Technology

On January 3, the PolyITAN-HP-30 nanosatellite, created by specialists of Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine, has been launched in the USA. It was reported by the Ministry of Education and Science press service. “The PolyITAN-HP-30 nanosatellite was created by scientists of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Ihor Sikorskyi […]

Lviv IT specialists have created an online browser game to help Ukraine fight the Russian aggression. This is an analogue of the famous 2048 number puzzle game, the solution of which requires only basic math knowledge. This was reported by Footboom. One player in one hour of play sends about 20,000 requests to block websites serving the Russian army. The […]

Show4me music network, founded by Karen Chiftalaryan, a Ukrainian of Armenian origin, raised $ 15 million investment from a German investment company. The funding will be spent on promoting the service in already existing markets and further product development. ain reports. What is Show4me Show4me was launched in 2015 by Karen Chiftalaryan from Kyiv and 11 other partners. This is the […]

Two of co-founders of Grammarly, Maksym Lytvyn and Oleksiy Shevchenko, became dollar billionaires because the company raised $ 200 million in the public round and increased its capitalization to $ 13 billion.  “The $ 200 million investment round not only catapulted the company’s value to $ 13 billion, but also made its two founders, Maksym Lytvyn and Oleksiy Shevchenko, billionaires. […]

German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) will launch the first Ukrainian private CubeSat (small satellite). The launch is scheduled for the end of 2022. The satellite of the Ukrainian startup Lunar Research Service will be launched from Andøya, Norway. The launch will be the first for both companies. Rocket Factory Augsburg is a subsidiary of  the German satellite manufacturer OHB System […]

Cryptocurrency startup Global Ledger from Ukraine sold part of its shares to Swiss Promethiem for $ 3.5 million. Ukrainian startup Global Ledger has signed an M&A strategic partnership agreement with the Swiss financial group Promethiem AG. The agreement provides Global Ledger with $ 3.5 million and entry into new markets. Global Ledger helps banks work with cryptocurrencies, discouraging cybercrime in […]

The American company VistaPrint bought out the Ukrainian developer of photostock Depositphotos and the online editor Crello. This is stated in an official press release. The deal amounted to $ 85 million. According to ain.ua, this is the major deal in the Ukrainian IT market in recent years. VistaPrint buys 100% of the company’s stock, including all projects: Depositphotos, Crello, Lightfield, Bird […]

Fintech startup Revolut, founded by Russian Nikolay Storonsky and Ukrainian Vlad Yatsenko, has raised $ 800 million in funding. According to TechCrunch, the company is valued at $ 33 billion, making it the most expensive fintech startup in the UK. The new valuation is six times higher than the previous round of funding in 2020. The company was then valued […]

A unique greenhouse opened in Dorozhne village, Vinnytsia Region. Ordinary tomatoes, cucumbers, pepper, plant eggs, cabbage is grown here, as well as various types of greenery. But the uniqueness of the project is in the fact that young people who are working there are disabled people suffering from complex disabilities – cerebral palsy, autism, Down’s syndrome, as well as people […]

On February 20, at 7:36 p.m. Kyiv time (12:36 p.m. EST), the first to-year launch of the Antares medium-lift launch vehicle took place from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia, USA). The Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched on the Antares rocket will deliver about 8,000 pounds of NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.  The Antares launch vehicle consists of two stages. The first […]

Ukrainian fab lab manufactures DIY PAPR respirators to equip healthcare workers. Garage Hub, a Ukrainian fab lab, invented a do-it-yourself low-cost powered air-purifying respirator responding to the daunting shortage of protective equipment for medics. They’ve started a scaled-up project to help the healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients. Read on to discover their story. “In Ukraine about 20 per cent of […]

“Novis” Plant located in the city of Dnipro in Ukraine has developed and certified corn starch-based bags that biodegrade within 90 days.