Last month CallPage, a Polish startup with Ukrainian roots, attracted $500,000 from Polish venture fund bValue and a few individual investors. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. CallPage helps commercial sites convert page views into inbound sales calls through immediate callback to the real phone numbers. Thus, the startup claims that its clients may …
PromoRepublic, a Finnish startup with Ukrainian roots, has just secured €400,000 from a pool of investors from the two countries. These include Finnish business angels Sampo Parkkinen and Pekka Koskinen, startup accelerator and fund Vendep and government agency Tekes, as well as Ukrainian fund Digital Future. An initial €100,000 capital injection from Pekka Koskinen, Vendep …
Content marketing startup PromoRepublic secures €400,000 and launches in the US market Read More
Madberry, a startup offering advanced advertising solutions for game companies, has raised $1 million from Ukrainian investment fund SMRK and Swedish company Viewster, a global video-on-demand service. Madberry’s aims to “help mobile game advertisers in acquisition and retention of loyal and paying users on a performance basis.” Its approach combines in-game behaviour patterns knowledge with …
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Ukrainian startup Softcube has just raised $400,000, including $200,000 from Digital Future, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based seed-stage fund, and another $200,000 from two individual investors. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Softcube does three things: it collects customer behavior data, uses algorithms to analyze it and creates ways to get in touch with …
Product recommendation startup raises $400,000 to roll out in western markets Read More
Ukrainian startup ReplyApp has attracted $350,000 from investment company Digital Future and $50,000 from seed fund WannaBiz to develop its automatic email service on the U.S. market. ReplyApp’s founder, Oleg Bilozor, 29, says the money will help the company accelerate recruitment for offices in several countries, which in turn will speed up the startup’s growth.
Helsinki-based Madberry offers a global automated advertising system specially designed for the needs of game companies. The company does not outsource its research and development works; yet it has launched an R&D center in Kyiv (Kiev) in partnership with Ukrainain IT firm Innovecs. Dmitry Sverdlik, Madberry’s co-founder and CEO, explains the strategy behind this offshore center and speaks frankly about …
Online marketing conference Digital Monkey 2015 will be held on December 11 in Kyiv (Kiev) at the Fedoriv Hub to bring together representatives of top digital and advertising agencies, freelancers, PR managers and designers. Dedicated to the present and future of online marketing in Ukraine, the program will feature reports, a hackathon, a discussion panel and a party.
Last week TriggMine, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based startup which has developed a triggered email marketing solution, raised $300,000 from an undisclosed individual investor. TriggMine’s triggered emails are intended for e-commerce sites to increase conversion, and recover abandoned carts. The company also offers a variety of email templates and real-time analytics to enhance emailing activity.
Local search and user review service Yell.ru has acquired a controlling stake in Ukraino-Russian startup YouScan by buying the shares of the previous investors, while the founding team retained a minority stake. No further details of the transaction were disclosed. Yell also announced that it will invest $1 million in the company’s further development.
In a bid to monetize on WiFi networks, Ukrainian startup AdTena has created a service which combines the functions of AdWords and AdSense. The concept is original in that it uses geolocation in targeting hotspots, as opposed to contextual targeting on websites. Thus far, AdTena has spread to about 100 WiFi platforms, offering 20,000 daily …
Ukrainian team raises $60,000 and creates “Adwords for WiFi” Read More
Moscow-based venture fund iTech Capital announced today it has invested $2 million in Clickky. Operating globally from its headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, Clickky has developed a comprehensive mobile app marketing platform with in-house proprietary technology for user acquisition, traffic monetization and performance analysis. The investment will support Clickky’s expansion into the United States, South-East Asia and …
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Newzmate, a startup that develops emailing solutions for digital publishers, has just attracted a $300,000 investment from Polish VC firm Xevin Investments and Dutch angel investor Bas Godska for their smart emailing solution. Newzmate main product, christened ‘Traqli,’ helps digital publishers create and deliver news digests based on readers’ individual preferences and interests. Based on …
