Smartwatches and activity trackers are two devices that come to mind when you hear the phrase “wearable technology.” According to a December 2017 market research report by International Data Corporation (IDC), producers of wearables shipped a total of 113.2 million devices for the full year. Their forecast for 2021 is 222.3 million units shipped which …
PassivDom is a manufacturing company which uses advanced 3D-printing technology to produce autonomous, smart modular homes. The homes utilize solar power for all energy needs and produce their own water extracted from the air. This innovative company was founded in March 2016 by CEO Maxim Gerbut and his wife Julia. Its headquarters are in Mountainview, Calfornia, …
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Yesterday Petcube, a US-based startup with Ukrainian roots, announced that it has completed a $10 million series A round from several investors, including Almaz Capital, AVentures Capital and Y Combinator. Petcube, which has developed a pioneering connected pet device, says it will use the investment for product development and marketing, as well as to enlarge its distribution …
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A Ukrainian-American startup has created a smartmount for hands-off control of smartphones, and crowdfunded $125,000 on Kickstarter to develop it, while pitching for only $40,000. Called QLYX, the company is developing a contraption that sticks to any surface, and can itself hold a smartphone with a magnet, allowing users hands-off control of the apps on their device.
The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and the Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) are announcing the UVCA Challenge: CES Edition 2018, which will be held in September 2018 in Kyiv (Kiev). The ten best startups, up from eight teams last year, will receive the opportunity to exhibit for free at the Ukrainian …
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Petcube, a Ukrainian-American startup which has developed a pioneering connected pet device, today announced the acquisition of PetBot, a Canadian startup operating in the same field. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed, but Petcube indicated that the company’s intellectual property and assets are being acquired. PetBot presents its Indiegogo-funded device as “the only …
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Last month MacPaw, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based company that develop software products for Mac users, announced the launch of a one-of-a-kind exhibition of Apple hardware at its office last month. The collection features 40 Mac computers from each generation which not so long ago belonged to a legendary Manhattan-based repair shop Tekserve. The shop used to be …
From Manhattan with love: Mac computer museum opens in Kyiv Read More
One of China’s largest manufacturers of smartphones and tablets, Huawei, will open an R&D center in Kyiv (Kiev). The news was reported earlier this month by Ukrainian online publication Liga Business which referred to Haojie Zhou, director at Huawei Ukraine. So far, Huawei employs more than 450 people in Ukraine, according to Zhou.
The US-Ukrainian startup Petcube, which offers an interactive device to keep people connected with their pets, has just announced a new feature in the latest version of its app. Thanks to this app, iPhone users can now broadcast their pets live on Facebook. Petcube is the first HD pet camera to do so, says the company. The Android-powered app will be upgraded …
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Senstone, a Ukrainian-designed AI-powered wearable voice recorder, reached its fundraising goal of $50,000 just 36 hours after the launch of its campaign on Kickstarter. It has even been listed among the top 20 most popular projects in all categories. As of today, Senstone has attracted nearly $63,000 from 677 backers.
Ukraine was represented by 20 startups at the CES this year, which was held Jan. 5 – Jan. 8 in Las Vegas. “Ukrainian startups are very competitive,” Olga Afanasyeva, the UVCA executive director, told the Kyiv Post. “We weren’t anyhow ashamed by their level.” However, the fact that there were 20 projects from Ukraine and 200 from France …
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Ukrainian startup Mevics has attracted $500,000 from UB Tower, a UK-based investment consulting company backing projects from Central and Eastern Europe. Founded in 2015 by three students from Odessa, Southern Ukraine, Mevics has developed a wearable gadget to “control your posture and take care of your health” and ultimately open “the new age of healthcare.”
