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IT Layoffs 2025: 72% are Middle and Senior, 38% Dismissed Without Notice

Over the past two years, the share of laid-off IT professionals has increased from 16% to 19%, while the number of specialists on the bench has halved compared to 2023....

Crypto Legalization in Ukraine Delayed: Bill Still Not Submitted to Parliament

The draft law aimed at regulating the virtual asset market in Ukraine is ready for consideration, but it is still not on the Verkhovna Rada’s agenda. According to MP Yaroslav...

Kyivstar Increases Its Stake in Helsi to 97.99%

Kyivstar has announced that it has increased its ownership stake in the Helsi service from 69.99% to 97.99%. Kyivstar increased its ownership stake in the Helsi service from 69.99% to...

Tekever, With Office in Ukraine, Secures New Investment at $1.25B+ Valuation

Tekever, a Portuguese developer of AI-powered autonomous systems, has announced a new funding round, bringing its valuation to over £1 billion (~$1.25 billion). The announcement was published on the company’s...

International Globaldev Group Acquires Ukrainian IDAP Group With a Team of 100

Ukrainian web and mobile application developer IDAP Group has been acquired by international IT company Globaldev Group, according to an announcement on the IDAP website. While the deal amount was...

“In 2025, We’ll Operate More in Stealth Mode”: A Quick Q&A With Nezlamni VC Firm

The investment firm Nezlamni was launched by the founders of Uklon to invest in defense tech in Ukraine. Following the sale of Uklon to Kyivstar, the team plans to continue...

Quantum Systems Raises €160 Million, Reaches Unicorn Status — and Has an Office in Ukraine

Quantum Systems, a German defense technology company specializing in AI-powered aerial reconnaissance systems, has raised €160 million in a new funding round. With this round, the company’s total funding has...

Ukrainian PlantIn Hits 35 Million Downloads — Now No. 1 in the US Market

The second quarter of 2025 marked a major milestone for the Ukrainian PlantIn app: it surpassed 35 million downloads. In just under five years, what started as a pet project...

How Ahrefs Made a 43% Annual Bonus Possible for Its Employees

Founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Dmytro Gerasymenko, Singapore-based Ahrefs has awarded its employees a generous annual bonus — nearly 43% of their yearly salary. The news was shared by Ahrefs CMO...

Two Ukrainians Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

According to an official press release, Ukrainians Maryna Viazovska and Svitlana Krakovska have been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. They are among 120 new members recognized for...

Chinese Fashion Giant Shein Enters Ukraine

Chinese e-commerce giant Shein has begun appearing in the Ukrainian segment of Facebook and Google’s advertising ecosystem, according to the marketing agency Promodo. This suggests the company may be gradually...

Ukrainians Launch Pix.bi, a Free Website Builder for Photographers, with $60,000 Invested

Spouses Viktoriia and Oleksii Zakir have launched pix.bi, a website builder tailored for photographers. It allows users to create a free business card-style website with a portfolio — no coding...

Ukrainians Launch Chronicles, a Donation Platform — €100k Already Invested

A team of developers from the EU and Ukraine has launched Chronicles, a platform aimed at attracting donations from Western audiences. While the names of the founders remain undisclosed, the...

$65 Million in Investments, 9 Exits, 2,500+ Business Angels: How ICLUB Works

Today, several investment syndicates in Ukraine offer opportunities for anyone to begin their journey as an angel investor. One of the oldest and most prominent is ICLUB by TA Ventures,...

Investments from DCH Are an Opportunity for Kasta: What We Know About the Deal

On the first day of May, it was revealed that the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine had granted permission for the DCH holding, owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, to acquire...

Flyer One Ventures Invests in Austrian Startup Heizma

Ukrainian venture capital firm Flyer One Ventures has made a new investment in the Austrian startup Heizma. While the amount invested by Flyer One Ventures has not been disclosed, the...

DCH Becomes Co-owner of Kasta Marketplace

One of Ukraine’s most popular fashion marketplaces, Kasta.ua, has a new investor. According to Scroll.media sources, DCH agreed to purchase a stake in Kasta.ua in 2024. Forbes Ukraine confirms that...

Ukrainian Startup SorbiForce Raises Over $270,000 Through Crowdfunding

Ukrainian startup SorbiForce has raised over $270,000 through the crowdfunding platform StartEngine. StartEngine allows you to become a co-investor in a project by investing from $500. In SorbiForce’s case, 183...

Ukraine’s IT Exports Rise to $545M in March

In March 2025, Ukraine’s IT service exports amounted to $545 million — an increase compared to February ($535 million) and January ($489 million). However, the figure still falls short of...

Top 10 Richest Esports Players in Ukraine: 6 are Dollar Millionaires

Esports Charts has compiled a ranking of the richest esports players from Ukraine as of April 2025. Among them, six players are dollar millionaires — the youngest is just 22...