Earlier this month the Ukrainian venture firm Genesis Investments announced a $150,000 investment in a US online media about technology and startups called Hacker Noon. The capital injection came as part of a $350,000 round from the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, which valued the company at $11.5 million. Genesis previously invested in startups founded or …
A new digital platform was launched earlier this month to provide Ukrainian SMEs with information on a variety of business topics – including trainings, events, advisory opportunities, knowledge tools and other relevant data, as reported by the EBRD. Dubbed ‘Merezha’ (‘chain’ in English) will also bring together the providers and the seekers of development opportunities. Ukrainian SMEs will be …
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According to Pornhub’s latest Year In Review report, Ukraine took the 16th place in the site’s daily traffic ranking, jumping 11 spots from 2017 to 2018. “With Ukraine moving into our top 20 countries for the first time, it’s clear that much of their traffic growth came from entirely new visitors, as evidenced by the number of changes …
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Ukrainian-Polish startup Newzmate has been acquired by Piano Software, a US-based international provider of solutions for digital content management, for an undisclosed amount. Newzmate’s content marketing automation product will be rebranded to ‘Piano ESP’ while the startup’s office in Kyiv (Kiev) will serve as Piano’s representative office in Ukraine. Asked about the outcome of his investment, …
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Earlier this month AIN.UA, a popular Ukrainian online tech publication, launched an international version, making a part of its content available in English language. Launched in 1999, the site published stories only in Russian so far. “There are no boundaries for the Ukrainian tech industry: Ukrainian startups focus on international markets [from their very start],” …
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At a Kiev nightclub in the spring of 2012, 24-year-old Ivan Turchynov made a fateful drunken boast to some fellow hackers. For years, Turchynov said, he’d been hacking unpublished press releases from business newswires and selling them, via Moscow-based middlemen, to stock traders for a cut of the sizable profits. Oleksandr Ieremenko, one of the …
How Ukrainian and Russian hackers turned stolen press releases into $100 million Read More
Confirming that the relations between Ukraine and Russia are currently at their lowest, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday signed a decree applying sanctions to 468 legal entities and 1,228 individuals from Russia. Among the targeted organizations are the two leading Russian Internet groups — Yandex and Mail.Ru Group — the services of which will be made …
Last week Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine Yurii Stets appealed to Facebook to develop a verification mechanism to filter out fake news. The Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine also promised to cooperate with Facebook – which is used by around 3 million Ukrainians on a daily basis – in tackling the problem of …
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In mid-October Colombia 4.0, an international event dedicated to digital content industries, highlighted the latest trends in animation, video games, web, mobile development, digital advertising, monetization, digital media, music and entrepreneurship. During three days in Bogota, more than 190 national and international speakers were involved in lectures, panels and workshops. Among these speakers, Ukraine Digital News chief editor Adrien Henni highlighted the …
While the consumption of traditional media is diminishing, Internet use is on the increase in Ukraine, according to “Media Consumption Survey. Ukraine 2016,” a report released last month by Internews Network in partnership with USAID. Covering 2015 and 2016, the report features data from all the Ukrainian regions, except Crimea and the areas under rebellion …
Report: Three Ukrainians in four go online at least once a week Read More
Roopor, a project developed by Ukrainian digital marketing agency Yarche.ua, is among the 90 winners out of 6,000 applicants to Publicis90. This global innovation contest was organized in late June by the French advertising and PR giant. The startup was the only awarded project coming from Central and Eastern Europe.
The renowned U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media Netflix is expanding globally. On Jan. 6, it started offering services to about 130 new countries, including Ukraine, Russia, India, and more. In a statement announcing the expansion, the company said its strategy will bring the birth of a new global Internet TV network. The subscription starts at 7.99 euros per …
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