Olha Karpenko

Russian stole the code and sabotaged a startup for partners from Ukraine

Andriy Khvetkevych, co-founder of NIC.UA, and several other partners launched a project called NFT Patent. Over time, one of the partners, a Russian called Pavel Vinnitskiy, began to demand the role of CEO, and, after being refused, he stole the

Reports of a major fire outbreak in the Czech office of developers S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

On September 7, 2023, there was a major fire outbreak in the Czech office of the Ukrainian company GSC Game World, which is currently working on the second part of the famous game franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. This was reported by

Ukraine has millions of tons of lithium. Why is it not being mined?

Lithium is sometimes called “white gold” because it has become critical for several economic sectors. One of its leading suppliers in the world is China, and it is needed, among other things, for the manufacture of lithium batteries, which in

“I haven’t slept for two days because I’m playing.” Why everyone is talking about Baldur’s Gate 3

On August 3, 2023, the new RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 was released: Users are already leaving rave reviews about it, and on Steam, it is breaking records for the simultaneous number of players, beating Valheim and Apex Legends. AIN.Capital recalls the history of this game series

Ukrainian medtech Mark raises $200k to build AI-based medical platform

Ukrainian medtech startup Mark has secured $200,000 of smart investments during its seed round, the company told AIN.Capital. The startup develops medical services operating through an AI-based platform. How did it start? Mark is a Ukrainian startup that develops medical

“It isn’t easy to open a production facility in Europe.” Releaf Paper building a €3.5M plant in France

The Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper makes paper and packaging out of fallen leaves. Its clients include L’Oreal, Samsung, and Louis Vuitton. In 2022, the startup received a grant from Google and €2.5 million from the EU. Also, it has recently

Ukrainian streamer Leb1ga reached #1 on Twitch and collected over €200k for the army

On July 16, 2023, Ukrainian blogger Mykhailo Lebiha (Leb1ga) held a Twitch fundraiser to buy Sych drones (“Сич”) to help the Ukrainian army. In just a few hours, Leb1ga’s stream managed to collect over €200,000 (UAH 8 million). “It’s four

Ukrainian tech salaries compared to those in Poland and the US

How much do programmers, product managers, and web architects in Ukraine earn on average compared to those in Poland, Germany, and the United States? NV Business publishes the average salaries of tech professionals in those countries according to data from

Yuriy Kalinkin, a Ukrainian developer from SoftServe, died at the frontline

Yuriy Kalinkin, Middle Software Engineer at the SoftServe company, died at the frontline of the Russian war in Ukraine. DOU reports this with reference to Olena Korsun, the director of the Dnipro development center of SoftServe. “We have lost one