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Playrix acquires Ukrainian game studio Boolat Games

The corporate group Playrix has acquired the Ukrainian game developer Boolat Games. The company will join Playrix under the renewed brand name Boolat Play. They have already started working together on an unannounced free-to-play project, as Playrix reported to AIN.UA.

Ukrainian delivery service of vegetables OVO secures $150k funding

OVO, a Ukrainian delivery service of fruits and vegetables, has raised $150,000 pre-seed investment from TA Ventures and private ICLUB’s investors, the firm told AIN.UA. OVO confirmed the deal to Vector. It is reported that the deal took place back

Ukrainian firm TA Ventures participates in London-based Jiffy’s £2.6M seed round

TA Ventures, a Ukrainian VC firm investing in early-stage startups, has participated in a £2.6 million seed round of Jiffy, a London-based superfast grocery delivery service. This is reported by TechCrunch. The round was led by LVL1 Group, with participation

Genesis Investments to invest $100k in startups from Ukraine and Belarus entering Y Combinator

Ukrainian VC firm Genesis Investment will invest $100,000 in each of the startups from Ukraine and Belarus that will enter Y Combinator. This was reported to AIN.UA by representatives of Genesis Investment. To apply to Genesis Investments, startups need to

Ukrainian Company Air Metal Detector raises $76k on Kickstarter, fails to supply products. What’s going on

In March 2019, the fundraising campaign for the smart metal detector Air Metal Detector ended on Kickstarter. The Ukrainian company managed to raise $76,000 from almost 300 backers from all over the world. The first shipments were supposed to start

Ukrainian company Everad heads massive scam selling fake dietary supplements in Europe

An organized network based in Ukraine and Russia has been selling in Romania (and not only there) mixtures said to “cure every ailment,” including such serious diseases as hypertension and diabetes. The company urges its customers to refuse treatment prescribed

Apple launches Ukrainian website version and starts localization

Apple has expanded the localization of its website, and now it is available in Ukrainian apple.com/ua. The majority of the content is still in English. However, some of the information is already in Ukrainian. The company also listed the official retailers

Six outsourcing companies in CEE countries have over $200M in revenue. IT Industry Report 2020

Investment company AVentures Capital has published its annual report on the state of the IT industry and transactions in Central and Eastern Europe, CEE Software Development M&A Report 2020. AIN.UA journalist selected the highlights from the study. Annual revenue growth

GitLab and Allset are among the top 500 startup employers in the US

The American magazine Forbes has compiled a list of 500 best startup employers. It is the second Forbes ranking of this kind, but the evaluation criteria have slightly changed due to the pandemic. This time, instead of taking into account

Fujifilm publishes a promo video for a new camera shot in Ukraine

Fujifilm has published a promo video for the new camera X-E4 shot in Lviv, Ukraine. The video is about Taras Bychko, a Ukrainian photographer. As noted by Twitter user @kalinizaurus, the entire video was shot in the Ukrainian language. Taras