Newsletter #44: Security Startup BotGuard Raises €500K, Polish Startup Airly Raises €1.7Mill

Another Friday, another SuperFounders Newsletter that helps you catch up with the most significant startup news from East Europe.


Estonian website security startup BotGuard raises €500,000 for a cloud-based security system that any business could afford


Tallinn-born startup Botguard, the developer of a cloud-based website security system, has raised €500,000 in seed funding from fellow Estonian firm Tera Ventures and some angel investors.

Read more: tech.eu


Poland’s Airly raises 1.7 million euros to tackle air pollution with accurate and predictive data


The Kraków-based start-up Airly has announced a 1.7 million euros pre-seed round which should help it scale up its AI-powered air quality platform globally.

Read more: emerging-europe.com


Czech startup Yieldigo closes 2 million Euro investment with J&T Ventures, Alchemist Accelerator and PortfoLion


The American Alchemist Accelerator from Silicon Valley and Hungarian VC fund PortfoLion are investing 2 million Euros in Yieldigo alongside J&T Ventures. The fast-growing company founded by three Czech mathematicians helps international retail chains achieve better results with artificial intelligence-based pricing.

Read more: cbk.me


Romanian delivery platform Tazz by eMag gets EUR 5 mln financing


Romanian Tazz by eMag delivery platform has attracted investments of over RON 25 million (EUR 5 mln) in the last six months and announces the development of new applications for customers and couriers, the growth of the team, and the expansion of partnerships with restaurants and retailers.

Read more: romania-insider.com


Meetfox: Viennese startup raises $ 250,000 investment in the USA


An online tool that you can use to book appointments and pay for them right away: the Viennese startup Meetfox, headed by founder Susanne Klepsch, is one of the very few young companies from Austria that has focused on the large US market right from the start.

Read more: trendtopics.at (DE)