In partnership with Ukraine Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Ukrainian startups to the Midemlab competition. This event will take place in Cannes, France, from June 5 to June 8. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2015. If you have a built the next solution that will help …
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Ukrainian IT-entrepreneur Evgeny Utkin has initiated the creation of a networked cluster, presented as an association of high-tech companies and venture capital investors who specialize in the production of dual-use goods to support the security and defense of Ukraine. The cluster will be managed by the newly established Ukrainian Agency for Promising Scientific and Technological Developments …
New military-focused high-tech cluster established in Ukraine Read More
Content-creators now have the ability to broadcast videos or even launch and monetize their own channels through Divan.TV, a Ukrainian multiscreen OTT service that targets Ukrainian and Russian-speaking users around the globe. Advantages of using this service, in contrast with that of YouTube, lies in the fact that the owner of the channel will receive …
Divan.TV turns profitable, broadcasts user-generated channels worldwide via Smart TV Read More
Could Ukraine follow Israel’s path in building a “startup nation?” This is the scenario which many in Ukraine’s high-tech industry are hoping for, considering the country’s abundant and highly skilled IT specialists and its fast-growing startup ecosystem. The analogy with Israel also suggests that even a country affected by serious security threats may succeed on …
Israeli thought leaders to help “next high-tech miracle” emerge from Ukraine Read More
PROM.UA, a major B2B and B2C marketplace owned by Poland-based Allegro Group, has acquired Metnis Kabanchikom, an online service that allows users to post work requests and find people to complete the tasks. According to Ukrainian tech news site AIN.UA, negotiations regarding the acquisition began last autumn and were concluded last week. “As part of …
Online marketplace PROM.UA acquires platform for personal service classifieds Read More
Earlier this week, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) released its annual “Global Outsourcing 100” list, which includes four Ukrainian firms. The list includes Ukrainian firms Eleks, Miratech, Softengi, and SoftServe, as well foreign firms with major offices in Ukraine. The latter group includes Luxoft, Russian company Artezio, Belarusian company Intetics, and American firms TEAM International …
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Life.Sreda, which looked just a few months ago as one of the most successful Russian funds, is now seeking buyers for the greater part of its portfolio companies, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported last week. The fund also cancelled its investment in Advice Wallet, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based startup which develops mobile payment service Settle. In July last year, Life.Sreda committed itself to …
Russian fund Life.Sreda cancels investment in Ukrainian startup Settle Read More
Internet display advertising in Ukraine reached a total volume of 1.01 billion hryvnias (around $82 million at the average exchange rate) in 2014, up 10.7% from 2013. Almost half of advertising budgets went for banner ads, with video advertising coming in as the second most popular format, according to a report just published by the …
Kyiv (Kiev) Polytechnic Institute (KPI), a leading Ukrainian technical university, has teamed up with private partners Kyiv Polytechnic Science Park, Island Management, and Technology of Nature to implement two major projects, “Polyteco Science City” and “Own Heat”. According to the protocol of intentions signed last week, the partners intend to build a research-and-production complex covering 251,000 …
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute intends to build “Science City” Read More
Eatsmart, a web and mobile service for reserving tables at restaurants throughout Ukraine, secured $110,000 last month from a business angel. Neither the identity of the investor, nor the terms of the deal have been disclosed. The funds will be directed towards a marketing campaign, as well as hiring sales managers. Eatsmart was launched in …
Restaurant-booking service Eatsmart raises $110,000 in angel investment Read More
While the concept of fulfilling online orders by bike was introduced in New York City by Amazon and Uber only within recent months, it already has early practitioners in Ukraine. Founded in November 2014 by entrepreneurs Daniel Tonkopiy and Sergey Danylenko, DelFast delivers goods weighing up to 7kg by electric bicycles for online retailers and …
Ukrainian entrepreneurs secure $250,000 to develop e-commerce delivery by bike Read More
Coursmos, an online learning startup with Russian and Ukrainian origins, has received $600,000 in seed investment in a deal led by Altera Capital Group with participation from Imperious Group. Coursmos has now raised a total of $1.2 million in investment since its launch in March 2014. An alum of Kyiv (Kyiv)-based tech incubator Happy Farm, the startup is now headquartered …
Russo-Ukrainian e-learning platform Coursmos raises $600,000 Read More
