Top news of the week: 16.11.2022.
The march of Ukraine’s tech nerds
Ukraine’s government and private sector have harnessed digital tools skilfully in modernising — and in fighting Russia, says Daniel Korski.
This Week in European Tech: EQT closes €1.1 billion fund, crypto payments firm Ramp nabs $70 million, Meta buys Audio Analytic, and more
Here's a roundup of this week's biggest European Tech funding rounds, exits, 'other news' that you might have missed, and a compendium of must-read articles on all things #EUtech.
Startup Wise Guys’ Lithuanian team forms its own VC, FIRSTPICK
The new fund has €15m of its €20m target already committed to support early-stage startups in the Baltics
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Swedish Sesamy, a pay-per-click solution for news articles, has raised €3.3m seed round to help publishers deal with a decline in revenue.
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Estonian startup Yaga raises €2.2 million for expansion in Africa, Asia
Yaga, a platform of Estonian origin for buying and selling second-hand fashion goods, has raised €2.2 million from investors to expand into markets in Africa and Asia.
Despite delays due to the situation in Ukraine, GR Capital's second fund raises €30 million
With branch offices in Kyiv and Berlin, GR Capital generally invests €5 - 10 million per company across fintech, mobility, proptech, health tech and future of work.
Building a world-class Dutch start-up ecosystem
A strategy to both increase the number of start-ups and facilitate their ability to scale can elevate the Netherlands to a global leader in the world of entrepreneurship ecosystems.