Estonian companies Nortal and SensusQ have signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean aerospace and defense company Hanwha Aerospace to create a new high-tech battlefield management system (BMS).
Estonian company UP Catalyst has signed a partnership agreement with Finnish paint manufacturer Teknos . UP Catalyst will use its technology to convert industrial CO₂ emissions into high-quality carbon materials for paints and coatings.
Estonian state-owned company SmartCap and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) acted as lead investors in the Siena Secondary Fund II private equity fund, investing €10M each.
Ukrainian SaaS startup Uspacy has raised €420K in pre-seed funding. The round included €250K in investment from Startup Wise Guys , supported by business angels. An additional €170K was received in grants from Google for Startups, Seeds of Bravery, Glovo Startup Lab, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, supported by UMAEF.
Venture capital firm Plural , founded by Estonian entrepreneurs Sten Tamkivi and Taavet Hinrikus, has led a €34M round for Bristol-based Phasecraft , a quantum algorithms company. Other lead investors included Playground Global , Novo Holdings’ Quantum Fund with the participation of some existing investors.