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Uber competes with Russia’s Yandex.Taxi in Southern Ukraine

February 8, 2017

Almost simultaneously earlier this month, Uber and its Russian competitor Yandex.Taxi announced their expansion to Odessa, a major city in southern Ukraine. Both companies offer their services at the same minimum price of 14 hryvnias (roughly 50 cents at the current exchange rate). However, unlike Uber, which supports both cash and cashless payments, Yandex.Taxi accepts …

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Ukraine sues Booking.com for operating in Crimea

December 26, 2016

The Crimea prosecution office, whose role is to apply Ukrainian law in a territory which has been under Russian control since March 2014, has filed a lawsuit against Booking.com. The company, which is incorporated in the Netherlands, is accused of “violating Ukrainian and international law, as well as sanctions, not only by cooperating with bandit …

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Russian online rental service launches in Ukraine

November 16, 2016

In early November The Locals, a Russian online platform for apartment rentals, made its debut in Ukraine — just days after Yandex.Taxi, another service from Russia, entered the market. Launched in 2010, the service covers Russian cities Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan. Following the extension to Kyiv (Kiev), The Locals is planning launch in Warsaw and Tel Aviv “in a couple of …

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Yandex.Taxi launches in Ukraine

November 14, 2016

In late October Yandex, the Russian search giant, launched taxi booking service Yandex.Taxi in Ukraine. The service – which operates exclusively in partnership with taxi companies – is available exclusively in Kiev (Kyiv), but Yandex plans to expand it beyond the Ukrainian capital. “Our next targets are Odessa, Kharkiv (Kharkov) and Dnipro [previously known as Dnipropetrovsk],” said Elina …

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Estonian Taxify enters Ukrainian taxi market

October 7, 2016

Taxify, an Estonian copycat of Uber, started operating in Ukraine last month, reported Ukrainian high tech blog AIN.UA. The service has already enrolled 20 drivers to offer rides in Kyiv (Kiev) after training at Taxify’s office. While Taxify’s user interface and pricing are identical to those of Uber, the Estonian service takes a 15% commission …

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Telemedicine makes its first steps in Ukraine

October 4, 2016

Botkin.pro, which claims to be the first telemedicine service in Ukraine, started operating last month, as reported by Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. The service offer includes online remote medical consultations by videoconferences with an online appointment booking system. It is now available on desktop computers and Android-powered devices. An iOS app will be launched by the end …

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TA Ventures injects $1 million in eTachki, Ukraine’s first online auction for used cars

September 29, 2016

TA Ventures, a major venture fund based in Ukraine but operating globally, has just announced a $1 million investment in local startup eTachki. TA Ventures was the sole investor in the round. Based in Kyiv (Kiev), eTachki is the first online auction for used cars in Ukraine. After assessement in the company’s offices, cars can be sold …

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Crimea maps scandals: Google offends Russia, then Ukraine

August 2, 2016

A controversy sparked last week over Google’s decision to change the names of Crimean settlements appearing on Google Maps, in accordance with the Ukrainian authorities’ “decommunization” campaign. In May 2016, the Ukrainian parliament renamed 70 settlements in Crimea, mostly choosing names of Crimean Tatar origin. Thus Krasnogvardeyskoe (‘Red Guard’) became “Yany Kapu” while Sovetskoe switched …

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Ukrainian startup raises $150,000 to fill “huge knowledge gap” in people’s lives

March 22, 2016

Highbrow, an internationally-oriented Ukrainian startup developing an educational email subscription service, has just raised a $150,000 angel round to develop its user base. The news was reported yesterday by local tech blog AIN.UA, based on an exchange with the startup’s co-founder Artem Zavyalov. The startup had never raised investor money before. The investor is “a renowned …

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Ukraine’s Tripmydream named best travel startup in international contest

March 7, 2016

A Ukrainian company that promises to find tourists the best deals for their money, has been declared the best travel startup of the year. The company won up to $500,000 in equity investment during the Seedstars Summit 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 3. The proprietary search engine on Tripmydream helps travelers select a vacation …

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Polish anti-plagiarism software publisher enters Ukrainian market

March 2, 2016

Established in 2002 in Poland, Plagiat is entering Ukrainian market. The company claims to have installed its software in more than 250 universities of eight countries so far, including Poland and Romania, as reported by Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. Ukraine has been chosen as the next step of Plagiat’s international expansion as Ukraine and Poland …

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Ukrainian taxi drivers voice protest over Uber’s market entry

February 29, 2016

After Uber started enrolling drivers in Ukraine earlier this month, Kyiv (Kiev) taxi drivers have begun voicing their concerns. Last week, as reported by Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. they held a press conference under the slogan “The Klitschko-Uber collusion: A taxi at the price of a passenger’s life?” (Vitalii Klitschko is the mayor of Kyiv). …

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