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Ukrainian startup Jeapie obtains $50,000 from Digital Future

November 21, 2014

Founded in 2013, Jeapie is a mobile notification-delivery service aiming to increase the quality of interactions with clients or co-workers through the introduction of smart push notifications. What’s more, thanks to user data collection and analysis, Jeapie’s customers receive the opportunity to more deeply understand the behavior of users after receiving messages. In the future, customers …

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Automated mail reminder startup MyRobot raises $60,000 and eyes global expansion

November 14, 2014

Ukrainian startup MyRobot.io, which defines its solution as a “mail robot secretary,” has attracted $60,000 from a group of angels through the investment platform Startup.ua. As part of a deal, the startup’s founder Bohdan Oleksandruk gave up control of 35% of the company. The MyRobot solution reminds users of deadlines for tasks by email. Luanched just weeks …

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Russia’s Imperious Group injects $250,000 in Ukrainian startup Multitest to conquer Western markets

November 11, 2014

In a new illustration of the maintained interest of several Russian funds in Ukrainian startups, Imperious Group has invested $250,000 in Multitest, a Kiyv (Kiev) -based startup that helps Internet users choose their ISP. The funds will be used to redesign the platform and penetrate new markets. The startup’s founder Artem Beloded is considering, in …

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New site Prosto.ua aims to unify B2C and C2C in single e-commerce platform

November 10, 2014

Universal Commerce Group (UCG), an affiliate of international investment fund Noosphere, has launched Russian-language e-commerce platform PROSTO.UA. The site aims to become a “unified multifunctional platform that combines the features of an online trading platform (in the segment of B2B) and a board of classified ads (in the segment of C2C).” The news was reported …

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Odessa e-marketing agency Netpeak acquires Bulgarian company and gets 10% stake in Russia’s Q-Page

November 8, 2014

Earlier this week the Odessa-based e-marketing agency Netpeak announced it has acquired a 51% stake in Bulgarian agency Optimization.bg as well as 10% of Q-Page, a Russian company that help individual entrepreneurs and SMBs create or optimize online sales pages. Netpeak paid $100,000 for the stake in Q-Page. The details of the deal with the Bulgarian company …

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How American VC Bill Reichert inspired a Ukrainian startup’s rap-style investor pitch

November 4, 2014

Dating service WishDates read out a rap to a potential investor and published it on YouTube. The team is looking for as much as $1.5 million. Last year, the startup claimed to have attracted millions of users and started generating revenues with zero advertising budget. However, the service needed investors and not stingy ones. “We …

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Fast growth appeal vs. pressure of sanctions: Western VCs’ new Russia dilemma

October 31, 2014

The past few weeks have demonstrated the uncomfortable position Western venture capitalists that have traditionally invested in Russia are finding themselves in as a result of the international tensions. While, in the eyes of some them, the Russia label has become a stigma, other VCs have proclaimed their commitment to continue investing in Russian startups …

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U-Start founder Stefano Guidotti: “We see Ukraine as a key part of our global, tech-oriented family office network”

October 30, 2014

Following the merger of IDCEE, Ukraine’s leading tech event, with U-Start, Stefano Guidotti explains the recent trends in family office investment strategies and their growing interest in startups across the globe. The Italian businessman also shares his vision of the Ukrainian tech scene and the way it can be connected to global investment flows.

Ukrainian VCs invest in spying drones, energy analysis and “the art of dreaming”

October 24, 2014

Last week, Kyiv (Kiev) Polytechnic Institute (KPI) hosted the final of Sikorsky Challenge 2014, a contest that attracted innovative projects working in the startup incubator and the science park at the institute. Investors have developed an interest in many of the finalists, to the point that deals or intentions to invest were announced during the competition. …

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Government launches web instruments for investors willing to place money in Ukraine

October 17, 2014

In a new attempt to attract additional foreign money to Ukraine, the State Agency for Investment and National Projects is developing an interactive map that’s aimed at showing a potential investor all the possibilities at a glance. The agency presented a beta version of the map on Oct. 16. It is part of the strategy …

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Petcube receives grants from Global Technology Foundation and prepares for $1.5 million seed-stage round

October 13, 2014

Last week at the IDCEE international tech conference in Kyiv (Kiev) the Global Technology Foundation (GTF) awarded hardware startup Petcube a grant of 240,000 hryvnias (approximately $18,500). The Foundation’s jury believes Petcube is the best Ukrainian startup, due to the fact that it is now well-known in Europe and the US and that it has …

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Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too

October 8, 2014

Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capital, a Kyiv (Kiev) based international fund. A $3 million deal involving Gillbus, a bus-ticket software developer, took place in June. Investors included …

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