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US venture firm launches new fund with exclusive Ukrainian focus

Earlier this month ffVC, an international VC firm comprised of several funds in the US and Europe, announced the launch of a new fund exclusively dedicated to Ukrainian founders and startups. Christened ‘ff Blue & Yellow Heritage Fund,’ this fund will “invest in startups led by Ukrainian founders, startups relocated from Ukraine and startups that employ Ukrainian refugees.” …

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The Current Wave: New breed of Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs seek success in global markets, Part 5

Ukraine’s tech scene finds creative ways to do business amid a full-scale war

When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, Ukrainian venture capitalist Nathan Kay’s priorities shifted overnight. Kay, who’s CEO of crypto-focused VC firm Mempool Ventures, had new problems — instead of growth for his company and his employees, the immediate-term became all about survival. “Each and every member of our team will never be …

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While Ukrainian startups demonstrate their resilience, VCs keep investing in Central and Eastern Europe

“Despite the ongoing conflict in the region, international VCs are more interested than ever in CEE startups,” notes Sifted, an online publication covering the European startup scene. The war has not stopped the surge of investment that the region has seen for the past two years. On the contrary: “while experts have predicted that the …

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Stuck in Kyiv, Ukrainian co-founder sees his company Unstoppable Domains become a unicorn in Silicon Valley

Last week Unstoppable Domains, a San Francisco-headquartered company incepted four years ago, announced the completion of a $65 million funding round involving 19 investors and bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion.  The new unicorn specializes in “domains secured by blockchains”with such extensions as .crypto, .nft, .x, .wallet, .blockchain, etc. These domains are “more than …

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The Ukrainian venture scene in July 2022

In spite of the war, Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs and investors continue developing their businesses across the world. Here are notable venture events of July 2022, as reported by Ukraine Digital News and other media: US-based, Ukrainian-cofounded Unstoppable Domains was valued at $1 billion as it completed a $65 million funding round involving 19 investors. The new unicorn specializes in …

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Belarus-founded startup Peech attracts $550,000 from Ukrainian Flyer One Ventures

In his native Belarus, 30-year-old tech entrepreneur Andrey Poznyak was once a political prisoner. He spent six months behind bars for protesting Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s brutal crackdown on civil society following fraudulent elections in 2020.  Poznyak later made his way to Ukraine, along with thousands of fellow techies, and in the fall of 2021 …

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Ukrainian-founded Preply, “the world’s leading brand in live language classes,” raises $50 million

Preply, a Ukrainian-founded online tutoring platform headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, has raised $50 million its Series C. The round was led Owl Ventures, a prominent edtech investor based in Silicon Valley, with participation from Preply’s previous investors Diligent Capital (Ukraine), Hoxton Ventures, Educapital, Evli Growth Partners as well as Grupa Pracuj co-founder Przemyslaw Gacek, alongside new …

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Ukrainian-founded startup Adwisely backed by diverse pool of investors in Silicon Valley

Adwisely, a startup founded in Ukraine in 2018 — previously known as Retarget App — is making its way in Silicon Valley. Six months after moving its headquarters there, with a team of Ukrainian pros distributed across the world, the company has just announced the completion of a $1.5 million round of funding. London-based TMT …

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International VCs and tech companies join force to support Ukrainian startups in funding and business development

International venture funds and tech companies are joining forces and creating the ‘Ukrainian Tech Circle’ to help the Ukrainian IT sector. Ukrainian startups will receive support in financing, finding new customers, and access to a global network of contacts. The initiative is already being supported by ff Venture Capital, Roosh Ventures, Google for Startups and …

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Czech fund Presto Ventures closes €30 million fund to invest in CEE, including Ukraine

Prague-based Presto Ventures has announced the close of its second fund at a magnificent €30 million. Making no bones about it, the princes of Praha are looking to make seed and pre-seed round investments in no less than 40 B2B startups hailing from the CEE region, including the Baltics, Balkans, and yes, Ukraine. Presto’s ticket size can …

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Yet another Ukrainian-founded unicorn: airSlate raises more than $50 million in the US

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 …

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EU sets up €20 million support for Ukrainian startups through European Innovation Council

The European Commission has launched an ambitious €20 million action to support the Ukrainian innovation community. Through a targeted amendment of the 2022 European Innovation Council (EIC) work programme, the new initiative will support at least 200 Ukrainian deep tech start-ups with up to €60,000 each. In addition, the EIC will offer non-financial support, such as business …

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