Interviews - AIN

15 Mar

Ukrainian drone startup Buntar Aerospace raises $1M. Interview with the team

In the summer of 2023, Ivan Kaunov, co-founder of Finmap and ex-founder of Pix Backpack, created a new defense tech company. He was inspired by Star Wars and named it Buntar Aerospace (Бунтар means Rebell in Ukrainian). He and other co-founders, Kateryna Bezsudna and

27 Feb

“The CEE market is full of potential, just waiting for the right investments to bring out the best in it.” Interview with Mariusz Adamski from ffVC

In 2023, ff Venture capital capped off with a series of milestones, including the successful closure of 9 new investments. Having launched two new funds, ff Tech & Gaming and ff Red & White, 2023 was a year of strategic

23 Feb

“Looking for money? Come to us.” Dmytro Vartanian, SID Venture Partners, on latest deals, plans for 2024, and winning pitch

Dmytro Vartanian, General Managing Partner at SID Venture Partners, told in his recent interview for AIN.UA about the launch of syndication deals, plans to invest at least $2-3 million in 2024, his POV on how to do the right pitch for

14 Feb

A new investor is on the way. Interview with Choice co-founder Volodymyr Olyanitsky

Choice (formerly ChoiceQR) is a startup founded by Volodymyr Olyanitsky and Alex Ilyash during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a platform that develops solutions for HoReCa, a segment of the catering and restaurant businesses. Choice helps to create custom apps,

13 Feb

“We’re very pro-Ukrainian. Now, I’m in Lviv. This is my choice. And building a company in Ukraine is also my choice”. Interview with Yuriy Zaremba from AiSDR

AiSDR was co-founded by two brothers Oleg and Yuriy Zaremba in August 2023. The startup develops an AI-powered tool that will create personalized email marketing campaigns and arrange meetings with potential customers. At the end of November, the startup received $3 million in