Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Founded in 2024, Pstryk develops a technology platform and mobile app that lets households see real-time hourly electricity prices and receive bills calculated according to market rates. The platform is designed to help consumers manage consumption and costs and to enable households to participate more actively in the energy market. Pstryk integrates dynamic pricing with home energy technologies such as rooftop solar, heat pumps, battery storage and electric vehicles. The company aims to shift traditional consumption models toward a more flexible system by providing visibility into prices and usage. Financially, Pstryk has raised nearly €13.8 million to date, including the recent €7 million Series A, and plans to use the funds to develop its product, scale operations across Poland and grow its team.

Led · Seed · Jul 2026

ForActive offers a platform purpose-built for solo and small-team sports businesses, providing recurring payments, attendance tracking, and communication tools to help independent trainers and small studio owners run their businesses. The company serves over 14,000 service providers across the U.S. and positions itself as an alternative to software built for large gym chains. Founders referenced in the coverage are Maciej Bieganski and Konrad Howard. ForActive intends to expand into new sports categories and scale its go-to-market efforts with the recently raised capital. The company also emphasizes a social-impact focus, supporting providers who bring movement, community, and opportunity to underserved neighborhoods. Financially, ForActive has just closed a $3.6M seed round led by Simpact Ventures with participation from BADideas.fund, The Explorer Fund, Pragmatech Ventures, Vesna Capital and Vestbee Angels.

Led · Equity · Feb 2026

Founded in 2018 by Jozef Šimko, Ilya Novodvorskiy, Radoslav Rajčan, and Erik Nota, Readmio offers a subscription-based fairy-tale app that listens while parents read aloud and instantly overlays music and sound effects to make stories more immersive. The product also includes audiobooks and complementary educational activities, aiming to strengthen parent–child interaction rather than replace it. The app is currently available in 135 countries with content in nine languages and plans to expand further across Asia, the United States, and Latin America. Readmio has achieved more than 2 million downloads, over 10 million stories read or listened to, 300,000 monthly active users, and 50,000 paying families. Its revenue model combines paid family plans with partnership deals such as telecom bundles. To date, the company has raised €2.98 million in external funding. The new capital will accelerate product development and global market entry, especially into India, China and other Asian regions.

Led · Equity · Feb 2026

Founded in 2017, Kinderpedia offers a cloud-based platform that centralises school administration, tuition management, classroom activity planning, student progress tracking and real-time parent engagement. The product embeds privacy-first AI to automate routine tasks and translate communications across multiple languages, tackling the fragmented systems and heavy paperwork that burden educators. Operated as a B2B SaaS model, it is already used by more than 500,000 teachers, parents and education leaders in over 40 countries, helping educators save an average of nine hours per week. The company positions itself against competitors such as ClassDojo, Brightwheel and Toddle by integrating both operational and communication tools in a single interface. Future plans include accelerating expansion across Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, strengthening Arabic-language support and enhancing its AI capabilities. Total funding disclosed to date is €4.5 million, and the new capital will support team growth and product development aimed at sustained international scale.

Led · Seed · Jan 2025

Nutrix develops CortiSense, a CES‑awarded device that measures cortisol in saliva and integrates with its gSense digital health platform (which includes continuous glucose monitoring, AI dietary management and telemedicine). The company pivoted its hardware roadmap toward CortiSense while maintaining an initial clinical focus on diabetes and other chronic diseases. CortiSense was developed with support from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland and the device launch has been used to kick off a U.S. rollout. Nutrix has operations launched in Mexico and Peru and its gSense platform is integrated with Chile’s public insurance system. The startup has received support from the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse and private investors and plans to use funding to study cortisol’s links to women’s health, including perimenopause and menopause. With backing from Mayo Clinic, Nutrix is planning U.S. expansion and to open offices in Silicon Valley while preparing for a larger Series A.