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Ukrainian-born serial entrepreneur Max Polyakov sells performance marketing company to US adtech major

March 9, 2023 March 16, 2023

Earlier this week Digital Media Solutions, a major US provider of high-tech digital advertising solutions, announced the acquisition of the ClickDealer’s media and technology assets, including the HomeQuote marketplace. ClickDealer was founded back in 2012 by three Ukrainian entrepreneurs: Max Polyakov, Tetiana Serediuk, and Dmytro Atamaniuk. Initially an affiliate network covering several niche verticals, the company …

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Major Swiss company acquires Ukrainian-founded proptech startup

November 16, 2022 November 21, 2022

Earlier this month Ringier, an established Swiss media and technology company, announced the full acquisition of Homsters, a leading SaaS-provider for new property developments. The two companies had developed a “successful strategic partnership since 2019 providing state-of-the-art technology to Ringier’s leading property portals in Switzerland and Poland,” says Ringier. Founded in Kyiv in 2015 by Ukrainian …

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Ukrainian-founded Africa classifieds leader Jiji acquires its main competitor in Ghana

February 8, 2022 February 9, 2022

Jiji, a Ukrainian-founded company touting itself as “a combination of eBay and Craigslist for Africa,” has acquired Tonaton.com, its main competitor in Ghana. The terms of the deal, which was announced a few days ago, were not disclosed. “Jiji and Tonaton users will now have access to a larger network of buyers and sellers, which will significantly increase trading opportunity and …

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Spanish Glovo to acquire Ukrainian grocery delivery leader Zakaz.ua

January 27, 2022 January 27, 2022

Zakaz.ua, Ukraine’s popular online service to order from grocery chains, is to become part of Spanish Glovo. The deal was agreed earlier this month with Zakaz.ua’s main investor, Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), reports Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. Zakaz.ua was founded in 2010 by Ukrainian entrepreneur Yegor Anchyshkin – whose first startup, Viewdle, was acquired by Google in 2012. CIG …

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Qualcomm acquires Ukraine-born company to beef up its AR/VR development capacities

January 18, 2022 January 19, 2022

US tech giant Qualcomm has acquired Augmented Pixels, a Ukrainian-founded AR/VR software developer now headquartered in California. The news was reported by the Ukrainian media based on exchanges with Augmented Pixels representatives. “The technologies and expertise [developed by] Augmented Pixels could help increase Qualcomm’s [capacities in the fields of] Extended Reality (XR), Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, and Augmented …

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Ukrainian crypto regtech startup inks $3.5 million “strategic M&A partnership” with Swiss company

November 12, 2021 November 16, 2021

Earlier this month Ukrainian startup Global Ledger announced a “strategic M&A partnership” with Swiss fintech Promethiem AG. Founded in 2018 by Alex Fisun, Andrey Lazorenko and German Stogniiev, Global Legder is a blockchain forensic startup that allows banks, fintech companies and crypto startups to follow obligatory AML/CTF compliance rules for crypto assets. It “disrupts money laundering and cybercrime,” allowing banks …

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VistaPrint acquires Ukrainian Depositphotos for $85 million

October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021

Ukrainian creative content provider Depositphotos announced today its acquisition by VistaPrint, a global leader in custom-printed products for SMEs. This is a full acquisition, paid in cash at a value of $85 million, the Depositphotos press service told Ukraine Digital News. VistaPrint is buying the Depositphotos group with its various entities, including Depositphotos, Lightfield, Bird In Flight and WAS, as …

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Russian and Ukrainian roots, US exit: Jelastic acquired by Virtuozzo

October 11, 2021 October 14, 2021

Last week Jelastic, a multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) company established in Silicon Valley with Russian and Ukrainian roots, announced its acquisition by Seattle-based Virtuozzo. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jelastic’s cloud services combine platform and container capacities in a single package for hosting providers, enterprises and developers. Virtuozzo is a leader in virtualization and hyperconverged software: its …

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Kazakh fintech giant to acquire Ukraine’s online payment service Portmone

July 28, 2021 August 5, 2021

Kazakhstan’s largest financial technology firm Kaspi.kz has signed a purchase agreement with Ukraine-based online payment service Portmone, according to financial statements Kaspi.kz published on July 26. If Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee and the National Bank approve the acquisition, Kaspi Pay, a subsidiary of Kaspi.kz, will buy 100% of shares of Portmone Group. Kaspi.kz expects to finalize the deal in …

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Datagroup acquires Volia with EBRD support to consolidate Ukrainian fixed telecom market

June 14, 2021 June 23, 2021

Last week Datagroup, a leading national fibre infrastructure and digital services provider in Ukraine, announced the acquisition of Volia, the country’s leading pay-TV and cable broadband service provider in the retail segment. The details of the transaction were not disclosed. As reported in April, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) supported the deal by providing $65 million in financing. …

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Ukrainian-founded digital transformation major Grid Dynamics acquires e-commerce solution provider

June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021

Grid Dynamics, a Ukrainian-founded, NASDAQ-listed digital transformation consultancy and solution provider, has acquired Tacit Knowledge, a major provider and integrator of digital commerce solutions. “We are pleased to welcome Tacit Knowledge to the Grid Dynamics family. [This company] excels at consulting for top global brands, differentiate through a focus on digital transformation, and consistently deliver the highest …

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French BlaBlaCar acquires Octobus to digitize local bus operators

April 22, 2021 May 5, 2021

French carpooling company BlaBlaCar has acquired Ukrainian tech firm Octobus that develops software for bus operators to manage their finances and ticket sales. The companies have not disclosed the price of the acquisition. With Octobus, bus carriers could sell tickets online, analyze their sales and create mobile apps for drivers to keep track of passenger traffic. BlaBlaCar …

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