This morning Sence, “the first wearable technology capable of accurately tracking and logging emotional states so you can take action”, had attracted $126,261 from 716 Kickstarter backers – far above its crowdfunding goal of $100,000. Developed by Planexta, a startup with Ukrainian roots, Sence reflects “the evolution of mindfulness and productivity,” tracking emotions with ECG …
Futo, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based startup offering a comfortable twin XL-size mattress, has reached its crowdfunding goal of $15,000 within the first 22 hours after the launch at Kickstarter. As of October 11, the startup had attracted $39,435 from 564 backers. The mattress claims to take only 20 seconds to inflate. All you need to do …
Last week Robo Wunderkind, whose robot aims to provide kids with an easy way to learn coding and robotics basics, secured $500,000 from an international consortium of investors. The round was led by Warsaw-headquartered Arkley VC with participation from angel investor Juergen Habichler as well as Austria Wirtschaftsservice, an Austrian federal development and financing bank for the …
A virtual reality documentary about the Ukrainian Chernobyl exclusion zone using 360-degree video technology has been fully funded on Kickstarter. The documentary’s authors received support from over 300 backers to the tune of over 34,000 euro (almost $39,000). The Kickstarter campaign for Chornobyl360 was launched on April 26, 2016, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear …
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Last week a Pro.Svit, a non-profit initiative for innovative education in Ukraine, launched an online platform for teachers to fund educational projects. Christened ‘Go Funded,’ the site aims to support grassroots initiatives in education. For the last two years, teachers have been developing a number of projects as part of Pro.Svit teaching programs. Crowdfunding seemed …
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While the debt negotiations and the renewal of fighting in the East of the country have both dominated the headlines this summer, startup entrepreneurs in Ukraine have weathered the storm to great effect. Several new products have been launched, while a number of teams have been successful in the completion of their crowdfunding campaigns. Another …
Ecoisme, a Ukrainian startup which moved its headquarters last year to Poland, has launched its device to “track energy usage of any device, get tips to reduce it and alerts about devices left turned on.” Presented as “the world’s most intelligent home energy monitoring system,” the Ecoisme device is currently available on Indiegogo, where it …
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