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Mastercard invests in Polish fintech startup Veresto

As reported by the MamStartup media, Warsaw-based company Verestro, previously operating under the name uPaid, has raised funds from Mastercard. The amount of investment is not disclosed.  Polish startup develops, integrates and manages application programme interfaces for banks and fintech

Microsoft is acquiring Israeli startup CyberX

US tech giant Microsoft announced the acquisition of IoT security company CyberX. The financial details of the deal are not being disclosed but according to the Globes’ sources information, Microsoft has paid $165 million. CyberX with a headquarter in Boston

A country brainpower: why Israeli tech companies choose Ukraine as their trusted R&D location

Spotify is now available in Ukraine

Spotify, a digital music service, is available in Ukraine since July 15, as reported by the press service of the company. The service is available for free or by Premium subscription, allowing listening to music with no ad interruptions. Besides

Rentberry, founded by Ukrainians, raises $2.5M on WeFunder

Rentberry, a home rental platform founded by Ukrainians, has attracted $2.5 million of investments from more than 2,000 private investors on WeFunder. The startup plans to spend the raised funds on launching a new product. In the comment for AIN.UA,

Ukraine legalizes gambling (in second reading)

In July 14, 2020, in the second reading, the Verkhovna Rada voted for a bill that legalizes gambling in the country. If the president signs it, companies will buy licenses from the state to work in this market. According to

Ukraine cancels mandatory self-isolation for arrivals: how this works

Several days ago, the Ministry of Healthcare (MoH) announced that for people visiting or returning to Ukraine from abroad, it is not necessary to self-isolate. But only if they take a test for coronavirus, and it turns up negative. AIN.UA’s

Ukrainian startup 3DLOOK raises $1 million. Deal details

Ukrainian startup 3DLOOK has attracted $1 million from the pool of investors who have already invested in the project. Vadim Rogovskiy, the founder of the company, told Forbes magazine about it. The AIN.UA journalist asked for more details about the

AI video editor VOCHI raises $1.5M

Belarusian startup VOCHI raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Genesis Investments. The pre-seed investment was made by Bulba Venture in 2019, writes TechCrunch. VOCHI is an application for adding motion effects to videos. According to its

Holo4Labs completes a crowdfunding campaign and raises over $300k

Polish technology startup Holo4Labs that offers Mixed Reality solution for the laboratory industry has collected over $300,000 within 10 days of its crowdfunding campaign on the Smartfunds platform. With the $2,8 million post-money valuation 170 investors will hold 12% of