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How American VC Bill Reichert inspired a Ukrainian startup’s rap-style investor pitch

November 4, 2014

Dating service WishDates read out a rap to a potential investor and published it on YouTube. The team is looking for as much as $1.5 million. Last year, the startup claimed to have attracted millions of users and started generating revenues with zero advertising budget. However, the service needed investors and not stingy ones. “We …

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Looksery founder Victor Shaburov: “Our technology is the future of video communication”

November 3, 2014

Last week Looksery, a startup originated from Odessa, Ukraine, with offices in San Francisco, released its first mobile app, which has already gained popularity in Mexico, Ukraine, Greece, Russia, Brazil, Chile and some other countries. Designed for iOS devices, the application enables users to simulate their appearance for a photo or video chat in real-time. You can make the face thinner, change …

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U-Start founder Stefano Guidotti: “We see Ukraine as a key part of our global, tech-oriented family office network”

October 30, 2014

Following the merger of IDCEE, Ukraine’s leading tech event, with U-Start, Stefano Guidotti explains the recent trends in family office investment strategies and their growing interest in startups across the globe. The Italian businessman also shares his vision of the Ukrainian tech scene and the way it can be connected to global investment flows.

Online flower shop and legal firm become Bitcoin pioneers in Ukraine

October 28, 2014

SendFlowers, a Ukrainian online store that offers the most exotic of flowers with delivery across the country and beyond, has announced that it has begun to accept Bitcoins on a test basis. It is the first such case on the Ukrainian e-commerce scene, reports E-Commerce.com.ua. The cryptocurrency can be used on the site to buy …

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C2C e-commerce platform launched to support army and help refugees

October 27, 2014

Volunteers have launched “Murakhi,” an online trading platform where it will be possible to buy and sell second-hand items with all profits from the transactions going to the aid of the army, the wounded and refugees from the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine. So far, the website is only accepting items, but it will be …

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Ukrainian VCs invest in spying drones, energy analysis and “the art of dreaming”

October 24, 2014

Last week, Kyiv (Kiev) Polytechnic Institute (KPI) hosted the final of Sikorsky Challenge 2014, a contest that attracted innovative projects working in the startup incubator and the science park at the institute. Investors have developed an interest in many of the finalists, to the point that deals or intentions to invest were announced during the competition. …

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Alexander Olshansky launches military startup incubator

October 23, 2014

Prominent Ukrainian entrepreneur Alexander Olshansky and partners have opened a business incubator in Ukraine called Voenkubator, which can be translated as “Armincubator.” The project is planned exclusively to develop startups that show promise for the military and intelligence fields, Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA reports. Voenkubator targets startups that develop information processing and retrieval, image processing, monitoring …

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Six online initiatives to enable citizen control over the election process

October 22, 2014

Perhaps never before have elections to Ukraine’s parliament, which will take place this Sunday, been held under such public scrutiny. Ukraine paid a high price for free elections, which is why voters want the process conducted honestly this time around. Thus the country is seeing the emergence of a variety of online-voting services, mobile apps …

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Six global high tech success stories from Ukraine

October 21, 2014

Ukraine, which has made the headlines lately for its political tumult and war-torn areas in the Eastern side of the country, is also home to a number of IT entrepreneurs who have founded worldwide known IT companies. Their profits range in the millions of dollars and their services are used by dozens of millions around …

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Maidan revolutionary releases app for creating video-maps of the world

October 17, 2014

Ukrainian developers have released VideoMap, a free mobile app that allows owners of Android smartphones and tablets to create their own maps and add photos and videos, reports tech blog AIN.UA. On the map, these photos and videos are identified with special icons, which will allow the user to see what was shot in a particular …

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EastOne Group strikes media-for-equity deal with top fashion e-commerce site

October 15, 2014

The Ukrainain Internet store Topmall.ua, has agreed a media-for-equity transaction with broadcasting group company StarLightMedia, which is part of the EastOne group. According to the parties to the agreement, this represents the first such deal in the Ukrainian market. The essence of the deal is that StarLightMedia will provide Topmall.ua with concessional TV advertising on …

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Report: Almost two thirds of Ukraine’s 75,000 developers live in Kyiv and Kharkiv, salaries remain high

October 14, 2014

How many IT specialists work in Ukraine and how much do they earn? Which developer are most in-demand in the labor market and why do junior specialists struggle to find their first job? Last week at the IDCEE conference Maksim Ischenko, who founded DOU.ua, a portal for developers, and Djinni.co, a service for job-seekers, presented insights into the Ukrainian …

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