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Estonian influencer marketing platform Modash has acquired Promoty, another influencer platform with CRM tools. The acquisition was made possible after Modash raised  €11M in the fall of 2024. 

Lithuanian payments provider ArcaPay  was acquired by financial technology company Ebury .

Estonian FCR Media together with Norwegian 1881 Group and German Heise acquires SaaS provider Mono Solutions from German Bauer Media Group. The partners received equal shares in Mono Solutions. 

UPD: After the merger, the companies will have a new name Fyul, which consists of the last two letters of each company's name: "fy" and "ul".    Latvian e-commerce design platform, known for creating clothing, accessories, and home goods Printful has merged with Latvian print-on-demand marketplace Printify. The merger is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Apple has acquired Pixelmator , a Vilnius-based developer of image-editing applications for Mac and iPad. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval.

Estonian accelerator Startup Wise Guys has exited from the US AI-powered solution Elai.io , which allows users to convert text to video. Elai.io has been acquired by the US educational video platform Panopto . Details of the deal were not disclosed. 

Lithuanian Mano Daktaras, which operates the online doctor's appointment portal manodaktaras.lt , has acquired Lithuanian Digibitas, which operates the patient feedback platform pincetas.lt . 

Lithuanian provider of field service management software provider Frontu  (formerly Tasker) has been acquired by German long-term investor and growth accelerator Everfield.

Estonian streaming platform Fairmus   raised  in a seed round of €120K this year and in the summer acquired Estonian music digital distribution platform Distrus . 

London-based fintech Monese , founded by Estonian entrepreneur Norris Koppel, has merged with UK-based company Pockit . The deal will see Monese's minority shareholder, Estonian Tera Ventures , take a stake in Pockit. In addition, Pockit and London-based VC Puma Growth Partners will invest £15M in the integration of the two fintech companies. Further financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

Lithuanian cybersecurity unicorn Surfshark has acquired California-based online privacy protection company Ironwall, which removes personal information from the Internet. Ironwall's solution protects businesses and governments from cyber and personal threats. Its clients include judges, social workers, law enforcement, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, and those who have been victims of stalking or domestic violence. Ironwall monitors websites and social media, making sensitive information such as home addresses and phone numbers unsearchable. According to the company, if an online platform refuses to remove a home address, Ironwall will take the case to court or the attorney general’s office.

Estonian AI-powered HR platform Wisnio  has been acquired by Swedish talent assessment company Assessio Group. The acquisition represents an exit for Wisnio's early investors from Estonia: Siena Secondary Fund , Spring Capital ,  Startup Wise Guys , and Metaplanet . According to public sources, Startup Wise Guys invested in Wisnio in 2016, Metaplanet invested in 2019 and Spring Capital in 2021.

Latvian car-sharing provider Carguru   has acquired Riga-based electric car rental startup OX Drive .

Estonian digital transformation company Nortal has acquired UK-based cybersecurity consultancy 3DOT Solutions . The UK's consultancy experts will join Nortal's global team of 2K employees.

Tallinn-based fintech Paywerk   has been acquired by Swedish banking group Swedbank, which will integrate Paywerk's technology into its infrastructure. Details of the deal have not been disclosed. After the deal is complete, the startup's executives (Jan Andresoo, Priit Poldoja, Raino Parona, and Marko Varika) will no longer work at Paywerk's management and supervisory boards.

Estonian public electric vehicle charging network developer Eleport  has acquired Austrian electric vehicle charging station installer TurboVolt . Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The majority stake in Estonian wellness marketplace Stebby   has been acquired by French payment solutions company Up Group. The previous majority owner was a Riga-based private equity fund Livonia Partners, which owned 50% of Stebby. The company's current management will continue working in the company with Up Group.

Lithuanian virtual cash register system for small and large businesses Virtualikasa.lt , developed by digital marketing agency Brand Lions , has been acquired by Lithuanian fintech Paysera . The amount of the deal is undisclosed.

Estonian software development company Helmes   has acquired a 75% stake in Estonian service design and digital transformation company Trinidad Wiseman (TWN). Details of the deal were not disclosed. TWN will keep its name and will work as an independent company. The company's management will continue working in TWN.

Lithuanian AI-powered B2B-sales platform Evergrowth  raised €500K from the founder of Danish online review platform Trustpilot Peter Holten Mühlmann. It is an extension of the €2M pre-seed round that was announced in February 2024.