06 March 2023·5 min read

Ilya Mikhalchyk-Kananenka

Community Builder, Vestbee

VC & Startup Weekly News From CEE, February 25 - March 3, 2023

New VC Funds

  • First Lithuanian VC and accelerator for defence/security innovation, Scale Wolf VC, are created to invest in local dual-use startups. The fundraiser is still going on yet Rokas Tamošiūnas has been revealed to be one of the fund's partners.

CEE Startup Funding Rounds & Acquisitions

Startup Calls & Events

  • Infoshare and InCredibles invite startups to apply for the pitching contest. The applications are open to seed and early-stage startups with tech4good solutions. Winners of the challenge can get up to €20k in cash prizes, media coverage as well as a place in the InCredibles acceleration program. The registrations are open till the 15th of March.
  • Croatian deep tech venture builder Nuqleus invites local teams looking to learn more about various aspects of MVP-building and early-stage venture building. The participants will have a chance of going through a 3-month incubation program and an opportunity to raise venture capital for their product/service. The applications are open till the 12th of March.
  • Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge invites Ukrainian startups to apply for its pre-acceleration program. The program will award 10k PLN, coworking space, networking, and consultancy opportunities. The applications are open till the 13th of March.
  • The sustainability challenge sponsored by SEB Bank, RIMI and EcoBaltia invites university/high school students to test out their ideas in a hackathon. The challenge will provide an opportunity to validate an idea, connections to mentors and specialists from the field of energy/waste management as well as a total prize pool of €6k. The registrations are open till the 15th of March.
  • 3W Idea invites startups and researchers/students to submit ideas for health innovations related to water/hydrogen/coal. The best ideas will have a chance of presenting at III Kongres 3W. Applications for the event close on the 9th of March.

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