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Ukrainian startup raises $3.4 million to develop person-based advertising

September 30, 2020

Influ2, a startup touted as “the first person-based advertising platform,” has raised a $3.4 million seed funding round, Martech reported. Co-founded in 2017 by Ukrainian entrepreneurs Dmitri Lisitski and Vladimir Mikhalko, the startup has its team split between Ukraine and its New York City headquarters. Its solutions empower B2B marketers to show their ads to …

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Major construction firm to invest $70 million in Unit.City

September 29, 2020

Kovalska, the largest manufacturer of building materials in Ukraine, is now also becoming a real estate developer. It will invest $70 million to build five new buildings within four years in the venue of Unit.City, Ukraine’s leading innovation park in Kyiv. According to a company announcement, Kovalska will build five business campuses with a total …

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Russian e-commerce leader Wildberries launches in Ukraine

September 24, 2020

On September 21 Wildberries, the number one retailer in Russia, launched sales in Ukraine. Customers can order goods with free delivery in the wildberries.ua online store as well as through the iOS mobile application. An Android app will be launched shortly. In addition to Russia and Ukraine, the company operates commercially in six countries: Belarus, Armenia, …

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Ukrainian and US investors put €900,000 in digital rehabilitation platform

September 17, 2020

Last week Raccoon, a startup with Ukrainian roots but headquartered in Berlin, announced the completion of a two-phase seed funding round totalling €900,000. The startup received €275,000 in the first phase from business angels and the Silicon Valley Syndicate Club; then €625,000 from Kyiv-based investment group Quarter Partners. [Update: In late 2020, Raccoon became a portfolio …

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New venture firm launches in Ukraine “to build fast-growing B2B SaaS and marketplace companies”

September 15, 2020

Last week the Ukrainian media reported the launch of Pragmatech Ventures, a venture capital firm and startup studio that aims to “build fast-growing B2B SaaS and marketplace companies.” Other target segments include proptech, biotech and HR tech. The firm is headed by Yevhen Sergeev, a former Microsoft engineer who says he co-founded “two nine-digit dollar …

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Ukrainian startup receives support from local investor and EU accelerator to develop next-gen hand prosthetic solutions

September 4, 2020

Earlier this week Esper Bionics, an innovative prosthesis maker from Ukraine, announced it received an investment from local VC fund SMRK. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but Esper Bionics CEO Dmitry Gazda told local tech blog AIN.UA it was the first equity round ever raised by the company. Founded in 2018, Esper …

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Restream secures $50 million from Western and Russian VCs to “democratize live streaming”

August 29, 2020

Earlier this week Restream, a video streaming startup with Ukrainian roots but now headquartered in Austin, Texas, closed a $50 million Series A round. Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners led the round, which was also supported by Moscow-based Iskra Ventures. Restream’s total funding has reached $55 million since the company was founded in 2015, Alex …

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Ukrainian EOS team receives €300,000 grant from European Union

August 27, 2020

Last week, the Ukrainian team of the US company EOS Data Analytics, which specializes in processing and analyzing GIS data in large amounts, was selected to receive a €308,000 grant from the European Commission as part of a Horizon 2020 consortium. This EU project, dubbed ‘Goldeneye,’ aims to “implement a unique combination of remote sensing …

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