accessing it, Insider reported.

Ukraine entered the top 3 innovation economies — Global Innovation Index 2023

The 2023 edition of the Global Innovation Index takes the pulse of global innovation trends against the background of an economic environment fraught with uncertainty. It unveils the ranks of the most innovative economies among 132 nations, while also highlighting

Investment activity continues to follow a negative trend — EIF’s report on the European VC market state

The EIF has prepared the report, surveying almost 500 VCs to get their views on the state of the market. The report shows that European VC funds raised €7 billion in the first half of 2023 — it is almost

19 most active Baltic VC funds in H1 2023 — ranking by AIN.Capital

Over the H1 2023, the number of investments in the Baltic region decreased in comparison to the same period of time in 2022: 55 were made during January 2023-June 2023, and 87 — in 2022. According to the recent Baltic

“We are planning to launch a €60M Fund II, expanding its reach to the entire CEE.” Interview with Movens Capital

Recently, Movens Capital announced a new deal: the fund participated in a $700,000 round for Certifier, adding the first Ukrainian-founded company to its portfolio. This investment also marks the third one for Movens Capital this year, which made us recognize

Russian stole the code and sabotaged a startup for partners from Ukraine

Andriy Khvetkevych, co-founder of NIC.UA, and several other partners launched a project called NFT Patent. Over time, one of the partners, a Russian called Pavel Vinnitskiy, began to demand the role of CEO, and, after being refused, he stole the