A part of a series of international investment conferences in more than 45 countries, Seed Forum Kyiv 2015 will take place on April 28 in the Ukrainian capital. The event will present the best Ukrainian hardware and software startups with a global development potential, according to the international Seed Forum Fund’s expert committee.
In a David versus Goliath-like battle, Ukrainian forces look to private companies and crowdfunded volunteer organisations to develop defence software and drone hardware in their fight against Russia. With little real help coming their way, the Ukrainian people have bound together to stand up to the Russian empire, in a David versus Goliath-like fight. Though …
In his time Aristotle observed that, “often when one is asleep something in consciousness declares that what then presents itself is a dream.” Some degree of control over the dream is indeed possible, but this is usually hard to achieve and requires lots of practice. Addressing this challenge, Ukrainian startup Luciding has developed a headband …
Ukrainian technology helps you “do virtually anything in your own dreamworld” Read More
Pets that stay home alone too much can get depressed or out of shape due to a lack of interaction with humans. But a startup called Petcube Inc. has raised $1.1 million in seed funding to keep pets happy and healthy with hardware and apps, the company announced. AVentures Capital and Almaz Capital co-led the seed investment in the San …
Petcube raises $1.1 million to let owners interact with pets remotely Read More
Ukraine’s technology sector can often find no better outsourcing option than the low-cost production center known as China. Oleksandr Nesterenko, the head of ARTKB, a Ukrainian hardware developer, says that China has “huge production platforms.” Production in European Union countries is much more expensive by comparison. Other options on the low-cost front are Taiwan, India, Philippines …
Volodymyr Usov, a founder and chief executive officer at Odessa-based startup Kwambio that provides an online platform for easy 3D printing, says that everyone will have such a printer at home in the near future. The main problem with 3D printing now, however, is it is too complicated for many people. The first time Usov discovered a 3D printer was at the IDCEE …
Despite Ukraine’s low wages, the nation – just like many more affluent ones in the West – outsources hardware production to China. The most famous ones – Petcube, LaMetric and iblazr – with almost $800,000 collectively raised on Kickstarter, all have their production set up in China’s Shenzhen. Nazar Bilous, chief executive officer at LaMetric, which …
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Last week Las Vegas played host to the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), a huge annual event which draws nearly 150,000 attendees from more than 100 countries. While participation among startups was quite high with around 375 in attendance, several Ukrainian startups, hardware and non-hardware in focus, stood out. All of them have successfully carried out …
Kickstarter-backed Ukrainian startup Petcube has announced the beginning of shipments of its combined HD webcam, speaker and laser pointer that lets pet owners play with their furry (or sometimes hairless) friends remotely. Starting from today, the device is available for order on Amazon, Fab.com, and the startup’s own website for $199. “The first run of shipment is pretty …
Petcube to start shipping its crowdfunded pet camera in time for Christmas Read More
Perhaps the most famous Ukrainian hardware startup, Petcube says the release of its remote laser pointing pet-playing device is now at least six months behind schedule. Selling at a pre-order price of $179 on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, the group said the latest delay – deliveries are scheduled now for the end of November, – was …
Ukrainian startup Petcube delays shipment of product again, hires new head of marketing Read More
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 …
After testing its interactive surfaces in restaurants in Cyprus, Dubai and Abu-Dhabi, Ukrainian technology company Interactive Restaurant Technology is set to start working in the United States. The startup, which is a brainchild of another Ukrainian company, Kodisoft, is planning to build three “interactive venues” in San Antonio, Texas, and launch a manufacturing line in …
