10.03.20 Tech Investments $544M in 2019: all deals and investments in Ukrainian IT industry AVentures Capital has published its annual overview of the Ukrainian tech investment industry DealBook. The editorial staff of AIN.UA chose the highlights. Key facts The total funding volume into the Ukrainian IT industry was record-breaking in 2019. For the first
28.01.20 Investigations An untold litigation story of how Divan.TV failed to pay $60k to Rupert Murdoch’s Fox. AIN.UA’s big investigation In late 2018, Divan.TV Internet TV service announced that it was preparing for the ICO – the initial issue of tokens to raise investment. According to the presentation that was made for potential investors, the service already had 3 million users spread across 200
25.11.19 News Fired employee of PassivDom sued the company and lost. The case involves AVentures fund previously accused of share extortion On October 10, 2019, the Dniprovskyi Court of Kyiv City ruled in favor of Maksym Herbut’s PassivDom accused of illegal dismissal of an employee. The company produces “autonomous homes” based on resource-saving and resource-generating technologies. The names of the persons
25.06.19 Tech Investments 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
22.05.19 Tech Investments Dealbook 2019: all public deals + top 21 most profitable product companies in Ukraine The investments volume is increasing Since 2013, Ukrainian IT companies have received a total of $1 billion investments. This interest makes the country one of the most attracting location from the perspective of investment activities in Central and Eastern Europe
