| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.07.2024 | Ukrainian Venture Capital Association (UVCA) kickstarts $300M Fund of Funds | According to the head of the UVCA Supervisory Board, Andriy Kolodyuk, it was first designed in 2016, but it took years to harness difficulties and reach a point of readiness.
The Fund of Funds allows investors to deploy capital into local f... |
| 21.06.2024 | Newly established funds-of-funds aims to raise $300 million to support Ukrainian tech entrepreneurship | Last month, the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) achieved a significant milestone in establishing a fund-of-funds to support Ukrainian startup entrepreneurship.
The “Ukrainian Fund of Funds” is now formally es... |
| 30.05.2024 | Ukrainian Venture Capital Association kickstarts $300M Fund of Funds | The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) has officially launched the Ukrainian Fund of Funds (FoF).
According to the head of the UVCA Supervisory Board, Andriy Kolodyuk, it was first designed in 2016, but it took ... |
| 01.08.2023 | How a Ukrainian investment firm helps software devs become founders | If there's one sector in Ukraine that embodies resilience, it's the tech scene. It not only employs people, but drives innovation globally across a multitude of sectors, from AI in game development to smart building tech, materials innovati... |
| 13.05.2022 | Report: How Ukraine’s tech companies adapt to war time after breaking records in funding in 2021 | AVentures Capital, one of Ukraine’s top venture firms, has just released a new edition of its Dealbook of Ukraine, which offers a yearly overview of the tech investment deals and trends on the Ukrainian venture scene.
A “record high VC and ... |
| 13.05.2022 | Report: How Ukraine’s tech companies adapt to war time after breaking records in funding in 2021 | AVentures Capital, one of Ukraine’s top venture firms, has just released a new edition of its Dealbook of Ukraine. Each year, this publication offers an overview of the deals and trends involving Ukrainian and Ukrainian-founded tech compani... |
| 05.04.2021 | