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American-Ukrainian Very Good Security raises $35M from Goldman Sachs

Very Good Security, which specializes in cybersecurity, raised a $35 million Series B funding round. The investors were Goldman Sachs with the participation of Andreessen Horowitz and Vertex Ventures. This information was reported to AIN.UA by Oleksandr Dyatlov, General Manager

A startup with a Ukrainian co-founder raises $500k. They are making a social network for neighbors

Localhalo, a London-based startup, raised nearly $500,000 from angel investors. The team is working on a free social network for neighbors, which already has 5,000 users in two areas of London. Its founders are James Rutledge from Great Britain and

Ukrainian PassivDom rebrands. Now it’s Haus.Me

Ukrainian company PassivDom, which develops autonomous modular houses, changed its name. Now it is called Haus.me, as informed by the founder and CEO of the company Maksym Herbut to AIN.UA. “Since October 16, our company PassivDom Corp. officially presents a

Ukrainian eco-project EcoSort winds up: why waste sorting is not always effective

The EcoSort project has been sorting waste for about two years: it has been installing containers for collecting paper waste and plastic bottles near houses in Kyiv. But in July 2019, the founder Yurii Zhukov decided to wind up the

Ukrainian Grammarly raises $90M at a valuation of $1B and becomes a unicorn

Ukrainian tech company Grammarly, which develops an AI communication assistant, has raised a $90 million investment. The new round, like the previous one, is being led by General Catalyst. Existing investors including IVP, as well as new ones, also participated

Marketplace for B2B sales into foreign markets Tradalaxy kicks off in Ukraine

Tradalaxy, the global B2B marketplace for direct trade with companies from foreign countries, was launched in Ukraine. About Tradalaxy Tradalaxy is an online platform that provides all the necessary functionality for SMEs to start selling globally. Here you can sell

Ukrainian startup RetargetApp raises a $1.5 million seed round

RetargetApp, which works in the field of online advertising, has raised a seed round from several foundations. The total size of the round is $1.5 million. It was closed by about 90% and another deal of up to $350,000 during

Ukrainian startup Litnet.com raises $330k in investments. It sells 2.5 million books a year

Startup Litnet.com, which sells e-books, has raised $330,000 investment. Investment Litnet.com raised funds from an investment fund Admitad Invest. The amount of the share sold is not disclosed. According to the company’s representatives, this deal allowed the current investor, who

Ukrainian startup GitLab raises $268 million at a valuation of $2.7 billion

Ukrainian startup GitLab has raised a new $268 million Series E round. According to VentureBeat, the company was evaluated at $2.7 billion. Investors include Goldman Sachs, Iconiq Capital, Y Combinator, and Continuity Fund. The total amount of investments, raised by

Syngenta agricultural company acquires Ukrainian IT firm Cropio

Swiss corporation Syngenta, producing agricultural products for seeds and plant protection, acquired the Ukrainian IT company Cropio. What Cropio does Cropio is developing the same-name agrotechnological platform for remote monitoring of the land, including monitoring through a satellite. A full