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[Column] Paul Quick: How startups can find the best talent
Published: 31-01-2024 | 09:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau










BeatMarket platform launches to empower long-term retail investors
Published: 26-10-2023 | 14:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau


Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI raises €500K to accelerate growth
Published: 13-10-2023 | 14:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Capalo AI has raised €500K funding to further develop its virtual power plant.


Workfully raises €1.2m seed round to build the most trusted recruiting experience
Published: 11-10-2023 | 12:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Workfully has raised €1.2m seed round to fuel its product growth and expand its team.


ReOrbit completes oversubscribed $7.4m seed funding to enable real-time dataflow in space
Published: 06-09-2023 | 10:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ReOrbit has completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round for $7.4 million


South Korean Naver-backed AI startup Crowdworks to go public
Published: 31-08-2023 | 14:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Crowdworks will be listed on the Korean KOSDAQ market via SPAC merger.


Finnish startup Videobot secures €2m to revolutionize online customer experiences
Published: 29-08-2023 | 11:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Videobot, a Finnish SaaS startup, has raised €2 million in seed funding.


Kamupak and &Repeat join forces to build a Nordic market in circular packaging systems
Published: 23-08-2023 | 13:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Finnish Kamupak is merging with Swedish competitor, impact tech startup &Repeat.


[Column] Ololade Odunsi: Global tech job cuts - what African techies can do to thrive
Published: 21-08-2023 | 14:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
There have been nearly 160,000 Layoffs among US tech companies.


Toothio raises $4m to revolutionize dental staffing
Published: 17-08-2023 | 15:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Toothio, the on-demand dental staffing platform announced a $4m seed round.


London-based talent attraction SaaS scaleup inploi raises £1.35m seed round ahead of US expansion
Published: 25-07-2023 | 11:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
inploi, the talent attraction technology scaleup, has raised £1.35 million round.


Kiilto Ventures invests in Asumma, a Finnish ecological CLT housing startup
Published: 15-03-2023 | 12:05:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kiilto Ventures has led equity investment in Asumma, a Finnish startup that designs and sells high-quality, move-in-ready single-family homes


Finnish AI-powered Linda platform CollectiveCrunch secures €1.4m investment round to accelerate growth
Published: 15-03-2023 | 10:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
CollectiveCrunch, the creator of the AI-powered Linda platform that enables sustainable forestry at scale, announced the closing of a €1.4 million investment round led by existing investor Nidoco AB.


Y Combinator-backed Crew raises $2.3m to launch first all-in-one recruiting CRM
Published: 14-02-2023 | 09:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
After 18 months of restricted beta access, Crew, a Parisian all-in-one recruiting CRM for teams solution, announced the launch of its product in self-serve and a $2.3 million seed funding round through a strategic approach.


Toronto-based startup Credential Sentry automates occupational license verification to combat negligent hiring and retention
Published: 20-01-2023 | 07:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Toronto-based startup Credential Sentry, has developed an advanced data analytics algorithm to streamline the credential verification process for businesses operating in licensed industries.


Finnish asset management firm eQ raises more than €500m for private equity and venture capital funds
Published: 21-12-2022 | 09:08:00 | By: Pie Kamau
eQ PE XIV North focusing on Northern Europe held its final close on €288 million, a more than 40 % increase compared to its predecessor.


Finnish hospitality tech startup Bob W raises 21€m Series A funding round to accelerate growth
Published: 25-10-2022 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tech-driven hospitality provider, Bob W, the provider of smarter and more sustainable alternative to hotels and short-stay rentals, has secured €21 million in series A funding, led by IDC Ventures.


Worktech startup TaTiO raises $5.3m to enable understaffed companies access America's untapped workforce with AI
Published: 19-10-2022 | 11:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
TaTiO, a future of work company that uses AI to help companies fill open positions with qualified workers, announced the completion of a $5.3 million seed round.


Easop launches out of stealth with $2.5m seed funding to unleash full power of equity
Published: 18-10-2022 | 14:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Easop announced it has officially launched and raised $2.5 million in seed funding to pursue its mission of making team ownership plans accessible to every private company in the world.


