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Preply raises $4 million to teach young professionals how to conduct business in 40 languages

Preply, a global private language tutoring platform with Ukrainian roots, has just announced the completion of a $4 million round of funding. The funding will support the long-term development of future products, including improving the Preply calendar, its instant booking feature, and the launch of its mobile apps. Preply enters a market dominated by the likes of Duolingo, …

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Ukrainian-founded Allset raises $5 million to further expand on US market

Earlier this month Allset, a mobile app helping restaurants cut dining time in half by allowing customers to pre-order their meals, has secured a $5 million to further expand on the US market. Greycroft Partners led this round, with participation from new investor Vaizra Investments. Previous investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Compound, FJ Labs, and Ukraine’s SMRK …

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Game of Code: Checkio gamifies and crowdsources the task of programming

Who says coding has to be boring? Checkio, a Las Vegas company with Ukrainian origins funded by Zappos founder Tony Hsieh, has come up with a way to turn writing code and helping others write code into a game. The company’s latest addition to its web-based code-editing platform is a publish-and-share feature, where players can …

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