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.
On June 30 Kyiv (Kiev), the Ukrainian capital, was added to the map of Uber’s global operations, joining a group of some 450 cities. City mayor Vitali Klitschko was the first client of the service. As reported by Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA, the service was presented officially by Arkadiy Veshebenyuk, General Manager at Uber Ukraine, …
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An art filter app launched by a Russian programmer, Alexey Moiseenkov, is leading Apple’s App Store ranking in Ukraine – as well as in Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova and Uzbekistan – ahead of Whatsapp, VK, Instagram, Youtube, Skype and other traditional leaders. In a totally unexpected surge, the app has been number one in Ukraine everyday …
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A Kyiv (Kiev)-based startup has just launched a media content optimization solution for mobile applications called ‘Pixpie.’ By speeding up content loading, this technology delivers pictures “2-4 times faster than typical content delivery networks” (CDN), the startup claims. In addition, Pixpie, which handles storage of app content, helps mobile app developers offload their servers and improve server performance. App developers may also expect “simplified media …
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Mobile Beach Conference, a leading mobile marketing event in Eastern Europe, will take place on May 28-29 in Odessa, Southern Ukraine. Dedicated to the latest industry trends and efficient business networking, the event held in a non-standard conference format at the seaside with beach parties and a ‘Mobile Princess’ beauty contest finale.
For the last three years Iryna Slavinska has dedicated her life to one thing – boosting blood donation in Ukraine. The head of the non-profit Association of Young Blood Donors, Slavinska, says most people don’t understand how vital blood donors are to the health sector, and the Ukrainian government is doing nothing to help. In fact, patients themselves often …
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Clickky, a startup operating globally from its headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, has made the top five among marketing and advertising companies in the Inc. 5000 Europe 2016 ranking. Published by Inc. Magazine, a major international business publication, this ranking aims to identify the private companies with the fastest-growing revenues over three years. Clickky’s overall rank is 11 out of the 5,000 companies …
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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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YouAppi, a San Francisco-based startup that has developed a Big Data-driven solution for mobile marketing, has raised $13.1 million from an international consortium of investors, including Ukraine’s Digital Future. Also participating in this Series B round are Click Ventures, Emery Capital (Russia), Global Brain (Japan) and Hawk Ventures (USA), Israeli funds Glilot Capital Partners and 2B Angels, as well …
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Mobile World Congress, a four-day international conference on the mobile industry and adjacent industry sectors, will hold its 30th edition in late February 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. More than 95,000 attendees are expected to attend the event. “We’re less than a month away from Mobile World Congress and our 2016 edition is set to be our broadest, …
Do people forget something because they are overloaded with information or just always run out of time? Or do they forget because their memory is not what it once was? Chances are it’s a combination of both. However, now there seems to be a solution – an iOS mobile application that supposed to save one’s …
An award-winning software development and design company based in Kyiv, Stanfy specializes in solutions for mobile wearable devices and connected electronics (IoT). CEO Andrew Garkavyi shares his views on current trends in the outsourcing market and how Ukrainian companies answer today’s client needs. This interview is an excerpt from “IT Ukraine From A to Z,” a …
