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Notion disables accounts of Russian users starting September 9

The service for creating notes and databases, Notion, will stop working in Russia on September 9, 2024. The company said it was due to US sanctions.

Ukrainians brought to Burning Man an installation made of fragments of things damaged by Russian shelling

At the American Burning Man festival this year, Ukraine presented an installation called I'm Fine, made of shot and torn road signs and other elements.

Buy Me a Coffee disabled Payoneer and didn’t pay Ukrainian creators money — what happened, and when will the system be completely shut down?

The AIN team found out when Ukrainians will no longer be able to withdraw their money, how it will affect Ukrainian bloggers, and what are the ways to withdraw funds from Buy me a coffee.

DroneUA signs its largest contract with the US government — the third in just a year

The details of the contract are not disclosed, but Yakovenko emphasized that this success belongs to the Ukrainians.

Ukraine sends eight startups to Nordeep Summit 2024 – Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Ukraine has selected a national delegation of eight startups to be present at Nordeep Summit 2024 in Finland and attract new investments that might involve new foreign clients and strengthen the country`s economy.

59 Ukrainian startups received up to €50,000 from the Seeds of Bravery program

59 Ukrainian startups received a total of €2 million in grant funding from the Seeds of Bravery consortium. The Ministry of Digitization of Ukraine informed AIN about the news. The startups received funding in the following categories: Innovative Entrepreneurship, Deep Tech Incubators, Rebuild Ukraine, and DeepTech Scale-Up & Acceleration.

Estonian medtech startup Menken Trials raises €1.3M grant from EAS and Kredex

The Tartu-based medtech startup Menken Trials, aiming to spare doctors of paperwork, has raised a €1.3 million grant from EAS and Kredex. The fresh costs will support the startup’s growth plans. We believe that our success comes from changing the

Drone manufacturer Skyeton entered the Slovakian market. $3.5M was invested in the launch

Ukrainian company Skyeton expanded the production of Raybird UAVs to Slovakia. $3,5 million was invested in the launch, Oleksandr Stepura, the company`s founder, said in an interview for Forbes Ukraine. According to Oleksandr, the production was expanded there in case

Finnish Oinride raises €345k in pre-seed to expand its robotic solutions for mining

Oinride, a Tampere-based startup developing mobile robotics solutions for the mining industry, has raised €345,000 pre-seed investment. The funding round was led by EIT RawMaterials, and will enable Oinride to accelerate the development and deployment of its mobile robotics in the

Estonian fintech Mifundo receives €2.5M in EIC Accelerator grant capital

Tallinn-based Mifundo, developing an AI-based data platform that enables the transfer of credit profiles across borders, has received €2.5 million in grant funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program. The funding will be used to expand the platform across Europe.