Tech

Tuesday, January 18

The government websites affected by the cyber-attack are already working.

The government websites affected by the cyber-attack are already working. By Friday night, almost all sites affected by the cyber-attack on state information resources had resumed operations, announced the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The investigation and work on the rest...

Salaries of Ukrainian IT specialists increased by one third.

Salaries of Ukrainian IT specialists increased by one third. The median salary of IT professionals rose to $3,300 (after tax) per month as of December 2021 against $2,500 in December 2020 (up 32%), reported dev.ua. In particular, the salary of a system architec...

American chipmaker Qualcomm is buying a Ukrainian startup.

American chipmaker Qualcomm is buying a Ukrainian startup. Qualcomm, a manufacturer of chips, software, and IT services, purchased the Ukrainian startup Augmented Pixels, reported ain.ua. The publication suggests that Augmented Pixels’ technology and ex...

French neobank enters Ukraine.

French neobank enters Ukraine. French fintech company Qonto is hiring employees in Ukraine and has announced the opening of a local office for development, however, the company is not launching services yet, reportedain.ua. Qonto i...

Monday, January 17

The Ukrainian government was targeted in a cyberattack on Friday.

The Ukrainian government was targeted in a cyberattack on Friday. Hackers targeted the Ukrainian government with threatening text warning Ukrainians to “be afraid and wait for the worst” and alleging their personal information has been hacked. Ukraine cl...

Near Protocol, a Startup Co-Founded by Ukrainian Ilya Polosukhin, raised $150M.

Near Protocol, a Startup Co-Founded by Ukrainian Ilya Polosukhin, raised $150M. Near Protocol is a blockchain for building decentralized applications (daaps). Compared to other blockchains, Near is easier to use, cheaper, and faster. Near is also open source – every user ca...

Friday, January 14

The Ukrainian satellite “Sich-2-30” was launched yesterday.

The Ukrainian satellite “Sich-2-30” was launched yesterday. On Thursday, January 13, the Ukrainian spacecraft Sich-2-30 launched the Falcon 9 vehicle as part of the Transporter 3 mission from the US Air Force base at Cape Canaveral. The “Sich-2-30”...

Lviv IT company enters the Latin American market.

Lviv IT company enters the Latin American market. Ukraine’s largest IT company, SoftServe, is opening some development centers in Mexico, Colombia and Chile, reported Ukrinform. Today, the company has provided over half a hundred vacancies in t...

OneNotary raised $ 1.75 M for an online notary in the US.

OneNotary raised $ 1.75 M for an online notary in the US. OneNotary, founded by a Ukrainian team, said on Thursday that it has raised the sum of $ 1.75 M in venture funding in order to develop an online notary infrastructure in the United States. The leading...

Best Ukrainian employers of the year with Intellias are leading the list.

Best Ukrainian employers of the year with Intellias are leading the list. According to Forbes Ukraine, for the second time in a row, Intellias became the best IT employer. In the annual ranking, the publication evaluated the employers of Ukraine and identified the 50 best c...

Thursday, January 13

Kolomoisky and Verevsky are leaders in cryptocurrencies mining.

Kolomoisky and Verevsky are leaders in cryptocurrencies mining. The leaders in the importation of specialized equipment for crypto mining into Ukraine are enterprises associated with businessmen, Igor Kolomoisky and Andrey Verevsky, reports NV. Zaporizhzhia Ferroa...

Wednesday, January 12

Ukraine plans to launch eight satellites into orbit by 2025.

Ukraine plans to launch eight satellites into orbit by 2025. The National Targeted Scientific and Technical Space Program for 2021-2025 has been prepared to launch 8 Ukrainian satellites into orbit, announced the head of the State Space Agency, Volodymyr Taftay...

Kyivstar has passed the international certification on information security.

Kyivstar has passed the international certification on information security. The Kyivstar’s Director of New Business Development, Ilya Polshakov, said that the national telecommunication company, has been certified for compliance with the requirements of the internationa...

European Uber rival Bolt valued at $8.4 B.

European Uber rival Bolt valued at $8.4 B. The Estonian-based ride-hailing start-up, Bolt said on Tuesday that it has raised the sum of € 628 M ($711 M) in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Fidelity. Just in 8 years, the company w...

Tuesday, January 11

KrAZ will release a truck with an American engine.

KrAZ will release a truck with an American engine. A Ukrainian Automaker, AvtoKrAZ is assembling a KrAZ-63221 model truck, which will be equipped with an engine from the American corporation Cummins. The rest of the vehicle’s parts and components are ...

An industrial park with five productions will be created in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

An industrial park with five productions will be created in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. An industrial park with five chemical facilities and a garbage sorting line will be set up in the Kharkiv region, this was announced by the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Valkiv City Council i...

Monday, January 10

Energoatom will use Rolls-Royce technology for a small modular reactor.

Energoatom will use Rolls-Royce technology for a small modular reactor. The National Nuclear Energy Generating Company (Energoatom) is considering cooperating with the British company Rolls-Royce. The company, which has developed the technology of a small modular reactor ...

