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Seven floors and two esports tournament broadcasting studios — photo essay about the WePlay Holding office

Ukrainian esports tournament organizer WePlay Holding has been operating since 2012. During this time, it has become a media holding company that has held 22 international events, paid $2.6 million in prize money, and opened the first European esports arena

“There will be a good exit, and we add some new millionaires in Ukraine,” said Vlad Voskresensky, Revenue Grid

On September 2, a Ukrainian company, Revenue Grid (former Invisible.io), announced closing a $20 million Series A round. First and foremost, the company with offices in the US and Kyiv will spend the funds raised on expanding its team. Currently,

Swiss-Ukrainian company Blocksport.io raises $900k to launch NFT platform

Swiss-Ukrainian company Blocksport.io has raised $500,000 of seed funding. Panda Capital was the lead investor; Aves Lair, CV VC, and two angels also participated in the round. Besides, the company raised another $400,000 in USDT through a token sale. This

Solarisbank launches a technology hub in Ukraine and hires a team

Solarisbank, a European technology company with a German banking license, has opened a technology center in Ukraine. In connection with the expansion of its presence in the Ukrainian market, Solaris Tech, a local subsidiary of Solarisbank, is recruiting a team,

Ukraine to legalize cryptocurrencies. Virtual assets bill passes its second reading

On September 8, 2021, the Ukrainian Parliament has voted for draft No. 3637 of the Virtual Assets Bill. It regulates the industry of cryptocurrencies, and now holders of such assets will legally exchange and declare them, and international crypto companies

LightShot allows people to view screenshots of other users

LightShot, a tool for creating screenshots famous for the possibility to share your images with a link, has appeared to be weak in terms of the simple URL changes. As reported by Alexander Weinrauch, who discovered a problem: “One can see other

Ukrainian company scammed for $63,000 by Romanian website developer

Back in 2019, a big chain of clothing boutiques, Ultrashop, ordered a design of an online store from the company Starsoft Europe. There was a payment of more than ₴1.7 million (approx. $63,000), but there were no replies from the

Ukrainian Legal Nodes raises $120k via Techstars London Accelerator

Legal Nodes, a Ukrainian startup that provides a secure, easy-to-use platform to work on legal matters, has joined Techstars London and raised $120,000 from the accelerator. This was reported to AIN.UA by representatives of the startup. In August 2021, Legal

Genesis Investments rebrands to Flyer One Ventures

Genesis Investments has rebranded. Now the VC firm of the Genesis Tech holding is called Flyer One Ventures, as representatives of the company told AIN.UA. The reasons for rebranding The new name better reflects the investment strategy of the firm,

Bolt Food couriers in Kyiv protest their work conditions

The couriers of the food delivery service Bolt Food in Kyiv announced the beginning of the strike. Based on the information on the Telegram channel Bolt_STRIKE_INFO, it had been prepared since August 17. The reason was the change of couriers’