From Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, a Ukrainian trade mission presented the country’s tech sector at major international exhibitions in London. These included FinTech Connect, TechEx Events Global and Giant Health Event. Every year, each of these events hosts up to 3,000 visitors in the fields of AI, Blockchain, finance, digital transformation, Big Data, cyber-security …
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In the wake of Russian battlefield losses to Ukraine this fall, Moscow has intensified its multi-pronged hybrid technology approach to pressure the sources of Kyiv’s military and political support, domestic and foreign. This approach has included destructive missile and cyber strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, cyberattacks on Ukrainian and now foreign-based supply chains, and …
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A long-read from Institute Artist describes the activity of Ukrainian “information partisans” who get immersed among anonymous users on social network and comment sections of online media. Their mission is to “stir trouble on the other side, get information and sow disinformation.” Among these cyber volunteers is Tania, who gets acquainted with Russian soldiers involved …
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The EU has financed and delivered equipment for a cyber lab, security software and hardware to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as part of its ongoing support to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility. The cyber lab was unveiled in Kyiv on Friday. With this support, Ukraine can build and further develop the cyber defence capacities …
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Touting itself as “the biggest-ever online gathering of European startup founders, CXOs, VCs, and angel investors,” the European Startup Conference 2022 will be hosted live from Ukraine on Dec. 7 starting from 7pm Kyiv time. In addition to gathering and connecting “thousands of European founders and international investors,” the event will aim to fundraise for …
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Earlier this month Dealroom released the third edition of its annual report on Central and Eastern European (CEE) startups. Its main findings are as follows: CEE has shown resilience through uncertain market conditions — Combined venture capital investment in CEE has doubled since 2020. The region is on track to break its yearly venture capital investment record and raise €6.2 billion. CEE …
Yesterday Immigram, a UK-based but Russian-founded tech immigration platform, opted out from the Slush competition, just a couple of days after winning the first prize. Almost simultaneously, Slush formally revoked the win “in light of new information on the extent of [Immigram’s] operations in Russia.” The attribution of the Slush prize to a Russian-founded startup had shocked a number of …
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Ukrainian tech blog AIN met Nikita Izmaylov, founder of Ukrainian investment fund N1, which targets on fintech and crypto startups at the early stage. Izmaylov shared insights about his fund, the portfolio companies, and the challenges they have faced since the war broke out in February. N1’s plans to invest some $5 million in four or …
GR Capital, an international VC firm with offices in Berlin and Kyiv, has completed its first closing (€30 million) of its second early-growth fund, reports AIN.Capital. The money was attracted from Ukrainian and Eastern European entrepreneurs, said GR Capital Managing Partner Max Filippov, in an exchange with the Ukrainian tech news site. “About 60% of the …
Innovative startups and scaleups from Central and Eastern Europe can now apply to the CEE Startup Challenge. This is the biggest online competition for leading-edge startups and scale-ups from the region, organized by Vestbee, one of the leading European platforms for startups and VCs. Selected startups and scaleups will present their businesses to the leading …
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Immigram, a UK-based tech immigration platform, has won the first prize at Slush, Helsinki’s yearly top tech event. The Russian-founded startup will receive €1 million in investment coming from top global investors including Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, NEA and Northzone. According to CrunchBase data, Immigram had raised half a million just six months ago, earning trust …
The paramilitary group Rusich is one of multiple Russian far-right and neo-Nazi organizations that have fought in the war in Ukraine. Because it’s not an official part of the Russian Armed Forces, Rusich has had to find alternative ways of funding its members’ military equipment and medical needs — and has found the perfect solution in cryptocurrency. Meduza special correspondent …
