Ukrainian event app Attendify becomes global hit

In the tech age, the hallmark of a well-organized conference is a branded mobile application for the event, through which conference-goers can chat, swap contacts and information, check out the conference agenda, register for get-togethers, and more.

One of Ukraine’s most promising startups offers a customizable mobile app called Attendify to do all of that, tapping into the $30-billion-a-year events industry.

Originally founded in 2010 by Ukrainian Artyom Yaremchuk and Ukrainian expat in the United States Michael Balyasny, Attendify has become a prime example of how a local tech company can grow into a global business, with its product now used in 86 countries.

The startup’s app, used by thousands of clients including such ones as Google, Facebook, Bloomberg and Uber, reportedly generates tens of millions of dollars a year in revenues for the startup.