iBlazr 2, a flash add-on for mobile devices, is now available in 108 official Apple retail outlets in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. This technology has been developed by Concepter, a Ukrainian startup — a unique case so far in Apple’s retail network. Manufactured in China, iBlazr 2 describes itself as “The World’s Most …
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The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund, a private investment vehicle launched by US businessman and philanthropist George Soros earlier this year, has announced its acquisition of “a significant equity stake” in Ciklum, a major software engineering company operating globally from its main office in Kyiv (Kiev). The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund is set to acquire the entire stake …
Prof.Estate, a startup developing real estate solutions with its main office in Kyiv (Kiev), has raised a seed-stage financing round from Forum Capital, a London-based investment banking firm, and other unnamed investors. Although the amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, the startup’s CEO Andrzej Olejnik told Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA that Prof.Estate has …
Ukrainian-Polish startup valued at $5 million in deal with UK fund Read More
Earlier this month, TIM Ukraine 2015: Telecom, IT, Media, a two-day international conference, expo and meetup, was held at the exhibition center Acco International in Kyiv (Kiev). The event brought together 2,000 industry professionals (top managers, owners, investors, CTOs and CIOs) from 117 companies representing 9 countries. These included Belarus, France, Germany, Georgia, Israel, Luxembourg, …
Earlier this month the Ministry of Finances of Ukraine launched eData, a portal to track the use of public funds and “defeat corruption.” “We are introducing a revolutionary IT platform that will ensure more transparent use of public funds. After completion of the project, all citizens of Ukraine will be able to check the use of …
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An ex-volunteer and a soldier of the Ukrainian Battalion “Luhansk-1,” Andrii Umrykhin won gold at the FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft. Contestants from 40 countries participated in the competition, which was held by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) in Bulgaria in late August. Umrykhin defeated two Russian contestants, Igor Trifonov, …
Ukrainian soldier won gold at Europe’s drone modeling championship Read More
Last week the Ukrainian parliament adopted a long-awaited law to regulate electronic transactions in the countries. The law will essentially guarantee equal legal status and guarantees for electronic and traditional transactions. The new law provides a legal definition to such terms as “electronic transaction,” “electronic message,” and “Internet store,” the latter being described as “a method of …
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While the debt negotiations and the renewal of fighting in the East of the country have both dominated the headlines this summer, startup entrepreneurs in Ukraine have weathered the storm to great effect. Several new products have been launched, while a number of teams have been successful in the completion of their crowdfunding campaigns. Another …