Antonov Aircraft Carried Turkish Satellite to Launch by SpaceX.

Antonov Aircraft Carried Turkish Satellite to Launch by SpaceX. In the last few months of 2021, three shipments of satellite components have been carried out by Antonov. Antonov, which is formerly known as the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex, and earlier...

The first electric truck was sold in Ukraine.

The first electric truck was sold in Ukraine. A Chinese Electric vehicle with model number, JAC N55EV, and a gross weight of 5,500 kg, was sold on the domestic market for the first time in Ukraine. This vehicle was sold by Agroskolko Ukraine, the...

The Ukrainian “smart home” is preparing to enter the US market.

The Ukrainian “smart home” is preparing to enter the US market. According to its Co-Founder Vadym Sidorenko, who came from the electronics show CES 2022 held in Las Vegas, stated that some American customers have demanded its IoT solutions beyond their apartments....

Developers needed for e-certification services for seafarers.

Developers needed for e-certification services for seafarers. As part of the USAID / UK aid TAPAS project, which The Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure supports, a tender has been announced to identify contractors in developing electronic services in the field...

Thursday, January 6

Farmak invested more than $1.2M in HealthCare projects and startups.

Farmak invested more than $1.2M in HealthCare projects and startups. According to Farmak director Volodymyr Kostyuk, the company started investing in the venture capital market in 2020. The company is interested in advanced rapid diagnostics, digital medicine, and inte...

The Ukrainian Gekata drone performed its first flight.

The Ukrainian Gekata drone performed its first flight. “Infozakhist” began flying tests of the Gekata air reconnaissance system, which is designed to detect radio-emitting targets at hundreds of kilometers, reported uprom.info. Three UAVs alternate aerial...

Tuesday, January 4

Polyakov sells his stake in Firefly under pressure from the U.S. government.

Polyakov sells his stake in Firefly under pressure from the U.S. government. Ukrainian businessman Maksym Polyakov has agreed to sell his stake in the private missile manufacturer Firefly Aerospace under pressure from the U.S. government, citing national security concerns. Rep...

Trident Capital has invested $5 M in Deus Robots startup.

Trident Capital has invested $5 M in Deus Robots startup. BGV Trident Capital, founded by Ilya Ponomarev and Co-Founder of ATB Gennady Butkevich, has invested $5 M in the Deus Robots startup created by Pavel Pikulin in 2018. The attracted investments will be...

Thursday, December 30

Zorya – Mashproekt is working to create an environmentally friendly hydrogen engine.

Zorya – Mashproekt is working to create an environmentally friendly hydrogen engine. The enterprise is developing a hydrogen engine to strengthen Ukraine’s energy independence with its working capital. According to the General Director of Mashproekt Oleksiy Zhukovets: “Today the...

Wednesday, December 29

The volume of IT services exported from Ukraine has set a record.

The volume of IT services exported from Ukraine has set a record. The NBU reported on the state of Ukraine’s balance of payments. The indicators of exports of computer services for the period January to September 2021 brought $4.87 bln. The relative growth com...

Vodafone Ukraine plans to invest UAH 500 mln in expanding its services.

Vodafone Ukraine plans to invest UAH 500 mln in expanding its services. “Until now, we were focused only on mobile communications in the field of telecom services. The company will now become a converged operator, which will also provide home Internet and TV service...

Next year, the IT company SoftServe, plans to hire another 3,000 – 4,000 employees.

Next year, the IT company SoftServe, plans to hire another 3,000 – 4,000 employees. SoftServe intends to have 16,000 employees by 2022, reported nv.ua. Today, the company has 12,736 employees globally. In the past year, the company has added 5,288 people jobs. According to preliminar...

Tuesday, December 28

Ukrainian startup fund (USF) will give $425,000 to new projects.

Ukrainian startup fund (USF) will give $425,000 to new projects. They held another day of pitches to select projects for government funding, reported Mc.today. UFS had a pitch day where 21 teams presented their ideas. At the meeting, the fund’s supervisory bo...

Wednesday, December 22

NATO cybersecurity training in Ukraine.

NATO cybersecurity training in Ukraine. Exercises will be held in Kyiv at the beginning of 2022, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Olga Stefanishina. “This is the first NATO exercise in Ukraine”, said Stefanishina. Earlier, The New York Times...

New tax law regime adopted for IT companies.

New tax law regime adopted for IT companies. Diya.City will come into force at the end of January 2022, said Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. In 2022, IT companies will apply and pay taxes under the new tax system. Diya.city w...

2021 will be a record year for investments in startups.

2021 will be a record year for investments in startups. According to mind.ua, in the first three quarters of 2021, startups worldwide have already managed to attract about $454 bln, while in 2020, the global venture industry reached the level of $ 332 bln....

Ajax Systems to open Research and development in Lviv.

