Tech. Startups

12% of Ukrainian startups stopped operations since the war started — research

64% of startups still operating in Ukraine base their business on the global market. While 12% of the surveyed companies stopped their operations after the Russian invasion. This is revealed in the research conducted by the Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge team in partnership

JKR Investment Group invests millions of dollars in Study.ua, a Ukrainian educational service

On December 5, 2022, JKR Investment Group invested several million dollars in Ukrainian educational platform Study.ua. The group’s press office told AIN.Capital the details. “Our goal is to help STUDY.UA to scale,” Oleksandr Gusev, CEO & Co-founder of JKR Investment

Startup of the Day: Bulgarian online marketplace Swipe.bg

Founded in October 2021 by Mihail Dimitrov, Ognyan Popov, and Nikola Pavlov, Swipe.bg is the first Bulgarian platform for buying and selling second-hand mobile phones. It refurbishes and puts these devices back to market with 2-year warranty.

25 Ukrainian startups received grants from Google. Who are they?

Google for Startups announced 25 new grant recipients of the Google Support Fund for Ukrainian startups. The fund launched in March with a worth of $5 million. It’s aim is to support technology companies founded in Ukraine. Which Ukrainian startups received

Financing Ukrainian startups during the war: where to look for investments

In a column for AIN.Capital Alexandra Balkova, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Startup Wise Guys, speaks about how Ukrainian startups attracting capital in wartime conditions, when opportunities are extremely limited. Ukrainian business continues to work despite eight months of full-scale

Captain Growth co-founder Dmytro Bilash becomes MP at Digital Future

The Ukrainian fund Digital Future has changed its managing partner. The fund’s founder Oleksiy Vitchenko left his seat and Dmytro Bilash took the position. AIN.Capital‘s editorial office briefly tells about the rearrangement. Dmytro Bilash is the co-founder of the Captain

Startup of the Day: WeDoSolar, a Ukrainian-founded solartech

WeDoSolar provides vertical solar power panels that are made to be easily fixed on balconies with weatherproof straps by non-tech-savvy users. The startup was launched in February 2022 by Ukrainian-born serial entrepreneur Karolina Attspodina.

16 Ukrainian startups to get investments from $5M Google Support Fund

In March, Google announced the $5 million for Startups Ukraine Support Fund. The Fund backs Ukrainian-founded tech companies so they can continue to strengthen their community and build a foundation for post-war economic recovery. In May Goggle already announced our first

The Ukrainian startup ecosystem during wartime: how they survive and what they need (survey)

The Ukrainian Startup Fund in partnership with TechUkraine, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Tech Emerging Europe Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, as well as TA Ventures conducted a survey about the Ukrainian startup ecosystem during wartime. The survey, The