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Ukrainian SID Venture Partners invests in three US-founded startups

SID Venture Partners, a Ukrainian investment fund, has announced investments in Iris Finance, Vendora, and Relari, the fund informed AIN. These are the first publicly announced companies with exclusively American founders in the fund’s portfolio. The founding companies and partners

Estonian Bolt secures €220M syndicated revolving credit facility

Bolt, a global shared mobility business headquartered in Tallinn, has secured a €220 million syndicated revolving credit facility, provided by a consortium of banks. According to Bloomberg, the funding will help Bolt to prepare for a public offering. The facility, initially

Estonian greentech Stargate Hydrogen closes a seed round of €42M

A Tallinn-based startup working on green hydrogen solutions Stargate Hydrogen has closed a €42 million round to scale up its ceramic-based electrolysers. The round was led by UG Investments and grant financing from IPCEI. The startup appointed Mr. Taavi Madiberk as

Finnish startup Maire raises €450k in funding

Helsinki-based online demand analytics startup, Maire has announced the raising a €450,000. The investment was backed by Finland’s investors such as Leena Niemistö, Tuomo Riekki, and Tikura Ventures. Billion dollar B2C companies excel at analysing their historical sales figures. What

Finland’s Kvanted leads a €2.65M investment round for RESONIKS

The Hague-based industrial AI-powered startup RESONIKS has closed a seed round in the amount of €2.65 million. The Helsinki-based VC firm Kvanted is the lead investor, joined by Faber and EIT Manufacturing. The round will help to accelerate the startup’s growth and

Czech company Inventoro is acquired by Cin7 for undisclosed amount

Cin7, an American inventory and order management software provider, has informed AIN about its acquisition of Inventoro, a Czech-based provider of AI-driven sales forecasting and replenishment optimization solutions. The acquisition will enable Inventoro customers to enhance existing inventory and order

Czech-founded fintech Birdwingo closes a €1.2M funding round

Birdwingo, a Czech-founded startup based in Prague and New York, has closed a €1.2 million funding round to launch a financial education and investment platform. The round was led by an American VC fund, Bienville Capital, according to EU-Startups. About

Nova Post sorting depot in Odesa under russian missile attack

On the night of May 1, as a result of russian missile attack on Odesa, the sorting depot and post office of the Ukrainian delivery services provider Nova Poshta (internationally known as Nova Post) were destroyed. As the company told

Ukrainian platform BUKI gets a place in the best EdTech companies ranking — TIME

The Ukrainian platform for finding tutors BUKI was included in TIME’s recent ranking of the best EdTech “rising stars” companies of 2024. In this rating, the company took the sixth place, being the only one from Ukraine overall. The co-founder

Before, during, and after: how a startup can get the most out of conference participation. Part 2 — guest column

In a guest column for AIN, Elvira Zhukovska, PR-Lead at Sigma Software Labs, gathers tips from tech event organizers and regular attendees to help you make the most of your time and energy and avoid getting lost in the shuffle. The