2022
Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire January 11
Estonian fintech Tuum raises €15m to bring banking up to speed January 26
Biggest seed fund in the Baltic launches as region booms February 8
Money for old phones — but can the refurb boom last? February 17
Dutch tech masters February 27
Bulgaria gets its first unicorn as Payhawk raises an additional $100m March 1
Fintech unwrapped 3.0 March 16
Germany announces world-first “Battery Passport” project April 25
Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape April 27
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage? May 17
Top early-stage investors in CEE June 6
Photonic quantum startup ORCA Computing raises $15m Series A June 9
Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund June 13
Estonian NFT infrastructure startup NFTPort raises $26m Series A round June 15
German travel booking unicorn Omio raises $80m Series E June 21
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises £38m Series A round July 5
Talent relocation startup Jobbatical raises €11.6m Series A round September 12
2021
LAUNCHub Ventures’ new €44m fund focused on southeast Europe January 12
The fintech offering free API that could help millions access credit January 25
Booksy raises $70m after a tumultuous year January 27
2020 was a record year for VC investment in Poland February 9
Who will be Estonia’s next unicorn? March 1
Does Europe need an LGBTQ+ challenger bank? March 8
18 startups to watch in southeastern Europe, according to VCs March 22
FintechOS raises €51m in mission to digitalise incumbent banks and insurers April 20
Is negotiation-as-a-service the next startup frontier? April 27
Meet Europe’s fastest growing fintech (it’s not who you think) May 4
Lithuanian secondhand clothing marketplace Vinted raises at a valuation of €3.5bn May 12
Greece isn’t known as a breeding ground for promising startups, but that’s change June 14
XYZ Reality raises £20m to build AR for construction industry June 15
Tech disrupts the €2tn construction market June 23
A peek into Eastern Europe’s biggest female angel investor club July 8
Untitled Ventures raises €100m for deeptech startups July 14
21 startups to watch in central Europe, according to VCs July 20
Brunch with Sifted: Daniel Dines, cofounder of UiPath July 21
Vienna’s refurbed raises $54m for refurbished electronics August 5
The European startups making cars faster and more sustainable than a Tesla September 14
Is equity crowdfunding about to take off in eastern Europe? October 4
Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money October 14
Rossum raises $100m in one of eastern Europe’s largest Series A rounds October 20
Europe’s wealthtech startups are joining the investing rush October 21
As their users get older, wealthtech apps remember that family matters November 5
Payhawk spreads its wings as it looks to dominate enterprise spend management November 23
Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation December 14
Crypto payments infrastructure startup Ramp raises $53m on the back of impressive growth December 15
A beginner’s guide to investing in European spacetech December 16
17 European spacetech startups to watch, according to investors December 16
Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021 December 30
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022 December 30
2020
How Czech startup Prusa Research hit 17,122% revenue growth January 8
This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars January 23
The rising stars of Lithuania’s startup scene February 3
Inside GitLab, the startup with the largest all-remote team in the world February 5
“Bigger than DNA” — how AI is transforming the pharma industry February 17
From Benidorm to Belarus — how to build companies on two sides of a continent February 26
Refurbed raises $17m to sell you second-hand laptops and smartphones March 17
Peer-to-peer industry faces rocky road ahead April 2
Mental health startups boom as pandemic anxieties worsen April 13
Startups focusing on innovative disinfection solutions are seeing a huge surge in interest May 14
Abandoning your home market is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary May 22
Building a utopian Martian village in the Californian desert June 17
AImotive raises $20m to become Europe’s ‘largest VC-backed automated driving company’ June 22
In data: The impact of Covid-19 on Europe’s startups July 8
Fixing an ageing approach to care July 13
Eight top female startup investors to know in Eastern Europe August 5
TechHub may be down and out in London, but not in Eastern Europe August 7
CEE investors pick potential winners in a post-Covid world August 27
The rise of an ethical alternative to payday lenders? August 31
No way back anymore, says Belarusian tech sector fighting the regime September 24
These European startups are going after Elon Musk’s SpaceX October 5
Polish gaming company Huuuge Games is gearing up for an IPO as mobile gaming booms globally October 23
Celebrities — and now also big corporates — are fans of Finnish startup Oura’s health-tracking rings October 28
VC deals in Europe has one of their strongest quarters on record in Q3 2020 October 29
Home decor in the age of coronavirus November 3
FintechOS is one of several startups helping legacy lenders compete in an age of challenger banks November 9
Antidote to social media overload? December 3
Amazon is a minor e-commerce player across much of Europe – here’s why December 9
2019
The Romanian unicorn automating your job August 20
This Romanian startup can ID you based on how you strike a keyboard October 24
The Czech startup bringing hotels out of the 1980s November 7
Prezi cofounder Peter Arvai wants us to communicate better November 19
Czech your invoice: Prague-based startup Rossum raised $4.5m to take care of your paperwork November 27