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STARTUP FUNDING
Vitosha Venture Partners injects EUR 2.7m in second series of Bulgarian startup investments
FUNDING ROUND
Croatian startup Gideon Brothers raise $31m for 3D robotic technology
DIVERSITY
Softbank, Speedinvest join forces to improve diversity in Europe’s startup sector
Analysis
There has never been a better time to be a startup founder in Europe
SCALE-UP FUNDING
Raiffeisen Bank International announces targeted loans of up to EUR 7m for scale-ups
STARTUPS FOR ROOKIES
What is FFF and how to invest in early-stage startups?
Ecosystem
Pitching tips & tricks: investors want numbers and traction
FUNDING ROUND
Romania’s SeedBlink gets EUR 3m in Series A round, EUR 1.1m come from its own crowdfunding platform
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FUNDING ROUND
Romanian software licensing startup Licenseware raises EUR 120,000 in first investment round
SECOND-HAND HYPE
Lithuanian second-hand clothing startup Vinted raises EUR 250m reaching EUR 3.5b valuation
FUNDING ROUND
Spanish innovative orthodonotic startup Impress raises EUR 50m in Southern Europe’s biggest Series A to date
AI
European AI deal activity up 27% in Q1 2021
UNICORN AFFAIRS
Croatian-born tech unicorn Infobip plans to raise $500m before IPO
Investors
US-based IT process automation startup Pliant to double staff in Bulgarian office after $10m Series-A round
IN DATA
DigitalFoodLab: European foodtech startups raise EUR 2.7b in 2020
ECOSYSTEM
Croatian startups raise over $170m in Q1 2021
Fintech
Greek fintech provider Viva Wallet raises $80m from Tencent, EBRD to expand its SME-centric neobank
VENTURE CAPITAL
Romanian VCs up investments in local startups despite COVID-19 crisis
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