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Key factors that make startups stand out — opinion by NV3

In the competitive world of startup investments, attracting the attention of investors requires more than just a promising idea. Investors carefully scrutinize various factors to determine which startups have the potential to thrive and deliver substantial returns. AIN shares the list

Can trees grow to the sky? How to accurately assess the value of an IT business — guest column

In the coming years, the trend of declining demand in the IT sector and, as a result, a decrease in company value will persist. Serge Hancharevich, Managing Partner of Capital Times, discuses in his guest column for AIN how to

Ukrainian drone startup Buntar Aerospace raises $1M. Interview with the team

In the summer of 2023, Ivan Kaunov, co-founder of Finmap and ex-founder of Pix Backpack, created a new defense tech company. He was inspired by Star Wars and named it Buntar Aerospace (Бунтар means Rebell in Ukrainian). He and other co-founders, Kateryna Bezsudna and

AIN Reader Survey: Content and Formats

With a updated brand and a new website slowly approaching, our team at the English Office of AIN, an online publication about startups and technology in Central and Eastern Europe, is interested in our readers’ opinion on the type of

Investors see potential in more profound and defensible innovations. The CEE region is gaining importance — opinion by ZAKA VC

Although the venture capital market has declined in terms of volume in recent years, this has not significantly impacted the number of deals. Early-stage startups, in particular, are leading the way in investment. However, the focus of investors is changing

M&A Market 2023 and Potential Trends 2024 — analysis of Ukraine and the World

In 2023, the Ukrainian M&A market showed impressive growth, reaching $1.4 billion, whichsignificantly exceeded previous figures. More than 250 million dollars fall on the IT industry. The analysis of the markets is conducted by Mergewave Capital, which the company shared

Startup of the Day: Meiro, a Czech-founded customer data platform developer

Meiro, a Singapore-based startup that develops a customer data platform, was co-founded in 2018 by Czech entrepreneurs Pavel Bulowski, Jana Marle-Zizkova, and Vojtech Kurka. Meiro analyzes customers’ digital identities, and thus enables brands to recognize and track customers across various touchpoints. In January 2024,

Revolutionizing Secure Communications: The Impact of ARMA G1 Mark ll in Ukraine and Beyond

Following several significant events in the field of privacy, like the NSA’s PRISM program, leaked by Edward Snowden, the Crypto AG incident, and the Pegasus scandal, it becomes more apparent that the security of communications is detrimental to worldwide security.

Startup of the Day: JobCannon, a Ukrainian-founded HRtech startup

JobCannon was founded in 2022 by Peter Kolomiets and Andrii Cherednichenko. Since its launch, it has quickly grown from a small team to a company of 35 specialists who are revolutionizing recruitment as a technology and changing the way we