Tech. Interviews

The future of investments. Insights for 2025 from Vasile Tofan, Senior Partner at Horizon Capital

AIN talked to Horizon Capital’s senior partner, Vasile Tofan, about the firm's current situation, his forecasts for the next year, and Ukraine’s attractiveness to foreign investors.

Breathing New Life into Old LEGO Sets. Interview with Aurimas Slapšys, Co-Founder of Sort A Brick

This Lithuanian startup brings new life to old LEGO sets, repairing them and making them into new ones. Interview with Aurimas Slapšys from Sort a Brick.

Shaping the global tech shift in mental health. Interview with DŌBRA, a Lithuanian venture studio

AIN talked to DŌBRA’s team to learn more details about the way it operates, its mission, and future plans.

How does Google support Ukrainian startups? Interview with Michal Kramarz, Head of Google for Startups in CEE

We talked about the second cohort of 24 Ukrainian startups that received funding, about the peculiarities of the Ukrainian and Eastern European startup ecosystems, as well as about Google's plans and expectations in the region.

Bridging Ukrainian and Finnish startup ecosystems. Interview with Jussi Muurikainen on The Bridge of Trust

On September 27, a side event for Lviv IT Arena was held to strengthen the connections between Ukrainian startups and European investors. Head of the English Office of AIN interviewed Jussi, talking about the event and the current state of the Ukrainian startup ecosystem.

Angel One Fund is preparing a $1.5M Defense Tech fund. Interview with a Managing Partner, Ivan Petrenko

Angel One Fund invested in six Ukrainian Defense Tech startups within syndicate deals in the last half of the year. There will be a separate deftech fund in the coming fall that has already accumulated over $1.5 million. AIN asked Ivan Petrenko,

“Just imagine all Ukrainians having their phones bugged,” Yaroslav Azhnyuk about how dangerous Telegram is, FPV drones, and autonomy modules

In 2023-2024, Yaroslav Azhnyuk, a Ukrainian entrepreneur and CEO at Petcube, launched three new projects: Kremlingram, about Telegram’s security; The Fourth Law, with its autonomy modules for robotic systems; and Odd Systems, an FPV racing drone manufacturer. We know pretty much about the

“Ukraine is our Top-3 country.” Interview with Sacha Michaud and Maryna Pavlyuk about Glovo and PowerUp conference

Despite the difficult economic situation, Glovo courier delivery company continues to grow in Ukraine. In H1 2024, growth reached 23%, gradually approaching the 30% mark. The company has cooperated with more than 70,000 couriers and currently has 12,000 partners and

“At war, you need everything, and even that would not be enough.” Interview with Oleksandr Yabchanka, the commander of the Honor company of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion

About a technological handicap over Russians, the importance of EW/SIGINT at the frontline, and horizontal innovations in the Ukrainian military was the conversation between AIN.Capital and Oleksandr Yabchanka, the Commander of the Honor Company of the volunteer Da Vinci Wolves