Ajax Systems to open Research and development in Lviv. The CEO of Ajax Systems, Aleksandr Konotopskyi said, “We see a high potential in local developers and students and expect the team to create several new devices during the year. This experience is bei...

New aircraft presented in Odesa.

New aircraft presented in Odesa. On December 21, the Odessa Aircraft Plant presented a new light aircraft, V-24-I, which is planned to launch air taxis. According to manufacturer Softex-Invest, the twin-engine four-seater plane is de...

Tuesday, December 21

Ukrainian startup 3DLOOK has raised an additional $3.5 million in Round A

Ukrainian startup 3DLOOK has raised an additional $3.5 million in Round A , reported forbes.ua. The startup is developing a product helping to try on clothes while shopping online. 3DLOOK technology allows you to measure human parameters with several or even one photo.

Monday, December 20

Ukraine has purchased 50 Airbus helicopters.

Ukraine has purchased 50 Airbus helicopters. “We will receive 50 modern French-made Airbus Helicopters”, said the Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky. According to Monastrysky, the equipment will ensure the implementation of two important proje...

Thursday, December 16

International Institute for Management Development (IMD) has selected 37 winners in its annual startup competition.

International Institute for Management Development (IMD) has selected 37 winners in its annual startup competition. Among them is the Swiss airline Sirius Aviation AG, which works in close cooperation with the Ukrainian company FED. It is engaged in developing and producing a unique electric aircraft, “Sirius...

Prozorro.Sales won the Open Government Partnership Award – 2021.

Prozorro.Sales won the Open Government Partnership Award – 2021. The e-auction system has been recognized as the best among other projects, as it enables the open and transparent sale and lease of public assets. Projects from 17 different countries competed among t...

Wednesday, December 15

“The most attractive industries for investment in Ukraine

“The most attractive industries for investment in Ukraine are mechanical engineering, energy, information technology, agriculture, and construction”, said the Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyridenko who was speaking with the Regional Director of the World Bank...

Tuesday, December 14

The Ukrainian Government started actively helping its IT industry.

The Ukrainian Government started actively helping its IT industry. The Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF), a state fund, was initiated by the cabinet of Ukraine’s Ministers. The fund’s mission is to promote the creation and development of technology startups in...

Microsoft is becoming actively interested in Ukrainian startups.

Microsoft is becoming actively interested in Ukrainian startups. The announcement was made by Jan Peter de Jong, the CEO of Microsoft Ukraine. The firm is actively involved in startups in the program “Microsoft for Startups – Discovering opportunities”. Accor...

Kyiv apartment rental app Bird launched in London, UK.

Kyiv apartment rental app Bird launched in London, UK. Bird, an iOS app for long-term apartment rentals in Kyiv, is an experimental product of the company LUN, which appeared in the App Store in December 2018. Its main features are a detailed 3D map, whic...

Monday, December 13

Ukrainian startup Carsifi raised $1 mln in orders before it was officially launched.

Ukrainian startup Carsifi raised $1 mln in orders before it was officially launched. The startup which was created by Ukrainian Igor Martsekha, has collected orders for $1.1 mln in a few months on two crowdfunding platforms. Carsifi is an adapter that helps connect your phone to your ...

Friday, December 10

A private IT university to open in Kyiv.

A private IT university to open in Kyiv. The presentation of a new private IT university SET University (Science, Entrepreneurship, Technology) in Kyiv was held. SET will develop students’ skills necessary for IT entrepreneurs. Foundin...

Ukrainians have patented a platform for group satellite launches.

Ukrainians have patented a platform for group satellite launches. The company from Dnipro “Sky Energy” has patented a platform for group launch of satellites and has already offered development to European and American space startups, reported dev.ua Amo...

Thursday, December 9

A new $15M VC fund has launched in Ukraine.

A new $15M VC fund has launched in Ukraine. The new VC fund called SID Venture Partners I has launched in Ukraine. The trust fund is valued at $15 mln. Its focus is on early-stage funding of the projects with Ukrainian founders. The fund is man...

YouTube launches Shorts Fund in Ukraine to support short video authors.

YouTube launches Shorts Fund in Ukraine to support short video authors. The Minister of Digital Transformation, Mikhail Fedorov, met with Google’s team in Washington earlier this year to discuss the inclusion of Ukraine in the YouTube Shorts program. The launch of t...

Ukrainian MedTech startup DrugCard has raised €255,000

Ukrainian MedTech startup DrugCard has raised €255,000 from Think Bigger Capital and Farmak. DrugCard is a platform for automatic monitoring of medical literature. The product helps pharmaceutical companies reduce costs, optimize routine processes, and en...

Wednesday, December 8

The Ukrainian electric light truck project has all the prerequisites to occupy its niche in the global LCV market.

The Ukrainian electric light truck project has all the prerequisites to occupy its niche in the global LCV market. Environmental requirements for commercial vehicles cannot be the only incentive to reorient the business to the latest technologies with zero CO2 emissions. The Coolon truck advantage is the low cost ...

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