Solmate to Buy Czech RockawayX in All-Stock Deal to Build $2B Institutional Solana Giant
The combined company will fold RockawayX’s infrastructure, liquidity, and asset management units into Solmate.
Finnish ICEYE raises €200 million Series E round led by General Catalyst
ICEYE has raised EUR 150 million in new financing led by General Catalyst, along with a EUR 50 million secondary placement that values the company at EUR 2.4 billion (USD 2.8 billion). The space intelligence firm said the investment will speed up delivery of sovereign satellite systems and data services across Europe.
NASDAQ Pattern Group Acquires Czech Brno-based ROI Hunter to Boost Global Retail Media Capabilities
Pattern Group Inc., a leader in accelerating brands on global ecommerce marketplaces by leveraging proprietary technology and AI, today announced that it has acquired ROI Hunter a.s., a performance-driven retail media platform for brands and retailers. ROI Hunter integrates product, marketing, and merchandising data into a single source of truth, enabling margin-informed, SKU-level advertising decisions across major walled-garden platforms including Google, Meta, and Snap.
Marek Miltner: “Stanford talent can in some ways be worse than Czech talent”
Artificial intelligence seems to be the only thing anybody’s talking about right now, but who is the best person to talk to? In Prague, one of the top candidates is Marek Miltner, an entrepreneur turned academic working at Czech Technical University (CVUT) and Stanford University simultaneously. I sat down with him at his office at CVUT to pick his brain.
Czech-Singapore based FinTech Walletory grows by 40% YoY and prepares forfurther expansion
Walletory, a Singapore-based payment institution with roots in the Czech Republic, processed transactions worth more than EUR 53 million in the first three quarters of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 42%. The company continues to expand into the Euro-Asian region and offers a modern alternative to traditional payment cards.
Kate Kovalenko Joins Global VC Fund Momenta as an Associate Partner
Kate joins Momenta from DEPO Ventures, where she focused on deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support for early-stage startups. She also helped strengthen the local ecosystem through events, community building, and LP engagement.