Lisa Palchynska

How the Uklon franchise started and how it will work — answers for the franchisees

In May, the Ukrainian tech company Uklon, the developer of the eponymous ride-hailing service, is launching an international franchise to accelerate the company’s scaling through global expansion into new markets. Dmitry Dubrovskyi, CEO and co-founder of Uklon, shared why franchise in a ride-hailing industry

Ukrainian AI startup Eve.calls joins Google Cloud’s acceleration program

In March 2022, Google Cloud opened its first acceleration program for startups based in Europe and Israel called Google for Startups Accelerator: Cloud. The company has now selected 13 participants, and Ukrainian startup Eve.calls, a developer of an AI-powered voice assistant that

Baltic startup scene report: €1.3B in funding and 3 unicorns in four months of 2022

The Baltics — Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia — is one of Europe’s most exciting startup regions. For the last ten years, its startup ecosystem has grown from nonexistence to over 5,000 startups, including 12 unicorns. FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based early-stage venture capital fund, prepared a

YC warns portfolio founders of economic downturn and advises them to “plan for the worst”

This week all portfolio founders of the Y Combinator got an email titled “Economic Downturn.” The startup accelerator advised them to “plan for the worst,” as well as suggested cutting their expenses, extending their runways, or focusing on raising money. As TechCrunch emphasizes, this

“We believe in Ukraine’s potential despite the war and losses caused by it,” Mykola Mykhaylov, Pracuj Ventures

At the beginning of May, the Polish fund Pracuj Ventures invested in PeopleForce, a startup that became the first Ukrainian project in the fund’s portfolio. PeopleForce develops HRM solutions for HR and recruiting processes automation. Among the startup’s clients are

Ukrposhta launches an online store on eBay. Here you can buy Russian warship stamps and merch

The National Post Company of Ukraine Ukrposhta has announced the launch of its official online store on eBay. There you can buy the famous stamps from both series, “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!” and “Russian warship…DONE!”, as well as merch

Fighting the aggressor on the cyber front: How Ukraine’s IT army works

On February 26, the Ministry of Digital Transformation initiated the creation of the IT Army of Ukraine. Its main task is to fight the aggressor country online. AIN.Capital journalist spoke to Mstyslav Banik, head of electronic services development at the

Rhino on Netflix: Ukrainian movie directed by Oleh Sentsov is already available

Rhino, a movie directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, premieres on Netflix starting today, May 23. The streaming service bought the rights to show the film in early February 2022, Sentsov announced on his Facebook. About the Rhino movie Rhino

Ukrainian ride-hailing service Uklon launches the international franchise. How to get it

The Ukrainian IT company Uklon, the developer of the eponymous ride-hailing service, is launching an international franchise to accelerate the company’s scaling through global expansion into new markets. Currently, Uklon is interested in the Baltic States, Poland, Slovakia, and the