20.06.22 Countries War in Ukraine Ukraine to sell war bonds for crypto ICU Financial Group, jointly with EVOL.TECH, has released UACB, a crypto token secured by war bonds. UACB allows investing cryptocurrency in tokens secured by war bonds with a government guarantee of return on bonds with all the benefits of blockchain
10.06.22 Tech Startups EU to allocate €20M to support Ukrainian startups The initiative will support at least 200 Ukrainian technology startups with up to €60,000 each, the European Commission reports. The EU will also offer non-financial support, such as business advisory services and partner search. The European Commission says that this will
07.06.22 News Firefly to conduct a second test launch of the Alpha rocket Firefly Aerospace is preparing for the second test launch of the Alpha rocket after the first unsuccessful attempt in September 2021. The new launch will take place in the coming weeks, Mezha.media reports. What happened On September 3, 2021, at
02.06.22 Tech Startups Grammarly opens a hub in Berlin and hires Ukrainians in Europe Grammarly has announced the start of hiring in Europe and the opening of a new hub in Berlin. It is the fifth Grammarly hub. The company already has ones in Kyiv, San Francisco, New York, and Vancouver. The company embraces
27.05.22 News eBay stops selling the Ukrainian stamps due to high demand On May 25, Ukrposhta launched its own store on the international platform eBay. There it was selling the second series of stamps “Russian warship…DONE!” But the sales stopped. Due to a large number of orders, the protection algorithms of the
27.05.22 News EPAM loses over $15M due to war in Ukraine The IT company EPAM has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2022, DOU writes. Its revenues for this period rose by 50% to $1.17 billion. However, the company lost $15.1 million due to the withdrawal from the
24.05.22 Countries War in Ukraine Ukrainians teach AI to collect information about damages to cities The NeuroMarket team created the UADamage project, which analyzes damages to Ukrainian cities caused by the occupants and puts them on a map. They use an AI-based tool. NeuroMarket is a marketplace of neural networks created by Ukrainians. The company
19.05.22 News Ukrposhta to release a new series of stamps: “Russian warship…DONE!” Ukrposhta will release a new series of stamps “Russian warship…DONE!” The print run of it will be five million pieces. The new stamp will traditionally be issued in two denominations: F for sending within Ukraine and W for international mailings.
18.05.22 Tech Startups Pix, a startup that created digital LED backpacks, shuts down. What happened Pix, a Ukrainian startup that created animated backpacks, has announced the company’s shutdown, as one of the co-founders of Pix, Margaret Rimek, posted on her Facebook page. Officially, the company suspended operations back in January, but only now has it
12.05.22 News Ajax Systems opens plant in Turkey, producing 150,000 devices per month Ajax Systems, a Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of professional security systems, is opening its first plant abroad — in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The new 8,300 m² plant will produce the entire line of Ajax devices, duplicating the production
