It’s a year since top Ukrainian venture capitalist Yevgeny Sysoyev produced his first overview of Ukraine’s top-100 startups. A lot has changed since then, and many more people are now familiar with the complicated geography, politics and economics of his country. The Ukrainian startup ecosystem is still comparatively small, with a maximum valuation of just $2.5 billion. However, despite its …
Russian money-transfer service Zolotaya Korona (Golden Crown) has displaced Western Union as the most-popular option for sending money to Ukraine, according to Elena Makhaeva, who heads the department tasked with overseeing money-transfer services for the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Zolotaya Korona and Western Union together own more than half of the Ukrainian money-transfer market, …
Russia still dominates Ukraine’s money transfer market Read More
In the last few months, the United States has pledged to Ukraine outspoken support, military food rations, and $1 billion. But what Ukraine could really use during its standoff with Russia, its officials say, is help from American information technology companies. The Ukrainian Embassy in the U.S. has launched a campaign aimed at Western businesses, urging …
Ukraine wants to become the Silicon Valley of Europe Read More
Dear Mr. Sheremeta, I would like to extend this invitation to you, as a representative of the government, to have a meeting with “IT Ukraine” association using this document as the agenda. We should immediately establish a working group to transform these ideas into concrete plans that can be put into action right away. As …
Ukraine after the crisis: Moving to a knowledge-based economy – an invitation to act now Read More
