Last week Roosh, a Kyiv-headquartered company that develops international AI technologies, announced an investment in Neurons Lab. This UK company provides research, development and consulting services for SMBs to create solutions in the field of artificial intelligence — typically in health tech, energy tech and other segments. Neurons Lab claims to develop up to ten projects per …
Yesterday airSlate (previously known as pdfFiller), a Boston-based business automation software publisher, announced it secured $51.5 million in a deal that values the company at $1.25 billion. The equity round was led by G Squared with participation from the recently created venture arm of entreprise software company UiPath. “UiPath Ventures invests in companies that impact the world …
Yet another Ukrainian-founded unicorn: airSlate raises more than $50 million in the US Read More
Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, with a column by EWDN Chief Editor Adrien Henni that highlights the most notable industry facts and trends across the region. “With Russia and Belarus digging themselves into domestic authoritarianism and international confrontation, a looming …
Three Ukrainian IT service companies — Sigma Software, Ideasoft and Datrics — have teamed to launch a venture fund to back Ukrainian founders from pre-seed to Series A. The three partners plan to invest “up to $1.5 million,” Sigma Software’s press service told Ukraine Digital News, expecting the fund to reach $15 million with additional LPs. …
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The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) announces today the publication of its ‘Investors’ Book 2021.’ The book reflects the contributions of more than 150 market players to map and navigate the country’s tech ecosystem. Some 90 investors from 14 countries and more than 3,000 portfolio companies are mentioned. This publication also received the …
New ‘Investors’ Book’ highlights 3,000 companies of Ukrainian tech ecosystem Read More
This VC Camp in the UAE will uniquely combine networking, learning, and adventure. Reserved for tech investors, this event offers a rare opportunity to find partners, discuss deals, learn from each other — and have loads of fun! Camp features include: Interactive masterclasses and group discussions Desert survival and best practices Sand buggies and 4×4 ride through sand dunes …
Venture Camp in Dubai: A breathtaking business and leisure experience! Read More
Last month ComeBack Mobility, a Ukrainian startup that develops smart crutch tips, raised $1 million in seed funding. The investor consortium included Fison, a Ukrainian fund founded by Dmitry Tomchuk; Farmak Group, a Ukrainian pharmaceutical major, as well as several individual investors including Peter Chernyshov, the former CEO of top mobile operator Kyivstar, and French Frédéric Delfosse. Founded in 2020 and …
Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Eastern Europe. The last column by EWDN Chief Editor Adrien Henni highlights the most notable industry facts and trends in the first quarter of 2021. Almost no major local deals took place in this period, but Eastern European tech …
Crunchbase and East-West Digital News — the publisher of UADN.NET — are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. The latest column, by EWDN chief editor Adrien Henni, highlights the most notable industry facts and trends of the past year. These include, in particular: The strong appeal …
Ukrainian pharmaceutical major Farmak Group has announced investments in two Ukrainian MedTech startups, Bicovery and ComeBack Mobility, as part of the Sector X acceleration program. Bicovery defines itself as “an ecosystem with web and mobile applications, which helps a person with bipolar disorder.” Relatives and doctors receive “more complete information about the dynamics of the …
Medtech on the rise: Ukrainian pharma major to invest in two local startups Read More
Tech investment volumes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia were modest last year, if compared with the Chinese, US or Western European markets. However, 2018 was marked by giant corporate deals involving international players while a series of smaller venture transactions illustrated the diversity of the regional startup scene. In this review, which encompasses Russia, …
2018 Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tech Investment Overview Read More
Genesis, a Kyiv- (Kiev-) based company which has developed a variety of Internet and mobile projects, is launching an in-house startup investment fund. Announcing the news on Facebook last week, company CEO Vitaly Laptenok defined the new fund’s mission as “to help talented entrepreneurs transform strong ideas into profitable businesses.” Dubbed ‘Genesis Investments,’ the fund will …
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