The first edition of ‘Atlas,’ Sequoia’s guide to Europe’s technical talent, includes an article about the resilience of Ukraine IT workforce. “While data regarding the Ukrainian tech scene amid the ongoing war is sparse and subject to fluctuations, a few undeniable facts illustrate the remarkable resilience of the country’s tech industry and its workforce,” write the …
Evgeniia Toporkova left Kyiv in early March as Russian troops closed in, making her way through familiar streets disconcertingly transformed by concrete barricades, rusted anti-tank obstacles, and nervy soldiers, before cramming with panicked crowds onto a train west. After that, the 26-year-old tech worker spent two days sheltering in a student dormitory by the Hungarian border. She was glad for the sleeping bag her employer, software …
Coding in a war zone: Ukraine’s tech industry adapts to a new normal Read More
Since 2016, industry association Lviv IT Cluster has published an annual report on industry trends in this tech-friendly region of western Ukraine. This year, the research aims to reflect the key evolutions Ukrainian IT industry in wartime nationwide. While more than 5,000 respondents were surveyed in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Ternopil, Volyn, Chernivtsi and Zakarpattia regions, the …
Report: Ukrainian IT sector demonstrates resilience and growth despite Russian invasion Read More
AVentures Capital, one of Ukraine’s top venture firms, has just released a new edition of its Dealbook of Ukraine. Each year, this publication offers an overview of the deals and trends involving Ukrainian and Ukrainian-founded tech companies. A “record high VC and PE volume” is reported for 2021, with more than $830 million invested in …
Printify, a California-based company connecting online merchants to print-on-demand and dropshipping providers, has launched a special program in support of Ukrainians. “The unsettling events in Ukraine have had a severe impact on Ukrainian society, with millions of nationals being left without shelter, food and income while trying to rebuild their lives,” acknowledges the Californian company, which …
US print-on-demand marketplace aims to help Ukrainians create new source of revenue Read More
Capgemini, a Paris-based global leader technology consulting services, is making available a range of positions in France to people displaced by the war in Ukraine. Jobs are available in the fields of digital, cloud, cybersecurity, data, finance and intelligent industry — from digital transformation consultants, to software engineers, to data scientists, to graphic designer. Applicants …
In normal times, Vadim Lobarev would spend his day sifting through job candidates’ CVs, filtering out the best from the worst. Today he’s stationed at a Ukrainian military checkpoint, rifle in hand, trying to filter out harmless, civilian passers by from Russian informants who might be sending intelligence to the country’s invaders. The 41-year-old is …
How is the war in Ukraine affecting the country’s tech workers? Read More
Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-most-populous city and home to its thriving $6.8 billion tech sector. In September 2021, it housed more than 500 tech companies, and the industry had grown more than 50% in two years. Today, Kharkiv, a city of 1.5 million people just 45km (25 mi) from the Russian border, is also among the most vulnerable …
Ukrainian tech workers are getting evacuated — and many say they will never go back Read More
On Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was putting the country’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, Ukraine’s burgeoning local and global technology sector, some of whom are working for global brands such as Google and Apple, was scrambling to protect employees inside the country. Some executives have been unable to coordinate safety measures …
As war rages, tech companies scramble to help their employees in Ukraine Read More
This past September Revolut, the UK-headquartered fintech giant, registered a legal entity in Ukraine. Local tech blog AIN.UA, which reported the news, interviewed Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko — a Ukrainian native — about their new office and their strategy for the Ukrainian market. Yatsenko said he feels “proud of fact that Ukraine has so many …
Revolut co-founder Vladyslav Yatsenko: “We’re going to create 100 new IT jobs in Ukraine” Read More
When Dutch investor Theo Schnitfink made it to Ukraine some 12 years ago to open an office of his software development firm Symphony Solutions, he was amazed with the level of skill of Ukrainian software engineers. Corruption in the country didn’t scare Schnitfink away, but he admits he was shocked when he faced it himself. …
Dutch businessman roots for local IT talent but corruption remains shocking Read More
On April 8, the online fair ‘Your Next Move: Spotlight on the Baltics‘ will highlight the region’s fast-growing tech ecosystem and its opportunities for international talents, including from Ukraine and Russian-speaking countries. This online event aims to position Latvia, in particular, as a first-choice destination to build a professional carrier or do business within a number of …
New remote opportunities in the Baltics for tech talents worldwide (online fair, April 8) Read More
