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Ukraine launches ₴390M national startup fund. Applicants can get up to $75k

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine officially launched Ukrainian National Startup Fund – a public initiative to support innovation projects, informed fund’s representatives at a dedicated press conference.  What is Ukrainian National Startup Fund It’s a state organization which will

Futuristic capsule hotel chain to open its doors in Kyiv, starting at $36 a night, online check-in and silent service

A chain of futuristic hotels with tech capsules instead of conventional rooms is to open its doors in Kyiv. The project is called Monotel, and according to its representatives, the first hotel is set to open its doors in Kyiv

Ukrainian traveler brought drone to Iran, detained on espionage charges

Artem Surin, Ukrainian traveler, owner of the popular One Life community, kicked off his around the world trip in October last year. His idea is to circumnavigate the globe without traveling by air, to cross all the meridians and visit

“Cumulative turnover of orders made on the marketplace has reached $2 million a year,” says Anton Avrinsky, Liki24

Ukrainian health care service Liki24.com closed its first investment round with $1 million in its coffers. Before this, a startup launched in 2017 had never raised funds from outside and was developing on its own without any media buzz. Once

NBU lifts restrictions on funding overseas offices of Ukrainian companies

The National Bank of Ukraine has lifted its restrictions on funding foreign offices of legal entities, informs the press service of the regulator. Such decision was made in response to requests made by businesses engaged in international trade. In the

Ukrainian Pix raises $46k for kids’ backpack with programmable screen

Ukrainian startup Pix that creates animated LED backpacks has successfully completed a new Kickstarter fundraising campaign. This time the company was promoting its Pix Mini 15L backpack for kids. The project received support from 343 backers who pledged $46,600 at

Ukrainian filmmaker accuses authors of Chernobyl TV series of copyright infringement. Why this story is so telling

The global premiere of HBO’s Chernobyl TV mini-series kicked off on May 6, 2019. The last episode was aired on June 3. And on June 8, Ukrainian freelance director Andriy Pryymachenko alleged that the authors of the mini-series had used

Odesa physicist creates 110 dB acoustic system out of a coconut with a €14k price tag

31-year-old Maxim Chizhov lives in Odesa and works on creating a Ukrainian brand of premium acoustic systems based on coconuts with own mass production. One such system costs more than ten thousand euros, which, according to the inventor, is a

BlaBlaCar hits 5 million users in Ukraine

Carpooling service BlaBlaCar now has 5 million users, as AIN.UA was informed by the company. The 5 millionth user registered last week, the company noted. Ukraine is among TOP 3 countries with the highest user base growth. BlaBlaCar has 75

Bolt (Taxify) opens new large office and R&D center in Kyiv

Estonian Bolt (formerly known as Taxify) is going to open a new large office at UNIT.City. AIN.UA has learned the information from the company’s reps. More than 50 people will move into the new office. By the end of the