MedGeo secures $4m equity investment and joint venture agreement with Jackson Healthcare company
Published: 20-09-2022 | 16:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MedGeo Ventures announced it has secured a $4 million equity investment and joint venture agreement with Jackson Healthcare company.


Finnish biotech startup Onego Bio secures €4.5m additional funding to accelerate Research & Development
Published: 12-09-2022 | 11:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Business Finland, a public organization under the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, has awarded a grant of additional €4.5 million for Onego Bio's research and development work.


Finnish edtech startup Kide Science raises €1m bridge round to accelerate growth
Published: 08-08-2022 | 11:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Finnish edtech startup Kide Science announced it has raised €1 million, to support their new and exciting bid to expand from primarily science education, into all early years subjects.


Pan-African talent marketplace Gebeya announces new innovation to accelerate hiring freelance professionals
Published: 20-07-2022 | 10:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gebeya, the Pan-African marketplace for freelance professional talent, announced a new innovation to accelerate a more stable, dynamic African tech talent infrastructure.


Medical Solutions acquires healthcare staffing tech startup Matchwell
Published: 08-07-2022 | 12:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Matchwell, the healthcare staffing solution built for today's flexible workforce, announced it has been acquired by Medical Solutions, one of the nation's largest providers of total workforce solutions serving the healthcare industry.


Amsterdam-based employment startup TestGorilla secures $70m Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias
Published: 29-06-2022 | 13:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Amsterdam-based employment startup TestGorilla announced it has secured $70 million Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias. The round was co-led by Balderton and Atomico.


London-based Screenloop raises $7m for its hiring intelligence platform
Published: 28-06-2022 | 14:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Screenloop, the hiring intelligence platform that helps teams hit their recruitment targets faster whilst delivering an enhanced candidate experience, has raised a $7 million seed round.


Cleveland-based tech startup Unify Jobs raises $4.5m to enable diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring
Published: 24-06-2022 | 11:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Unify Jobs, an equitable hiring technology company, has raised a $4.5 million seed round led by North Coast Ventures with participation from Jumpstart and several other well-established investors.


Israeli startup Canditech raises $9m seed round to create a world without resumes
Published: 16-06-2022 | 15:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Canditech, the Israeli startup helping companies accurately assess job candidates with the world's first online job-simulation platform, announced it has raised $9 million in seed funding led by global software investor Insight Partners and StageOne Ventures.


French startup CleverConnect merges with Talentry to lead talent acquisition in Europe
Published: 08-06-2022 | 12:36:32 | By: Pie Kamau
CleverConnect, a cloud-based recruiting solutions company, announced the merger with Talentry, a Munich-based provider of talent relationship management solutions, to counteract the current unprecedented shortage of skilled workers.


SaaS recruitment startup HourWork raises additional $2.5m funding to accelerate growth
Published: 03-06-2022 | 12:21:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HourWork, a SaaS recruitment and retention platform for quick-serve restaurant (QSR) franchise owners, announced the closing of $2.5 million in additional Series A funding led by MassMutual's MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF).


Finnish tech startup Bob W acquires Estonian competitor Estonishing Stay to expand its holiday rental platform
Published: 18-05-2022 | 14:26:43 | By: Pie Kamau
Bob W has acquired Estonia’s largest short-stay serviced apartment operator, Estonishing Stay Apartments, tripling Bob W's coverage in Estonia.


Estonian e-Store startup Upty acquires Finnish peer Rekki, opens up seed round
Published: 26-04-2022 | 13:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Estonian startup Upty, the resale e-Store in the Baltic region, announced the acquisition of its Finnish peer, Rekki. In addition, Upty is planning to kick-start the fundraising in the coming months in order to pursue the Company's accelerated expansion across Europe.


Finnish booking startup Book Salon raises €3m to gleam European beauty and wellness salons
Published: 05-04-2022 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Book Salon, a Finnish payment and booking service provider specializing in hair, beauty, and wellness companies, has announced the successful closure of a €3 million funding round led by Joint Effects.


Netflix acquires Finnish mobile game developer Next Games for €65m
Published: 02-03-2022 | 14:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Netflix announced it has entered into a combination agreement to acquire Finnish mobile game developer, Next Games. Under the terms of the agreement, Netflix will commence a tender offer process to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Next Games.


