Odesa, Ukraine is among the cities shortlisted to host the World EXPO at the end of this decade. In the opinion of the organisers, the World Expo is an opportunity for nations to create “fleeting miniature worlds”, buzzing with future tech, arts and displays that foster a cultural dialogue with international peers. Odesa’s EXPO 2030 bid …
Touting itself as “the biggest-ever online gathering of European startup founders, CXOs, VCs, and angel investors,” the European Startup Conference 2022 will be hosted live from Ukraine on Dec. 7 starting from 7pm Kyiv time. In addition to gathering and connecting “thousands of European founders and international investors,” the event will aim to fundraise for …
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Yesterday Immigram, a UK-based but Russian-founded tech immigration platform, opted out from the Slush competition, just a couple of days after winning the first prize. Almost simultaneously, Slush formally revoked the win “in light of new information on the extent of [Immigram’s] operations in Russia.” The attribution of the Slush prize to a Russian-founded startup had shocked a number of …
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Innovative startups and scaleups from Central and Eastern Europe can now apply to the CEE Startup Challenge. This is the biggest online competition for leading-edge startups and scale-ups from the region, organized by Vestbee, one of the leading European platforms for startups and VCs. Selected startups and scaleups will present their businesses to the leading …
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Immigram, a UK-based tech immigration platform, has won the first prize at Slush, Helsinki’s yearly top tech event. The Russian-founded startup will receive €1 million in investment coming from top global investors including Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, NEA and Northzone. According to CrunchBase data, Immigram had raised half a million just six months ago, earning trust …
Touting itself as “the capital of freedom,” Ukraine will welcome “dreamers, innovators and creators” to its national pavilion at WebSummit. This famous event will take place in Lisbon from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 this year. “Prominent startups, VC funds, IT service companies, government institutions, and ecosystem organizations of Ukraine are gathering together to present the biggest …
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Last week we visited the wartime ІТ Arena 2022 – definitely the most resilient and brave conference in the world, which gathered over 1000 attendees in Lviv! This year’s event was themed “Ukraine 3.0: Brave. Resilient. Digital” and held in person to show the strength and resilience of Ukraine and Ukrainian tech.
Starting this Friday, a series of livestreams will go on until Oct. 19, with a bevy of US and European AI experts sharing their knowledge and vision of artificial intelligence. Dubbed AI For Ukraine, this non-profit initiative aims to support the development of Ukraine’s AI community during wartime. It is organized by AI House, the community …
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Sigma Software Group, a Swedish-Ukrainian IT company, and Tech Nation, a UK platform providing support services to forward-looking leaders and founders, have teamed up to host‘Hack for Peace.’ This cross-European hackathon aims to support the creation of anti-war tech products. The organizers welcome aspiring newcomers, advanced coders, professional entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and all others who …
Is France about to become a harbor for Ukrainian startups in these troubled times? Thus far — in spite of its size and its thriving innovation ecosystem — this country has not been a major point of destination for Ukrainian or other Eastern European tech entrepreneurs seeking international growth or relocation opportunities. These entrepreneurs were more …
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed The Next Web conference in Zaandam via augmented reality on Thursday, announcing a programme of ‘digital lend-lease’ in which Ukraine could be used to develop new technologies in return for financial and technological support. The scheme envisions tech firms developing new technologies in Ukraine to build a ‘new Ukraine together, …
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Ukraine is facing one of the worst things that could happen to a country – a war. This is the greatest challenge our nation has faced in decades. But we believe in Ukraine; we believe in the indomitable spirit of Ukrainians; and we believe in their entrepreneurial spirit. Let us support them now! A few …
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