29.12.21 News Netflix causes scandal by showing Ukrainian woman as thief in “Emily in Paris” On the 22nd of December, 2021, the second season of the famous American series Emily in Paris from Netflix was aired. One of the episodes introduced a new character — Petra, a young woman who came from Kyiv. But such
21.12.21 Tech1 Investments Ukraine’s 3DLOOK secures additional $3.5M in Series A 3DLOOK, a Ukrainian startup that has developed a mobile body scanning technology, has raised an additional $3.5 million in funding. As a result, the startup has closed an extended $10 million Series A round. In February 2021, 3DLOOK received another
20.12.21 News Ciklum opens R&D center in India Ciklum, a Danish IT company with offices in Ukraine, has opened a development center in India. The technological hub became the second in Asia, Ciklum told AIN.UA. The company’s new development center is located in Chennai, one of India’s largest
17.12.21 Tech1 Investments Ukraine’s Awesomic secures a $2M round Awesomic, a Ukrainian design search platform, has raised a $2 million round. Among the investors are the business accelerator Y Combinator, as well as the investment firms Flyer One Ventures, SID Venture Partners, 10x Value Partners, and Pretiosum. Ragnar Sass (Pipedrive),
15.12.21 Tech1 Investments Noty.ai, a startup that transcribes video calls, secures $200k Noty.ai, a Ukrainian startup that transcribes video calls and generates reports, has raised $200,000. The lead investor was GEEK Ventures, an investment firm recently created by angel investor Ihar Mahaniok and 3DLOOK founder Vadim Rogovskiy, as representatives of Noty.ai and
10.12.21 Countries Ukraine Rocket, a Ukrainian food delivery service, kicks off in Hungary and Spain Rocket, a Ukrainian online food ordering and delivery service, has launched its work in Hungary (Budapest) and Spain (Granada, Pamplona, La Coruña), the company told AIN.UA. According to the company, about 100 restaurants have already joined Rocket in Hungary, while
02.12.21 Pop Science Games Ukrainian game Towers: Relaxing Puzzle is on Google Play’s Best of 2021 list Google annually publishes a ranking of the best apps and games on the Google Play Store. In 2021, Towers: Relaxing Puzzle from the Ukrainian studio JOX Development made it to the list. The game was named in the “Best Pick
29.11.21 News Ukrainian startup MySat raises $9,500 on Kickstarter to create small satellites for space fans MySat, a Ukrainian startup that sells kits for creating mini-satellites, has raised $9,500 on Kickstarter in a week. The crowdfunding campaign is ongoing. What is MySat Kit MySat Kit is a fully functional small satellite that can be assembled without
15.11.21 Tech1 Startups Ukrainian startup LeMat raises $25,000 on Kickstarter to produce wireless charging desk pads The Ukrainian startup LeMat has completed its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, raising $25,000. The team has developed a wireless charging desk mat, representatives of VoRis told AIN.UA. About LeMat LeMat is a leather desk mat with a built-in wireless charger
12.11.21 Tech1 Investments Ukrainian startup Mate Academy secures $1.9 million in funding The Ukrainian startup Mate Academy has raised a $1.9 million investment, as representatives of the company told AIN.UA. Among the investors are co-founders of Wise (Transferwise), Teleport, Pipedrive, and Bolt. The round was supported by Horizon Capital and existing investors