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EcoisMe launches smart energy-management device, over reaches crowdfunding target

June 12, 2015

Ecoisme, a Ukrainian startup which moved its headquarters last year to Poland, has launched its device to “track energy usage of any device, get tips to reduce it and alerts about devices left turned on.” Presented as “the world’s most intelligent home energy monitoring system,” the Ecoisme device is currently available on Indiegogo, where it …

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Russia’s iTech Capital invests $2 million in Ukrainian mobile marketing startup Clickky

April 29, 2015

Moscow-based venture fund iTech Capital announced today it has invested $2 million in Clickky. Operating globally from its headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, Clickky has developed a comprehensive mobile app marketing platform with in-house proprietary technology for user acquisition, traffic monetization and performance analysis. The investment will support Clickky’s expansion into the United States, South-East Asia and …

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Fast growth appeal vs. pressure of sanctions: Western VCs’ new Russia dilemma

October 31, 2014

The past few weeks have demonstrated the uncomfortable position Western venture capitalists that have traditionally invested in Russia are finding themselves in as a result of the international tensions. While, in the eyes of some them, the Russia label has become a stigma, other VCs have proclaimed their commitment to continue investing in Russian startups …

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Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too

October 8, 2014

Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capital, a Kyiv (Kiev) based international fund. A $3 million deal involving Gillbus, a bus-ticket software developer, took place in June. Investors included …

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E-commerce site Zakaz.ua secures $2.5 million from giant investment firm CIG

September 24, 2014

Last week Zakaz.ua, a major Ukrainan e-commerce site, secured $2.5 million from Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), an investment company backed by businessman and former Kiyv (Kiev) mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi. A groceries delivery company serving the inhabitants of Kyiv (Kiev), Zakaz.ua was launched in 2010 by Yegor Anchishkin – whose first startup, Viewdle, was acquired by …

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Ukrainian fund Fison injects half a million dollars into e-commerce recommendation startup with global ambitions

August 18, 2014

The Ukrainian investment fund Fison has invested $500,000 in DataProm, a Kyiv (Kiev) -based startup developing data-driven recommendation solutions for online retailers. The deal – which valued the startup at $2 million – was closed in May but made public only last week. “We’ve been paying attention to the Big Data segment for a long time …

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Ukrainian social media advertising agency AdCenter acquired by US agency VertaMedia

July 24, 2014

New York-based VertaMedia, an online marketing agency, last week announced the acquisition of AdCenter for $400,000. Based in Odessa, AdCenter organizes targeted ad campaigns on Russian-language social networks including Vkontakte (VK.com) and Odnoklassninki.ru. The agency serves Ukrainian as well as Russian clients via an office in Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region. The AdCenter site currently operates …

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Association agreement shows strong EU commitment to high tech cooperation; local businesses have mixed reactions

July 10, 2014

Hopes, fears and expectations are high in Ukraine following the signature of the association agreement with the European Union (EU) in late June. The science, research and innovation sectors, as well as high-tech investment and e-commerce, are no exceptions, since they are directly or indirectly impacted by important sections of the economic part of the …

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Russia seeks to develop startup industry in Crimea

April 25, 2014

The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian), a government-backed fund supporting startup development, will open a remote regional accelerator in Sevastopol, Crimea, as soon as this summer, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported last week. The fund is expecting to support five to seven projects, which will be evaluated on the local and national levels. Funding …

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$100 million Russian fund Maxfield Capital invests in Java application hosting platform Jelastic

September 10, 2013

Last week Palo Alto, California-based startup Jelastic, which offers a cloud-based hosting platform for Java application developers, announced that it has secured an investment from Maxfield Capital, a $100 million Russian venture fund that focuses on the IT and Internet segments. The startup, which has Ukrainian and Russian roots, also announced the appointment of Silicon …

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