Nastya Zelenovska

Nastya Zelenovska

Nastya Zelenovska is a digital marketing and content strategy specialist with over 15 years of experience working with international brands and media platforms. Her expertise lies in data-driven marketing, editorial distribution, and building visibility strategies that scale across markets. At StartupMafia, Nastya supports European startups by providing actionable insights on marketing, media, and growth strategies, helping them scale confidently and compete across international markets.

• Stackship, a Borlänge-based sovereign cloud-like platform, is launching Circuit, an AI software builder for the public sector and regulated industries (Swedish, machine translation). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO in October 2025.

AITech

Stackship Launches “Circuit” — AI Software Builder for Public Sector and Regulated Industries

Borlänge-based startup Stackship is expanding its sovereign cloud-like infrastructure platform with the launch of Circuit, an AI-powered software builder designed specifically for public sector organizations and regulated...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• Fika Jobs (Stockholm, video-first hiring platform): $4M in a pre-seed funding round led by Luminar Ventures, with participation from Alliance VC, Wave Ventures, and angel investors (English, ℹ️ database). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO in May 2025.

AITech

Fika Jobs Raises $4M to Reinvent Hiring with a Video-First Recruitment Platform

Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs has raised $4 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Luminar Ventures, with participation from Alliance VC, Wave Ventures, and several angel investors. The company...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

Sportway (Stockholm, AI-automated sports video and data production): €20M ($22M) in a funding round led by Gamma Waves Partners

AITech

Sportway Raises €20M to Scale AI-Powered Sports Broadcasting Across 20+ Countries

Stockholm-based SportTech company Sportway has raised €20 million ($22 million) in a funding round led by Gamma Waves Partners, as demand grows for AI-driven sports production and automated broadcasting...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• Headwai (Stockholm, AI-powered platform for online retail that predicts which customers will drive tomorrow's profits, automatically optimizing media buying to find more of them) has been acquired by Agent Mama, a Swedish startup in the same space (English). ℹ️ Both startups covered in their earliest days in PRO.

AdTech

Headwai Acquired by Agent Mama in Swedish AI AdTech Consolidation

Stockholm-based startup Headwai, an AI-powered platform for online retail media optimization, has been acquired by fellow Swedish company Agent Mama, marking a consolidation move in the...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• LivingFilters (Malmö; develops AI-designed proteins that act as biosensors and filters to capture specific molecules, substances or pathogens in water): SEK4.6M (€420K, $470K) in a pre-seed funding round led by Turbine Capital (English, ℹ️ database). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO on January 14.

BioTech

LivingFilters Raises SEK 4.6M to Develop AI-Designed Protein Filters for Water Purification

Malmö-based startup LivingFilters has raised SEK 4.6 million (€420,000 / $470,000) in a pre-seed funding round led by Turbine Capital, marking an early milestone for the Swedish deep-tech company...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• Diet Doctor, the almost 20-year-old Stockholm company that offers a subscription service for low carb-centered diet advice and also the satiety-focused nutrition app Hava, is bankrupt, following "several challenging years", and a funding round that fell apart

HealthTech

Swedish HealthTech Pioneer Diet Doctor Files for Bankruptcy After Nearly Two Decades

After nearly 20 years of promoting evidence-based nutrition and metabolic health, Stockholm-based Diet Doctor has filed for bankruptcy following several difficult years and a funding round...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• Neko Health, the Stockholm-headquartered preventive healthcare provider also co-founded by Daniel Ek, is expanding its health scan to include body composition analysis, and launches the option to let patients provide their wearable health data (English).

HealthTech

Neko Health Expands Preventive Health Scan with Body Composition Analysis and Wearable Data Integration

Swedish preventive healthcare company Neko Health is expanding its AI-powered health assessment platform with two major additions: body composition analysis and the ability for patients to securely share...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

• Everi Labs, initially Luderi Technologies (Stockholm & San Francisco, AI-powered documentation and compliance for prosthetic & DME clinics): undisclosed amount from node.vc, Norrsken Evolve, Inception Fund, and others (English, ℹ️ database). ➡️ Startup first covered in PRO in June 2025.

HealthTech

Everi Labs Raises Funding to Modernize Prosthetic and DME Clinics with AI-Powered Documentation

Everi Labs, the Stockholm- and San Francisco-based HealthTech startup formerly known as Luderi Technologies, has raised an undisclosed funding round backed by node.vc, Norrsken Evolve, Inception Fund, and...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

PredictMe (Linköping, AI-powered epigenetic analysis to identify early biological changes): SEK5M (€450K, $520K) in a seed funding round from Linus Gunnarson (English, ℹ️ database).

BioTech

PredictMe Raises SEK 5M to Bring AI-Powered Epigenetic Disease Detection into Preventive Healthcare

Linköping-based startup PredictMe has secured SEK 5 million (€450,000 / approximately $520,000) in seed funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered epigenetic diagnostics platform. The investment...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

Anferra (Gothenburg; technology that turns steel grinding swarf, a waste today largely landfilled, into high-quality input for producing water treatment chemicals): SEK4.7M (€420K, $480K) SKF Ventures, Stephen Industries and existing investor Chalmers Ventures

CleanTech

Swedish ClimateTech Startup Anferra Raises €420K to Turn Steel Waste into Water Treatment Chemicals

Swedish ClimateTech startup Anferra has secured SEK 4.7 million (€420,000 / $480,000) in seed funding to commercialize a technology that transforms steel industry waste into high-value chemicals for...

Nastya ZelenovskaJune 29, 2026

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AITech

Stackship Launches “Circuit” — AI Software Builder for Public Sector and Regulated Industries

AITech

Fika Jobs Raises $4M to Reinvent Hiring with a Video-First Recruitment Platform

AITech

Sportway Raises €20M to Scale AI-Powered Sports Broadcasting Across 20+ Countries

AdTech

Headwai Acquired by Agent Mama in Swedish AI AdTech Consolidation

BioTech

LivingFilters Raises SEK 4.6M to Develop AI-Designed Protein Filters for Water Purification

HealthTech

Swedish HealthTech Pioneer Diet Doctor Files for Bankruptcy After Nearly Two Decades

HealthTech

Neko Health Expands Preventive Health Scan with Body Composition Analysis and Wearable Data Integration

HealthTech

Everi Labs Raises Funding to Modernize Prosthetic and DME Clinics with AI-Powered Documentation

BioTech

PredictMe Raises SEK 5M to Bring AI-Powered Epigenetic Disease Detection into Preventive Healthcare

CleanTech

Swedish ClimateTech Startup Anferra Raises €420K to Turn Steel Waste into Water Treatment Chemicals

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