Mykhaylo Sapiton

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27.03.20

News

Ukraine borders closed. However, complete closure is not expected

On March 26, in his televised address, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that by the end of March 27 the state border would be closed. Diplomats will take care of Ukrainians who remain abroad. Today we act as tough

24.03.20

News

Ukraine closes all airports except Boryspil Airport. Tourists are not allowed abroad

Ukraine is tightening quarantine measures due to the spread of coronavirus. Since March 24, new restrictions will be introduced: Ukraine will leave Boryspil International Airport as the only operating civil airport; From noon on March 24, passengers will be banned from

17.03.20

News

Forbes 30 under 30: Allset cofounders, BetterMe, and … alyona alyona (!)

Forbes has published an annual ranking of 30 entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars under the age of 30. The Ukrainians were also included in it. Technology category: Stas Matviyenko (28) and Anna Polishchuk (29) – cofounders of Allset, food pre-order service.

12.03.20

Tech
Startups

Ukrainian startup nect WORLD joins Boomtown Accelerators

The Ukrainian company nect WORLD Inc. has joined the American Boomtown Accelerators. The Kyiv-based startup is developing a 4G modem for laptop users with eSIM support and Wi-Fi access point function, nect MODEM. The body of the device is made

04.03.20

News

Ukrainians launch smart lamp on Kickstarter and reach the goal

Ukrainian team Gerus Design has launched a smart lamp Jadil on Kickstarter. The project was launched on February 18, and now it has collected more than $6,500 with a $5,000 goal. The crowdfunding campaign will end on March 24. Jadil

03.03.20

Investigations

A story of how Kyiv-based ‘traders’ Milton Group organized a $70M fraud, and who’s behind it

Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter has published an investigation into the Ukrainian company Milton Group. According to the publication, the company, disguising itself as a brokerage and IT business, organized a large field of activity and received more than $70 million

21.02.20

Pop Science
Games

Dreamgate card game from Ukrainian developers is released on Steam

Kyiv studio Confirmed Games has released its new card game Dreamgate on Steam, ITC reports. So far, the project is in the early access stage. But the current version is already fully playable: it has 3 unique heroes, 40+ passive

18.02.20

Tech
Investments

Danish startup Dixa with offices in Ukraine raises $36M

On February 3, the Denmark-based startup Dixa announced that it had closed a $36 million Series B funding round. The lead investor is Notion Capital, with Project A Ventures and SEED Capital as partners. The company with offices in Copenhagen,

13.02.20

Pop Science
Games

Ukrainian biology textbook contains game for studying infections Plague Inc.

Twitter users spotlight a practical work in the 11th-grade Biology and Ecology textbook, written by K. Zadorozhnyi. One of the tasks refers to the Plague Inc. game, a pandemic simulator for mobile devices. The goal of the game is to

11.02.20

Tech
M&A

American Abstract acquires Ukrainian startup Flawless App

American design company Abstract acquired a Ukrainian startup Flawless App, as co-founder of the project, Lisa Dziuba, told AIN.UA. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. In 2018, Flawless App entered the Techstars accelerator at a $2 million valuation.