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NFT marketplace NFTb, co-founded by Ukrainian, closes $200k seed round

NFTb, a marketplace for the sale of non-fungible tokens, has raised $200,000 in a seed round of funding. Among the main investors are Spark Digital, Next Ventures, and Rarestone Capital. According to Na chasi, one of the co-founders of NFTb

Ukrainian parliament votes for a special IT industry regime, known as Diia City. So far, the bill has passed the first reading

On April 15, 2021, in the first reading, the MPs adopted bill No. 4303 on stimulating the development of the digital economy in Ukraine. It is a project about a special legal framework for the IT industry called Diia City,

Apple and Facebook register trademarks “Эппл,” “Яблоко,” and “Oculus” in Ukraine

Facebook users have noticed that Apple and Facebook have registered some trademarks in Ukraine. Apple has registered the TMs “Эппл” (Cyrillic for “Apple”), and “Яблоко” (“Yabloko,” Russian for “Apple”), and Facebook has registered “Oculus.” According to ITC.UA, Apple applied for

Henley Passport Index: Ukraine ranks 35th with 136 countries open for Ukrainians

Henley & Partners, a company that helps private clients to obtain residence and citizenship rights, has published its annual Passport Index, ranking Ukraine 35th worldwide. According to The Village, 136 countries of the world are open for Ukrainians, as of

Ukrainian delivery service Rocket launches in the Netherlands

On April 15, the Ukrainian food delivery service Rocket entered a new market and began to operate in the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, as the company’s press service told AIN.UA. The Netherlands was the second country where the service

Сost of mobile data in 230 countries: $0.75 per 1GB in Ukraine

The experts of Cable.co.uk have presented an updated ranking consisting of 230 countries by the level of affordability of mobile data, where Ukraine ranks 31st. As Mediasat notes, the average cost of 1GB of mobile data in Ukraine is $0.75.

Glovo opens engineering office in Ukraine, looking for Director

Glovo, a startup out of Spain which has been operating in the Ukrainian market for several years, is launching an engineering office in Kyiv. The job opening for the Site Lead has been published on the company’s website. “We are

Ukrainian single-handedly creates Photopea, “free Photoshop,” and makes $1M per year

In 2016, Ukrainian Ivan Kutskir launched the web application Photopea.com. It is an advanced image editor that works in the browser and is completely free. As of today, the product brings Ivan $1 million per year. Notably, Kutskir has no

How many IT professionals in Ukraine: +29K private entrepreneurs working in IT over last year

In Ukraine, IT companies mainly hire specialists as regular employees, but work with them as private entrepreneurs. In fact, they are contractors who provide their services to companies under an agreement. At the same time, IT professionals registered as the

Ireland plans to turn rural pubs into coworking hubs

The Irish government is considering turning empty buildings in small towns into coworking hubs. The country also plans to explore whether pubs could be used as working hubs during periods when there aren’t many customers. These are steps aimed at