For April’s edition of the Startups Of The Month series, we selected 10 interesting startups: DataRoad, Booklio, LondonLink, Voltaage, lyftyfy GmbH, Hookle, Shen.AI, MATSUKO, PastPay, Swayme.

Captiwate, based in Budapest and San Francisco, has raised $600,000 from Interactive Venture Partners, Oktogon Ventures, Fiedler Capital, and Cloudbreak VC.

April 6-12, 2024: discover CEE VC & Startup news — new VC funds, closed funding rounds, open calls, and more!

Ukraine-founded recruitment tech startup JobCannon acquired Ukrainian marketing company Adsme, which is valued at up to $1 million.

Berlin-based startup Scavenger AI secured €1.1 million for its AI consultant that helps businesses with data analytics.

Vilnius-based Blackswan Space has secured €760,000 to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development, and scale its commercial activities.

Zolar provides solar panels to consumers and offers them installment loans. The startups raised $100 million from BNP Paribas.

Ukrainian AI platform Mantis Analytics joined the US-based Alchemist Accelerator and raised $30,000 from it.