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How much money CD Projekt invested in Cyberpunk2077 (and what are its sales)

On April 22, 2021, the Polish video game developer CD Projekt (which previously released The Witcher game series and Cyberpunk2077) shared its financial results for 2020. It turned out that despite the controversial launch and criticism of the latter, the

OneSoil, agrotechnical company from Belarus, raises $5M and hiring IT professionals in Ukraine

OneSoil, an agrotechnical startup developing solutions for remote monitoring of crops, has raised $5 million in Series A round from Almaz Capital and PortfoLion. As representatives of OneSoil told AIN.UA, Ukraine is already in second place by the number of

How to build an MVP for less than $50: List of resources

The Twitter user Xavier Coiffard shared a list of resources that can help you quickly build an MVP without almost any investments. The main set of features provided there is free and enough for work. Coiffard has developed his four

Google Ukraine pays $100M in taxes: Ranking of IT companies in terms of contributions to the budget

On April 16, 2021, the magazine Rating published a list of the 200 largest companies by tax payments in 2020. This ranking was compiled based on the data provided by the State Tax Service. The list also includes companies from

TA Ventures and ICLUB participate in $2M round of sustainability startup Aerial

Venture fund TA Ventures and the private investors club ICLUB invested in the US startup Aerial, a tool for tracking and offsetting your carbon footprint. Aerial closed a $2M seed funding round with participation from Global Founders Capital, Lachy Groom,

How we sold eco-friendly paper toothbrushes to Netflix and Marriott: Case of Effa startup

The Ukrainian startup Effa produces and sells sustainable products for everyday use, such as disposable paper toothbrushes. It has recently secured an investment of $3.5 million, and among its clients are Netflix, a video streaming service, and Marriott, the largest

Belarusian authorities shut down the country’s largest startup hub, Imaguru, for its political stance

The largest Belarusian startup hub Imaguru received from its landlord, Horizon Holding, a notice of contract termination and to vacate the premises by April 30. The founder of the hub, Tatiana Marinich, attributes such a decision of the lessor to

BlaBlaCar acquires the Ukrainian company Octobus to develop bus services

On April 21, the French service for road trips BlaBlaCar raised $115 million at a $2 billion valuation. As part of the round, the company has announced the acquisition of Ukrainian Octobus, a cloud platform for the automation of bus

Salaries of C-levels in Ukrainian IT industry: from $1,450 to $17,600 per month

The Indigo Tech Recruiters recruitment agency has published a review of salaries for C-level managers in the Ukrainian IT industry. Profile of a top manager The research involved 294 C-level executives, including 188 male and 106 female CEOs, CMOs, CFOs,

“We’re a constantly bombarded first line of defense against potential trauma.” Ex-Facebook content analyst talks about stress, insomnia, and work-related paranoia

A former employee of Accenture, a company that provides content moderation services to Facebook, wrote a detailed letter about the problems his/her colleagues face. They spend eight hours a day moderating the most disgusting content, and some are forced to