Swappie raises $124 million Series C round to transform smartphone consumption
Published: 01-03-2022 | 14:31:28 | By: Bob Koigi
Swappie, the end-to-end online destination for buying and selling refurbished smartphones, has announced a $124M (€108M) Series C funding round.


Finnish EV charging startup eMabler partners with Fusebox to turn electric vehicles into profitable virtual power plants
Published: 24-02-2022 | 13:42:30 | By: Pie Kamau
Finnish electric vehicle (EV) charging startup eMabler and Fusebox, virtual power plant provider are collaborating to use electric vehicle charging to balance the energy grid.


London-based professional networking startup myGwork secures £1.6m for global expansion
Published: 08-12-2021 | 13:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
myGwork, the global business LGBTQ+ recruitment and networking platform, has secured £1.6 million in the latest funding round led by 24Haymarket to grow its user base and continue with its international expansion plans.


Finnish heathcare startup Valo Tx raises €11m to advance PeptiCRAd immunotherapy platform into the clinic
Published: 16-11-2021 | 13:22:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Valo Therapeutics Oy (Valo Tx), the developer of novel, adaptable immunotherapy platforms for cancer and infectious diseases, raised €11 million in an oversubscribed Pre-IPO funding round.


AI-powered recruiting startup TopFunnel acquires Teamable to offer end-to-end sourcing platform
Published: 02-07-2021 | 13:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
TopFunnel, the AI-powered recruiting startup that high-growth companies use to scale, announced the acquisition of Teamable to supercharge referral-based recruiting.


Social ad automation company Smartly.io acquires digital advertising startup Viralspace.ai
Published: 19-05-2021 | 11:03:23 | By: Bob Koigi
Combining their advanced AI and machine learning creative capabilities with Smartly.io’s digital advertising automation platform, brands can now make more data-driven decisions about their ad creatives with an unmatched level of bespoke insights.


Finnish biotech startup Carbo Culture sets to remove 1billion tons of carbon from atmosphere by 2030
Published: 15-04-2021 | 09:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Carbo Culture, a biotech startup commercialising large-scale carbon removal, has a north star vision to remove 1 billion tons (1Gt) of carbon from the atmosphere by 2030.


Finish startup ICEYE raises $87m to accelerate growth of its SAR satellite constellation
Published: 22-09-2020 | 14:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ICEYE, a SAR data provider, announced the closing of a larger than planned $87 million Series C funding, led by return investor True Ventures, with a significant additional investment by OTB Ventures.


Finnish startup Quuppa raises €20m to accelerate growth
Published: 25-08-2020 | 15:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Quuppa, a global provider of Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS), announced its first ever round of funding, worth €20 million to accelerate growth.


Finland VR/XR startup Varjo secures €46m Series C funding
Published: 12-08-2020 | 15:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Helsinki-based startup Varjo, a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, announced it has closed a €46 million round of Series C funding.


Finish startup Basemark  receives €7 million funding to accelerate vehicle automation
Published: 15-07-2020 | 16:42:51 | By: Bob Koigi
Basemark, Finland software company specializing in graphics and autonomous driving vehicle software, has successfully concluded a €7 million equity funding round by ETF Partners.


ETF leads €7 million investment in Finnish startup Basemark
Published: 07-07-2020 | 14:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Basemark, a leading software company specialising in graphics and autonomous driving vehicle software, has successfully concluded a €7 million equity funding round by ETF Partners.


Finland startup IQM nabs €17.5 million for development of quantum computers
Published: 16-06-2020 | 11:03:17 | By: Bob Koigi
IQM Finland Oy, a European company for quantum computer hardware, has been awarded a €2.5 million grant and up to €15 million of equity investment from the EIC Accelerator program.


Pan-European startup EstateGuru exceeds €350K funding target by 252 %
Published: 09-06-2020 | 13:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Pan-European marketplace for short-term, property-backed loans, EstateGuru has closed a €880K funding round on investment platform Seedrs.


Finnish startup Kide Science raises €1.5m in seed round to accelerate international growth
Published: 28-05-2020 | 16:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Global early childhood science learning provider startup Kide Science has secured €1.5m funding in a seed round led by Sparkmind.vc, with selected existing investors including Zanichelli Venture also participating.