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Ukrainian startup Legal Nodes secures $300k in a pre-seed round

Legal Nodes, a Ukrainian market network of diverse legal providers, has received $300,000 in a pre-seed round. The round was led by angel syndicate LIFT99, representatives of the startup reported to AIN.UA. According to founders of Legal Nodes, the team

The finalists already known! How the first selection stage of the All-Ukrainian award for HR professionals went

At the end of March, a new award for HR professionals – HR PRO AWARDS 2021 – appeared in Ukraine.  It is intended to recognize the team and personal achievements of HR representatives that will contribute to improving the level of professional practices in Ukraine. Very soon,

Ragnar Sass, angel investor and founder of Pipedrive, asks himself 24 questions before investing in a startup

Ragnar Sass, a founder of Pipedrive, LIFT99, and Salto, has published a list of 24 questions he always asks himself before deciding to invest in a startup or negotiate a partnership. “Two years ago, I published 16 questions, what I ask

Ukraine to change border checkpoint crossing rules

As reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs on its Telegram channel, the rules for crossing the border and checkpoints associated with the lockdown will be changed on September 5, 2021. Both Ukrainian citizens and foreigners who cross the

US streaming service Roku opens R&D in Kyiv

The American company Roku, which works on one of the leading streaming services in the United States, opens a development office in Kyiv, as AIN.UA learned from its sources. The company has started looking for employees to join the Kyiv

Estonian 99math raises $1M from Ukrainian Genesis Investments

99math, an Estonian EdTech startup used by math teachers worldwide, has raised $1,000,000 of investment, as reported to AIN.UA by the startup. The round was led by the Ukrainian venture capital firm Genesis Investments, with the participation of Change Ventures

Bolt raises $713M funding at $4.75B valuation

Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt has raised $713 million of investment, as reported by CNBC. The company’s valuation rose to $4.75 billion. Bolt’s previous valuation was $2 billion. Among the investors are Sequoia, Tekne, Ghisallo, and existing G Squared, D1 Capital,

Ukrainian SoftServe opens its office in Dubai

SoftServe, one of the largest Ukrainian tech companies, has opened its office in Dubai, the company’s press service told AIN.UA. It is noted that the office in Dubai is needed to support clients in the Middle East — the company

Awesomic, a Ukrainian design search platform, is selected for Y Combinator and receives $125k

The Ukrainian startup Awesomic has been selected for the summer accelerator program at Y Combinator and received an investment of $125,000, as the startup told AIN.UA. Roman Sevastyanov and Anastasia Pavlyshyna, founders of Awesomic, believe that training at Y Combinator

Danish startup Dixa with offices in Ukraine raises $105M

On July 28, 2021, Denmark-based Dixa announced a new $105 million Series C round, as the startup told AIN.UA. The valuation of the project in this round is not disclosed, but the company says that it is on the way