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M&A
GRAI Acquires Hangout: 2 Million Users and 100 Million Licensed Tracks for a New AI Streaming Platform
AI startup GRAI has acquired Hangout, a US-based social music platform with 2 million users and a catalog of 100 million licensed tracks, to support its upcoming AI streaming service.
Rankings
myTU Named to Sifted's Top 100 Fastest-Growing Startups in DACH and CEE for Second Year in a Row
myTU has made the Sifted 100: DACH & CEE for the second year running, ranking #88 among the fastest-growing tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe and the German-speaking countries.
Product
Check That Mole – At the Pharmacy: Skinive Launches New Pilot in France
HealthTech startup Skinive has launched a pilot of its Skinive MD app at a pharmacy in southern France, testing whether AI-powered digital dermatoscopy can help flag skin lesions that warrant a doctor's visit.
Product
GRAI Secures License to Music IP Holdings Patents for AI Music
GRAI has become one of the first companies to license the Music IP Holdings patent portfolio, created by Universal Music Group and Liquidax Capital, to support licensed AI music remixes and covers.
Ecosystem
Where to Find Customers, Accelerator, Business Angel in Lithuania and Poland: BISEB's Free Guide
The BISEB School of Economics and Business has made a free practical guide and ecosystem maps available for Belarusians and Ukrainians looking to launch a startup in Lithuania or Poland.
Funding
Yope Raises $12.3M to Scale a New Kind of Social Network
Social startup Yope, founded by Belarusian entrepreneurs in 2021, has raised $12.3 million led by Northzone to grow its private, algorithm-free alternative to public-feed social apps, bringing total funding to $20 million.
Funding
OneSoil Raises €1M to Develop Its AI Farming Assistant
Agritech startup OneSoil has raised €1 million from existing investors, including entrepreneur Yuri Melnichek, to accelerate development of its AI Agronomist farming assistant.
Awards
VOKA Wins Gold at the Digital Health Awards 2026
VOKA received the Gold Award in the Medical Animation category for its 3D animation explaining how semaglutide-based weight loss medication works inside the body.
Rankings
Flo Health Ranked #1 in Sifted’s Consumer 100 List
Flo Health topped the inaugural Sifted Consumer 100 – a new annual list of Europe’s most significant consumer technology companies, announced during SXSW London.
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