Jane Kuhuk

Project manager at East-West Digital News and Ukraine Digital News. Graduated with honors from National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute".

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Multimillionaire Vasyl Khmelnytsky aims “to build a match for Silicon Valley in Ukraine”

Last month the Ukrainian serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Vasyl Khmelnytsky announced the launch of UFuture Investment Group, a Kyiv- (Kiev-) based conglomerate and investment company to develop the most advanced and lucrative industries in Ukraine. The news was reported by local online publication InVenture. UFuture intends to attract investment and “bring technologies, knowledge, innovative management …

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US startup TeamFusion enjoys Ukrainian talents, customers, and funding

Last week AVentures Capital, a major early-stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, announced an investment of an undisclosed amount in TeamFusion. This Los Angeles-based B2B startup delivers “simple, effective and highly personalized” staff training to companies using Microsoft Office 365. TeamFusion is one of only 11 US organizations which Microsoft presents a “top strategic software …

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Ukrainian smart blinds startup receives European funding to cut electricity bills “by up to 70%”

SolarGaps, a Ukrainian startup which has designed “the world’s first renewable energy producing window blinds that use solar panels to create electricity to power your apartment, home or office,” has received a €50,000 grant as part of the first stage of Horizon 2020’s SME Instrument program. The news was confirmed to Ukraine Digital News by …

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Petcube raises $10 million, aims to develop Big Data analysis to better understand pets

Yesterday Petcube, a US-based startup with Ukrainian roots, announced that it has completed a $10 million series A round from several investors, including Almaz Capital, AVentures Capital and Y Combinator. Petcube, which has developed a pioneering connected pet device,  says it will use the investment for product development and marketing, as well as to enlarge its distribution …

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Software startup with Ukrainian roots raises $20 million round led by GV

Last week GitLab, a San Francisco-based open-source software startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Dmitry Zaporozhets, announced the completion of a $20 million Series C round led by GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. The capital injection follows a $20 million Series B round from US investors August Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Y Combinator raised in September …

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Electric cars gain traction in Ukraine

During the first nine months of this year, Ukrainians registered 3,068 eco-friendly cars, up from 2,593 cars in 2016, reports local online publication Electrocars.ua, citing government data. These include both electric (1.354) and hybrid (1,714) cars. Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 and Ford Focus are the most popular car models among Ukrainians, says the publication.

Ukrainian NGO launches IT education program for Ukrainian teachers

BrainBasket Foundation, a Ukrainian NGO dedicated to IT education, has announced a new venture — a nationwide social education project to retrain school teachers of computer science for free and turn them into “agents of change.” The project will kick off this month. The teachers will study, in particular, HTML/CSS and website-development. They will receive …

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A startup with Ukrainian roots raises $2.8 million to reign on US online long-term rental market

A bevy of international venture funds and business angels from eleven countries have just invested $2.8 million in Rentberry, a San Francisco-headquartered startup with Ukrainian roots. The transaction, which was announced on Oct. 5 by the startup, follows last year’s $1.2 million seed round, bringing the total capital amount raised so far by the startup to …

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Ukrainian drone maker aims to protect American crops “with 600% return on investment”

Earlier this month Kray Technologies, a US-headquartered startup with Ukrainian roots, secured an undisclosed amount of funding, as confirmed to Ukraine Digital News by Andrey Dashkiev, COO of the company. The funding came from Ukrainian investment company Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG) and three individual investors, including Ruslan Savchyshyn.

US-Ukrainian startup raises $5.3 million to automate SMB back-office finance operations

Last week YayPay, a San Francisco-based fintech startup with Ukrainian roots, announced the completion of a $5.3 million round of funding. The round was led by QED Investors along with co-investors Birchmere and Fifth Third Capital, the direct equity investment subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp, with support from 500 Fintech Fund, Aspect Ventures, Gaingels, Techstars, 408 Ventures …

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