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New rules for entering Ukraine for foreigners and Ukrainians: unvaccinated people must install the Vdoma app

In October 2021, the Ukrainian government changed the rules for entering Ukraine. Ukrainian citizens and foreigners who do not have a vaccination certificate must install the Vdoma application. This requirement was canceled for the time Ukraine was in the ‘green’ zone but

GitLab’s market value following the IPO is $15B. Its co-founder, Dmytro Zaporozhets, now has an estimated wealth of $384M

On October 14, 2021, GitLab went public on NASDAQ. Now its shares cost $107 apiece, which means that GitLab’s co-founder, Dmytro Zaporozhets from Kharkiv, who owns 2.5% of shares, now has a fortune of $384 million. He disclosed the exact size of

BlaBlaCar has eight million users in Ukraine, with one million monthly active riders

BlaBlaCar celebrates its 15th anniversary in the market. For this period, the company became the world-largest carpooling and bus drive platform; it is available in 22 countries and has over 100 million users. Such growth of BlaBlaCar became possible thanks to

Aristocrat acquires Playtech, an online gaming software supplier with an office in Kyiv, for $3.7 billion

Aristocrat, an Australian gambling machine manufacturer, bought Playtech with Estonian and Israeli origin in order to consolidate the assets. The price agreed by the parties is A$5 billion ($3.7 billion), reported Bloomberg. The Sydney-based company will raise A$1.3 billion ($960

To love and understand data: Who are Data Engineers and how do they grow?

Big data analytics is the new black in business, and these days you will  hear talk of “data pipelines” around your office more often than hearing classic lines such as, “We broke production.” So what’s the trick, and why is

Scopely acquires GSN Games from Sony for $1B

On October 18, 2021, Scopely, a US-based mobile game developer and publisher, announced the acquisition of GSN Games, the gaming division of Sony’s Game Show Network (GSN). Scopely, a company that has in its portfolio such game titles as Wheel of Fortune: Free Play, The

Top 100 Ukrainian private companies. Only two tech enterprises included

Forbes published a list of the TOP 100 largest private companies of Ukraine. Comparing to 2020, the total profit of the largest businesses increased by 5% to 74 billion UAH, excluding the companies that not discovered their data earlier. The

GitLab shares jump 35% on its first day of trading, capitalization — almost $15 billion

On October 14, 2021, GitLab started its initial public offering on Nasdaq. After the first day of trading, its shares jumped 35%, closing at $103.89. Thus, with a total of 143,534,821 shares, GitLab’s capitalization reached $14.9 billion. According to the NASDAQ platform, as of October

Ukrainian startup Party.Space raises $1M from TA Ventures, ICLUB, and Day One Capital

The Ukrainian startup Party.Space has raised a $1 million investment, representatives of TA Ventures, a fund that invested in the startup, told AIN.UA. Party.Space is a platform featuring three-dimensional virtual corporate and themed parties, celebrations, seminars, afterparties, and gaming activities.

GitLab is targeting a $10 billion IPO valuation

GitLab, a company co-founded by a Ukrainian, will go public with a valuation of $10 billion, Reuters reports. According to the latest figures, GitLab’s valuation last year was about $6 billion. The company raised the target price range for its