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Czech Tilia Impact Ventures launches €32M second fund to support CEE companies with a ESG focus

Prague-based investment firm Tilia Impact Ventures has announced the launch of its €32 million second fund financed by the European Investment Fund and Ceska Sporitelna Bank. The fund aims to support CEE companies with an Environmental, Social, and Governance focus.

Croatia’s HBOR and EIF launch new €52M equity investment program

Croatian state-owned development bank HBOR and the European Investment Fund have announced the launch of a new €52 million joint equity investment program. Both sides will commit €26 million to support fast-growing Croatian businesses. About HBOR and EIF EIF (European

List of Daedalus: 25 CTOs of Ukrainian IT

What do Adam Messinger, Sri Shivananda, and Werner Vogels have in common? Most likely, you have never heard their names. But you’ve definitely heard of Dorsey, Schulman, and Bezos. In fact, the first three worked on the same products as

Women outperform men-only teams by 9.3% — European Women in VC report

In 2023, gender diversity continues to play an important role in European Venture Capital firms. According to the research published by European Women in VC, it improves financial performance, as on average, each 10% point increase in the representation of

Unity will charge up to $0.2 to install the game. Indie developers are outraged by this decision

The company that owns the Unity engine, which is very popular among game developers, is changing its terms of use. It introduces a fee for each installation of a game that already uses Unity. The community of indie developers is

Certification and compliance audit in the IT industry. Expert opinion shared by Kyrylo Proskurnya

In the modern world, IT companies face a plethora of requirements and standards that pertain to various aspects of their business. This can include information security, personal data protection, service quality, and more. Obtaining appropriate certification can help companies confirm

Reports of a major fire outbreak in the Czech office of developers S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

On September 7, 2023, there was a major fire outbreak in the Czech office of the Ukrainian company GSC Game World, which is currently working on the second part of the famous game franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. This was reported by

Baltic startup ecosystem in H1 2023 — Change Ventures and Firstpick report

In the Baltic region, the number of series A and growth rounds has significantly decreased, both raising over two times less than in H2 2022. On the contrary, the number of pre-seed and seed rounds in H1 2023 has increased.

New version of the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard: why this standard is useful for IT companies and how to implement it

For many years, ISO certificates have been a must-have for IT companies, as they can guarantee the reliability of a business in terms of international standards. During the war, when Western clients become more demanding of Ukrainian companies, such a

14 investors: who funds Ukrainian IT during the war — ranking by AIN.Capital

After February 24, the Ukrainian IT market saw a decrease in investments not only from foreign venture capital funds. Out of 28 active local funds, the editors of AIN.Capital and AIN.UA counted only fourteen that continued to invest in Ukraine