The Current Wave: New breed of Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs seek success in global markets, Part 5

From Kyiv, to Warsaw, to London, Ukrainian startups continue growing and raising funds

In yet another sign of resilience amid the war, at least five funding deals involving Ukrainian or Ukrainian-founded startups were reported in the course of February. Finmap landed €1 million in a round led by Polish-American venture fund Smok Ventures, a Warsaw, Poland-based fund. Launched in 2018 by Ukrainian entrepreneurs Ivan Kaunov and Oleksandr Solovei, Finmap is …

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How Ukrainian startups survive “amid bombs, blackouts and evacuations” (podcast) 

Recently Sifted, a major tech news outlet in Europe, met the founders of “some of the continent’s most resilient startups.”  These Ukrainians are the heroes of a special podcast that appeared last week on the Sifted website. The program shows how these entrepreneurs, their teams and investors, sometimes “trapped in basements with Russian troops on …

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Kyiv-based startup raises $2 million to help blockchain transaction originators keep their profit

Ukrainian DeFi startup Kolibrio has announced its first round of funding, having raised $2 million from a consortium of Web3 investors.  Jump Crypto led the round, with participation from Delta Fund and Everstake Capital alongside unnamed individual investors. The company is developing a solution to help blockchain transaction originators “get ownership of the order flow they …

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At $7.3 billion, Ukraine’s IT service export reached an all-time record in 2022

The resilience of Ukraine’s IT industry amid the war last year, which struck observers, has just been confirmed by official data. While the country’s GDP fell by some 30%, IT service export reached a record $7.34 billion, up $400 million from 2021, according to central bank statistics cited by the IT Ukraine association.  “Such positive industry indicators …

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French and US businessmen announce €50 million new fund for Ukrainian startups

A team of French and US industry veterans is in the process of raising €50 million to  support Ukrainian startups. Dubbed ‘Ukrainian Phoenix Fund,’ the new venture fund plans to invest in around 150 startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, said co-founder Dominique Piotet in an exchange with Ukraine Digital News.  Funding in its …

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Australian firm opens office in Kyiv to train cyber warriors

Internet 2.0, an internationally-renowned Australian cybersecurity company, will train Ukrainian war veterans to ward off hackers as part of the nation’s defense efforts. Visiting Ukraine in December 2022, the company’s CEO Robert Potter signed an MoU with the ministry of digital transformation, according to media reports. He announced the opening of an office in Kyiv, aiming to support …

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CES 2022: Twelve Ukrainian startups showcase their inventions for the home, cafés, hospitals

Last week a dozen Ukrainian startups were featured at CES, the premier consumer electronics gathering in Las Vegas.  “I think it takes a lot of courage for our Ukrainian friends to be here. They have proven how they are protecting themselves against Russia; but they’re also very entrepreneurial,” AFP quoted as saying Gary Shapiro, President of …

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A year in review: How Ukrainian tech resisted the war in 2022

Amid the destructions caused by the war, the Ukrainian tech industry demonstrated remarkable resilience. Most IT companies and startups managed to survive by moving their staff to a safer location inside the country or, more rarely, abroad. Many initiatives emerged to offer them assistance in both humanitarian and business terms. Meanwhile, on the digital front, …

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Survey: 12% of Ukrainian startups shut down, 30% moved abroad at least partially during the war

Much has been said about the “resilience” of the Ukrainian tech sector amid the war (example), but what do entrepreneurs themselves say about the challenges they have faced since Feb. 2022?  Teaming up with the Ukrainian Startup Fund, the Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge conducted a survey about these “challenges that no entrepreneur can predict and which …

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From Kyiv, to Kharkiv, to Kherson: How US-made algorithmic warfare systems make the difference on Ukraine’s battlefields

The Washington Post has met Ukrainian military officers using software provided by US tech company Palantir to create detailed digital maps of Ukrainian battlefields. The technology takes advantage of “ubiquitous, unstoppable sensors that surround every potential battlefield,” with data coming from a variety of sources — from the most secret intelligence tools to commercial satellite imagery. …

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