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Ukraine introduces Hr 1,000 banknotes: its appearance and protection

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has announced changes in nominal values of the Ukrainian currency. The new Hr 1,000 banknote will enter into circulation as early as on October 25, 2019. Coins with a nominal value of 1, 2

Forecast: Ukrainians will spend $203M on games in 2019

In 2019, Ukrainians will spend $203 million on video games. This is evidenced by data from the Newzoo agency report. Wargaming company paid attention to this. Newzoo notes that in 2019, the number of gamers in Ukraine will increase to

Ukrainian fashion group raises $400k from SMRK fund

Ukrainian Love&Live Fashion Group received a $400,000 investment in a seed round from SMRK Venture Fund. Love&Live Fashion Group is a Ukrainian group of fashion brands with headquarters in Kyiv. It includes the brands of clothing, shoes, and accessories Love&Live,

Founder of PassivDom accuses Andrey Kolodyuk of extorting share in startup. Kolodyuk’s response

Maksym Herbut, a founder of PassivDom, wrote an op-ed called “Toxic investments in Ukraine. How to avoid a startup-destroying investor” where Gerbut alleges that AVentures managing partner Andrey Kolodyuk demanded 35% stake in the company and blackmailed him. In his

Nova Poshta’s list of Ukraine’s TOP 6 overseas online shopping sites

Ukraine’s major shipping player Nova Poshta has published overseas to Ukraine delivery statistics for parcels delivered through its NP Shopping division. The company also compiled a list of overseas online stores that are most popular with its customers. Most popular

Bot&Partners, creator of lawyer bots for Telegram and Facebook, raises $20k for 10% stake

Bot & Partners has secured an investment from the company belonging to Andrey Khorsev and Alexey Ivankin and which makes Opendatabot. AIN.UA learned the details from Khorsev. Investment The size of the investment is $20,000 in exchange for a 10%

Viber now has own business development manager in Ukraine, considers opening office in future

AIN.UA learned that Viber is planning to open a Ukrainian representative office. We have reached out to the company to get their official comment about the possibility of an office in Ukraine. The information was confirmed in the company, but

Ukraine receives second Young Lions award at Cannes Lions festival

Ukrainian creatives Timofey Shcherbakov and Kristina Foshchay have received the Young Lions Silver, MMR reports. The Young Lions Award is presented at the Cannes Lions festival to creatives aged under 30. Timofey Shcherbakov and Kristina Foshchay received the award in

Denis Dovgopoliy on what investors are ready to pay for, and what they are not ready to pay for

Denis Dovgopolyi, head of GrowthUP, shared his opinion about what investors are ready to pay for or, in other words, what kind of information they are ready to buy. AIN.UA published the article with the author’s consent. Little introduction In

Ukrainian agency ISD Group gets bronze award at Cannes Lions festival

The project of the Ukrainian agency ISD Group has received the bronze award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, reports the company’s founder Viktor Shkurba. The project received the award in the Creative Data / Data Storytelling category.