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Kyivstar may acquire Datagroup for $100 million, according to media sources

Kyivstar possibly will acquire a fixed-line operator, Datagroup. The deal may be worth about $100 million, it became known to UBR from informed sources. Details The talks about Kyivstar’s interest in Datagroup were confirmed by the Head of Telecom at NEQSOL Holding (Vodafone

Choice QR closes a €700,000 pre-seed round

Choice QR, a startup with offices in Ukraine and the Czech Republic developing QR menus, as well as delivery and takeaway services for restaurants and other establishments, has raised €400,000 in its pre-seed financing round. The total size of the

Ukrainians launches a new dating app — Elizium

At the end of September 2021, a Ukrainian team launched the Elizium app. Its features include a personal psychological portrait and potential partner compatibility estimation. Only a week after, the number of active Elizium users raised to 25,000. The app

US company Virtuozzo acquires the Ukrainian company Jelastic

On October 5, 2021, Virtuozzo, American virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure software leader, announced the acquisition of Jelastic, a Ukrainian developer of cloud services. The terms and financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The goal of the deal is

Nova Posta launches its airline for international freight transportation

On October 5, 2021, postal operator Nova Posta announced the launch of an airline, as reported to AIN.UA by the company. The airline is called Supernova Airlines. It will have its own fleet of planes and will be subordinated to

Ukrainian hacker attacks over 100 foreign companies

Cyber Police have detained a 25-year-old hacker who attacked foreign companies and caused damage worth more than $150 million using encryption malware, as reported on the website of the Cyber Police of Ukraine. Criminal scheme details The hacker was identified

“Ukraine is an undiscovered secret”: an interview with CTO of Shelf, a startup that recently raised 52.5M, about business in Lviv

On August 2021, the US startup Shelf.io announced a $52.5 million Series B investment round. Almost all of its product team works in Lviv, and its CTO, Tobias Jaeckel, even moved to Ukraine five years ago to further develop the

Ten Ukrainian startups receive 350k from the Ukrainian Startup Fund

The Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) has announced the results of the 30th and 31st Pitch Days that took place on August 20 and September 24, respectively. According to the USF, out of 24 teams that presented their ideas, six pre-seed

How to find a lost iPhone even if it’s turned off

Find My is a useful feature that allows you to locate a lost iPhone. The company has expanded Find My capabilities in the new 2021 version of the iOS 15 operating system. Now the users can see their phone on

Ukrainian-American startup Outloud.ai raises funds from Digital Future

Ukrainian-American startup Outloud.ai has raised funding from the venture capital firm Digital Future. The sum of the investment was not disclosed, as reported to AIN.UA by representatives of the fund. Outloud.ai is developing a platform that helps offline retail to