Earlier this month the conference Fintech Ukraine 2015 played host to a presentation from the public initiative FinTech Cluster, created within the Ukrainian Venture Hub. The goal of the project is to unite finance startups, banks, and investment funds in the collective development of the Ukrainian fintech market and to lobby for its interests. The creators of …
In a bid to monetize on WiFi networks, Ukrainian startup AdTena has created a service which combines the functions of AdWords and AdSense. The concept is original in that it uses geolocation in targeting hotspots, as opposed to contextual targeting on websites. Thus far, AdTena has spread to about 100 WiFi platforms, offering 20,000 daily …
Ukrainian team raises $60,000 and creates “Adwords for WiFi” Read More
Sweden’s Ericsson was one of the first telecommunications equipment providers to enter Ukraine, opening an office in 1995. The move paid off as it turned into a core supplier to Ukrainian mobile network operators and Internet vendors. Now, as Ukraine makes the transition to third generation Internet, Ericsson sees more opportunities.
Is Facebook’s moderation team pro-Russian? Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Mark Zuckerberg in person got involved in the controversy last week after thousands of Ukrainian users accused the social network of taking down or blocking posts and accounts from Ukraine. These takedowns were politically motivated and the posts were being reported for violations by masses of “Kremlin …
Seed Forum Kyiv 2015, a closed international investment conference, was held on April 28 in the Ukrainian capital. The event gathered high tech investors, businessmen and journalists, as well as diplomats, who discussed the main industry issues in an international perspective. Steinar Hoel Korsmo, co-founder of Seed Forum Central and Eastern Europe, praised Ukraine’s IT …
Sir Peter Bonfield is a true veteran of the high-tech industry. He has over 45 years of experience in the fields of electronics, computers, and communications. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Board for NXP Semiconductors N.V., Director of L.M. Ericsson, Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation Inc., Director of Sony Corporation, and Board member …
In 2014 — three years after successful launch on the Russian market — footwear and clothing online retailer Lamoda entered the Ukrainian market. In spite of the political and economic turmoil, the Rocket Internet creature has asserted itself as one of the country’s main e-commerce companies. Its general manager, Poland’s Andrzej Malinowski, unveiled his strategy …
Clutch, a major publisher of app developer reviews, has released its first piece of research identifying leading app developers in Ukraine. The research leverages the proprietary Leaders Matrix methodology, mapping each firm’s focus on mobile app development and UI/UX design against their ability to deliver results for their clients. According to Clutch, the leading app …
Clutch identifies leading app developers in Ukraine Read More
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 …
Russia’s iTech Capital invests $2 million in Ukrainian mobile marketing startup Clickky Read More
Coppertino, a Los Angeles-based startup with Ukrainian origins, has received an undisclosed amount from BeValue, a venture fund which appeared earlier this year in the Ukrainian startup scene. Tech publication AIN.UA reports from unnamed sources that the transaction amounted to up to $200,000. Founded in 2011 by Petro Bondarevskyi and Ivan Ablamskyi, Coppertino has maintained its …
Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) was initially aiming to shut down five websites that had been allegedly spreading pro-Russian views about the conflict in Ukraine. Instead, they ended up crushing thousands of other websites, halting business and other activities of the Ukrainian segment of the Internet. In an attempt to block five allegedly anti-Ukrainian websites, …
Ukraine’s security service takes down 30,000 websites to fight “pro-Russian propaganda” Read More
A part of a series of international investment conferences in more than 45 countries, Seed Forum Kyiv 2015 will take place on April 28 in the Ukrainian capital. The event will present the best Ukrainian hardware and software startups with a global development potential, according to the international Seed Forum Fund’s expert committee.
