Anna Kowalski 
Self Inspection, a San Diego‑based AI startup founded by Bulgarian entrepreneur Vince Gaydarzhiev, closed a $10 million round led by Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners with participation from strategic automotive and financial investors. The funding will be used to build new products, grow its enterprise client base and launch operations in Europe.
Polish fintech Investly, which offers a platform for investing in digital assets, completed a seed round of 4.2 million zł, backed by VO2 Ventures, IPOPEMA and private investor Maciej Duda. The funds will be used to launch the product commercially, strengthen compliance capabilities and expand into European markets.
The article interviews Dr. Aleksandra Staniszewska, CEO of MY OVU, about the company’s new medical device that continuously monitors body temperature to provide more accurate data for women’s health, especially during early morning hours. The device is wireless, measures temperature every four minutes, and is positioned as a superior alternative to traditional fertility calendar apps.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digitisation Krzysztof Gawkowski confirmed that a database containing close to 19 million patient records was stolen from MyDr, affecting patients across the entire country.
Polish startup SatRev demonstrated the performance of its SN-10 BlueBON satellite by collecting over a million square kilometres of Earth imagery in just 16 months, amounting to about 450 GB of data, underscoring the reliability of its Raccoon platform.
AQUANANO, a Polish startup, has developed a method to produce transparent, stable perfumes based on water and is now starting to commercialise the technology, aligning with the growing market for alcohol‑free fragrances championed by luxury brands like Dior, Guerlain and YSL.
Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo are developing a routine, commercial laser communication system that will enable data transfer from a spacecraft returning from orbit to a satellite, aiming for the first transmission in 2027.
Christian Tour partnered with netSIM to provide travelers from Romania with instant eSIM data packages for use abroad, eliminating the need for physical SIM cards and reducing roaming costs.
At Techsylvania 2026, Super Technologies founder Sacha Dragic recounted the bootstrapped origins of Superbet, its early €500k seed from personal networks, the path to profitability in 2012 and the landmark €1.3 billion refinancing by Blackstone and HPS Investment that pushed the company into unicorn status.
Polish mobile free‑to‑play game studio Funventure secured a $1 million bridge round to fund its own production platform and boost user‑acquisition efforts.