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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Poland

The Next Web

You may know Poland for its unpronounceable surnames and sour cabbage in absolutely every meal possible, however, this Central European nation is so much more than pickled vegetables and delicious comfort food. In recent years, Poland has been receiving more attention on the startup scene and in tech news.

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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS

TechCrunch

Poland-based Telemedico has closed a €5.5 Telemedico’s best markets to date are Poland and Spain, per Sieczkiewicz, who says it’s active in 14 markets in total. million (~$6.6 million) Series A round of funding. Spanish startup Elma gets $3.2M for a digital-first health insurance play.

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StethoMe’s smart stethoscope lets your kid’s doctor listen to their lungs from afar

TechCrunch

At TechCrunch Disrupt, the company announced a deal wherein Poland’s Ministry of Health has purchased 1,000 devices to run a pilot test with over 100 doctors over the next half a year. Series A) and received nearly $3M in grants from Poland’s National Center for Research and Development. meanwhile, is underway.

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Cardiomatics bags $3.2M for its ECG-reading AI

TechCrunch

Poland-based health tech AI startup Cardiomatics has announced a $3.2 The seed raise also includes a $1 million non-equity grant from the Polish National Centre of Research and Development. The seed raise also includes a $1 million non-equity grant from the Polish National Centre of Research and Development.

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YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik

The Verge

Many European nations have called on platforms to do more to stop the spread of Russian misinformation. In an open letter, the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said that Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter had become accessories to Russian aggression by allowing the country space on their sites and apps.

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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

Thomas Duscha, founder and CEO of Berlin-based battery swapping startup Swobbee , was in Poland visiting family in early March when the reach of the Ukraine crisis galvanized him to action. “I million have landed in Poland. Volunteers in the Berlin startup scene delivering supplies to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

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Workers for Google Pittsburgh contractor HCL reach tentative union contract

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against HCL in October, claiming that the company was outsourcing the Pittsburgh workers’ jobs in retaliation for union activity. According to the complaint, HCL failed to bargain with the Pittsburgh workers and transferred their work to offshore workers in Poland.

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