Ukraine Digital News

Established in 2014, Ukraine Digital News (UADN.NET) is the first English language international information platform dedicated to the Ukrainian digital and IT industries. As a free resource, it provides news, market data, business analysis and updates pertaining to the Internet, e-commerce, IT services, software development, hardware and other innovation in the country as well as to related investment activity and the legal environment. UADN also conducts or participates in research activities that provide local and international audiences with in-depth analysis and quality data on these industries. UADN is published by Belgian company International Digital News.

avatar

Ukrainian startup Jeapie obtains $50,000 from Digital Future

Founded in 2013, Jeapie is a mobile notification-delivery service aiming to increase the quality of interactions with clients or co-workers through the introduction of smart push notifications. What’s more, thanks to user data collection and analysis, Jeapie’s customers receive the opportunity to more deeply understand the behavior of users after receiving messages. In the future, customers …

Ukrainian startup Jeapie obtains $50,000 from Digital Future Read More

UK fashion retailer Next launches localized cross-border sales to Ukraine

Next, one of the UK’s largest and most successful fashion retailers, has partially localized its global cross-border e-commerce platform (NextDirect.com) to the Ukrainian market. The site now lists prices in hryvnias and most content is available in Russian. Ukrainian language is unavailable at present. The online retailer. offers direct and free delivery to the country …

UK fashion retailer Next launches localized cross-border sales to Ukraine Read More

Ukrainian startup Poptop.fm wins grant from British government and relocates to Newcastle

Poptop.fm, a Ukrainian service that allows users to hire musicians and photographers, has won a grant from the British government and relocated to Newcastle, project CEO Evgeniy Shestopal told Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. The startup has been invited to the Sirius Programme, which attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world who have the goal of …

Ukrainian startup Poptop.fm wins grant from British government and relocates to Newcastle Read More

Pro-Ukrainian cyber forces take down 46 separatist sites and target online money accounts

Working day and night, as reported by Ukrainian news resource TSN.UA, Ukrainian cyber forces and individual pro-Ukrainian hackers have maintained online attacks on all Internet resources linked to insurgents in the eastern part of the country, whom the Kyiv (Kiev) government deems as terrorists. As of early November, the cyber forces claimed to have downed …

Pro-Ukrainian cyber forces take down 46 separatist sites and target online money accounts Read More

From universities to big Soviet-era enterprises, VCs eye Ukrainian space startups

Is the Ukrainian space industry attractive to venture investors? Business magazine Capital has identified examples of successful startups and asked local and international VCs to comment on the matter. There already are space startups at universities in the country. Nanosputnik PolyITAN, developed by students at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as part of the international program QB50, …

From universities to big Soviet-era enterprises, VCs eye Ukrainian space startups Read More

Automated mail reminder startup MyRobot raises $60,000 and eyes global expansion

Ukrainian startup MyRobot.io, which defines its solution as a “mail robot secretary,” has attracted $60,000 from a group of angels through the investment platform Startup.ua. As part of a deal, the startup’s founder Bohdan Oleksandruk gave up control of 35% of the company. The MyRobot solution reminds users of deadlines for tasks by email. Luanched just weeks …

Automated mail reminder startup MyRobot raises $60,000 and eyes global expansion Read More

In Western Ukraine, amateur inventor builds AI-powered “smart home”

Vitaly Rishkulyak of Chernivtsi (Chernovtsy), a city with nearly 250,000 inhabitants, has created his own “smart apartment.” Now, a large part of the work that people used to do themselves is done in his apartment by an artificial intellect named Eve, according to a story on TSN.UA. Vitaly’s apartment is literally crammed full of electronics. …

In Western Ukraine, amateur inventor builds AI-powered “smart home” Read More

Russia’s Imperious Group injects $250,000 in Ukrainian startup Multitest to conquer Western markets

In a new illustration of the maintained interest of several Russian funds in Ukrainian startups, Imperious Group has invested $250,000 in Multitest, a Kiyv (Kiev) -based startup that helps Internet users choose their ISP. The funds will be used to redesign the platform and penetrate new markets. The startup’s founder Artem Beloded is considering, in …

Russia’s Imperious Group injects $250,000 in Ukrainian startup Multitest to conquer Western markets Read More

New site Prosto.ua aims to unify B2C and C2C in single e-commerce platform

Universal Commerce Group (UCG), an affiliate of international investment fund Noosphere, has launched Russian-language e-commerce platform PROSTO.UA. The site aims to become a “unified multifunctional platform that combines the features of an online trading platform (in the segment of B2B) and a board of classified ads (in the segment of C2C).” The news was reported …

New site Prosto.ua aims to unify B2C and C2C in single e-commerce platform Read More

Odessa e-marketing agency Netpeak acquires Bulgarian company and gets 10% stake in Russia’s Q-Page

Earlier this week the Odessa-based e-marketing agency Netpeak announced it has acquired a 51% stake in Bulgarian agency Optimization.bg as well as 10% of Q-Page, a Russian company that help individual entrepreneurs and SMBs create or optimize online sales pages. Netpeak paid $100,000 for the stake in Q-Page. The details of the deal with the Bulgarian company …

Odessa e-marketing agency Netpeak acquires Bulgarian company and gets 10% stake in Russia’s Q-Page Read More

“While the traditional sectors are in crisis, IT is undoubtedly the most promising field,” say Ukrainian investors

Because of the complex political and economic situation in the country, made even more complicated by the military actions in the eastern part of the country, investment in Ukrainian startups fell in 2014. According to Yevgen Sysoyev, managing partner of AVentures Capital, the total volume of investment in Ukrainian projects this year has been significantly …

“While the traditional sectors are in crisis, IT is undoubtedly the most promising field,” say Ukrainian investors Read More

New online store makes cigarettes, slippers and household items available to Ukrainian prisoners

For those who believe that all models have been tested in e-commerce, it is worth taking a look at VITK.COM.UA, an online store for prisoners launched by the Dnipropetrovsk-based (Dnepropetrovsk) IT company CDM. The service, which has been live since August, is a joint project of CDM and the management of the state penitentiary service …

New online store makes cigarettes, slippers and household items available to Ukrainian prisoners Read More

Scroll to Top
Everything you ever wanted to know about Ukraine's digital industries
Conveniently delivered to your mailbox, every week
  • Latest industry news
  • Information on startups in Ukraine
  • Market data and reports
  • Interviews with key players
  • Upcoming events
  • Recommended services
* we never share your details with third parties.