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Ukrainian app Headway is No. 1 in the world by the number of downloads in its niche

Headway, a Ukrainian app with book summaries, is No. 1 in the world by the number of downloads in its segment and remains at the top during 2021. According to data from the analytical platform Sensor Tower, it first surpassed

AI startup Shelf.io with an office in Lviv raises $52.5M

US-based startup Shelf.io announced the raising of a $52.5 million B round. It develops a knowledge automation platform, and almost all of its product team is based in Lviv. The round was co-led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners. According

Mutual recognition of digital Covid certificates means travel between Ukraine and the EU no longer requires PCR test

The European Union has published a decision for EU member states that Ukrainian COVID certificates in the Diia app meet the standards and are equal to the European certificates. The Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine,

Snap creates exclusive lenses for Ukraine’s Independence Day

August 20, 2021, the company Snap introduced a set of Ukrainian-themed lenses dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, representatives of Snap reported to AIN.UA. Among the new lenses are a wheat wreath and a Cossack chub. Also, users

Bloomberg senior analyst reveals the real bitcoin creator

Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Senior Analyst, claimed that he discovered the name of bitcoin’s real creator on his Twitter. According to his post, the programmer Hal Finney was hiding under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto, Minfin reports. It is reported that

Ukrainian app Obimy obtains funding at a $2M valuation

Obimy, a Ukrainian messenger for partners and family members, has raised investment funds. The total amount is not disclosed, but the valuation reached $2 million, according to startup representatives who spoke to AIN.UA. The funds came from Olya Nikitova, an

First Ukrainian neobank — monobank — is only three years old. Is it really worth over $1B?

Recently, one of the founders of monobank Oleg Gorokhovskyi said that the bank’s estimated value is more than $1 billion. The editors of AIN.UA asked market participants whether the bank can actually have such a high valuation. First, we asked

EPAM, SoftServe, and GlobalLogic top the list of Ukraine’s 50 largest IT companies

The DOU portal has published a ranking of the largest companies in Ukraine, which is updated every six months. Compared to the February 2021 version of the list, the top five leaders have remained unchanged: EPAM, SoftServe, GlobalLogic, Luxoft, and

44.4% would take pay cut to continue working from home — AIN.UA poll

AIN.UA has conducted another anonymous poll. This time it was about remote work. We asked our readers whether they were ready to relinquish a percentage of their income to continue working remotely. Research: AIN.UA readers anonymously answered closed- and open-ended

First Ukrainian neobank monobank is worth $1B, claims its co-founder

The co-founders of monobank value it at more than $1 billion, as one of the service’s co-founders, Oleg Gorokhovskyi, wrote on his Telegram channel. Gorokhovskyi also added that “at this valuation, no Ukrainian bank would technically be able to acquire”