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Ukraine is ahead of Romania, Russia, and India in the global innovation ranking

The World Intellectual Property Organization published its annual Global Innovation Index study, based on which World Bank analysts ranked the most innovative countries across the globe. Visual Capitalist used the data compiled to create infographics. More than 80 indicators of

Kranus Health closes a $1.2M seed round for men’s health platform development

The Munich-based startup Kranus Health has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round from High-Tech Gründerfonds, A Round Capital, Venture Basecamp and business angel Dr Ralph Müller. Previous backers including Konstantin Mehl, founder of Foodora + Kaia Health, also

AppLovin acquires Berlin’s startup Adjust for $1B

The US mobile apps technology company AppLovin announced it has bought German mobile app measurement and marketing startup Adjust. The companies did not reveal the purchase price, but, as reported by Bloomberg’s source familiar with the deal, it was valued

Supercell: the Helsinki maker of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale

Supercell is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai. The company`s mission is to make the best games that are played by as many people as possible, enjoyed for years, and

Urban mobility startup unu raises €18M to recover from the pandemic

The Berlin-based e-mobility company unu has raised €18 million from German VC firm Capnamic Ventures, French Geldgeber Iris Capital and Dutch Risikokapitalgeber Ponooc, Gründerszene writes.  unu was founded in 2013 by Pascal Blum, Mathieu Caudal and Elias Atahi. The startup’s

Berlin-based fintech Banxware closes a €4M seed round

Banxware announced that it closed a €4 million seed round of funding led by Force over Mass and VR Ventures. HTGF and a group of angel investors also participated. Founded in September 2020 by Miriam Wohlfarth, Jens Röhrborn, Fabian Heiß and Nicolas

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace a $93.3M contract to deliver payloads to the Moon

The US space agency NASA has announced a partnership with the Firefly Aerospace company of Ukrainian businessman Max Polyakov. The agency will award the company $93.3 million for the delivery of science and technology payloads to the Moon in 2023.

Chinese cab service DiDi is about to kick off in Ukraine

As AIN.UA has learned, the Chinese cab aggregator Didi is preparing to launch in Ukraine. The service will start operating in 2021. DiDi started to gather a team to launch the service in Ukraine back in 2020. At the moment,

Pet services marketplace HiPets raises $720k in a pre-seed round

Warsaw-based startup HiPets has closed its second pre-seed round and raised more than $720,000 from SMOK Ventures, Next Road Ventures, and business angels including Amadeusz Król, co-owner of the Petstar group, MamStartup reports. Launched in 2020, HiPets is a marketplace

Career development platform Careerist nabs $1.25M. One of its co-founders is a Ukrainian

The edtech startup Careerist, co-founded by Ivan Tsybaev, Max Gusakov, and Ukrainian Max Glubochansky, has raised $1.25 million in seed round at a $21 million market cap. According to VC.RU, Careerist is an educational platform that allows you to get