Venture/Private equity

Da Vinci Capital invests in DataArt, a global tech consultancy with R&D teams in Ukraine

Da Vinci Capital, a major EBRD-backed private equity firm based in Moscow, has invested an undisclosed amount in DataArt in exchange for “a substantial, non-controlling interest” in the company. Founded in 1997, DataArt is a New York City-headquartered company with roots and R&D teams in Ukraine and Russia. It has become a major global tech consultancy …

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Equity deal better than ICO: Ukrainian cryptotrading startup raised $500,000 from SMRK

This past summer Superorder.io, a California-headquartered crypto-trading startup founded in Ukraine, raised $500,000 from Ukrainian fund SMRK. The investment, announced in August, has just been reported by the Ukrainian media. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Superorder provides “the power of automation features and a convenient interface to trade from a single place …

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American-Ukrainian startup People.ai raises $30 million “to deliver on the true meaning of predictive enterprise”

People.ai, a San Francisco-based startup with Ukrainian roots, announced today it raised $30 million in a Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Also participating in the round were Series A investors Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead), GGV Capital, and Y Combinator. The details of the deal have not been disclosed, but the company said it …

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IT service provider Intellias inks major investment deal with Horizon Capital

Last week Intellias, a major Ukrainian IT service provider, announced that Kyiv (Kiev) based Horizon Capital acquired a minority stake in the company. The amount of the funding has not been disclosed, but Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA believes it could be anything between $5 million and $20 million. Founded in Lviv (Lvov), in 2002, Intellias …

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Open source software startup with Ukrainian roots raises $100 million in California, becomes unicorn

Last week GitLab, a San Francisco-based open-source software startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Dmitry Zaporozhets, announced the completion of a $100 million Series D round. Led by Iconiq Capital with participation from existing investors GV and Khosla Ventures, the round brought the valuation to “over $1 billion,” and “validated [GitLab’s] position as the world’s first single application …

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How a Ukrainian consultant built a bridge between Ukrainian startups and UK investors

With a staff of 9-10 people in Kyiv and 3 people in London, Vimes is a boutique consultancy that connects British and EU VCs and investors with Ukrainian tech and IT startups. The typical investment in a company is £50,000-£100,000 of seed capital. Dmitriy Gilgur founded the firm in 2012; he began as a solo consultant initially focused …

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Ukrainian-founded CallPage raises $4.5 million to roll out in the US

CallPage, a Polish startup with Ukrainian roots, has attracted 17 million zloty (roughly $4.5 million at the current exchange rate) from several venture funds. These include Innovation Nest, Market One Capital and TDJ Pitango Ventures. The news was announced by the startup’s co-founder Ross Knap earlier this month. The money will be used to propel the …

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Preply raises $4 million to teach young professionals how to conduct business in 40 languages

Preply, a global private language tutoring platform with Ukrainian roots, has just announced the completion of a $4 million round of funding. The funding will support the long-term development of future products, including improving the Preply calendar, its instant booking feature, and the launch of its mobile apps. Preply enters a market dominated by the likes of Duolingo, …

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Ukrainian-founded 3D body scanning startup attracts $1 million from international investors

Ukrainian-founded startup 3DLook, presented as “the most advanced instant human body scanning and measuring technology for mobile device,” has attracted $1 million from U.Ventures, 500 Startups and several business angels. As reported by Retail TouchPoints last week, the funding will be used to introduce a new technology, SAIA 3D, “which captures up to 29 body measurements and …

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Two new public-private funds to support tech startup financing in Ukraine

According to a 2017 overview of the Ukrainian investment market released in May 2018 by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) in partnership with Deloitte, a total of $259 million in venture capital investment was made in technology and IT companies from Ukraine or with Ukrainian roots. This was a three-fold increase over …

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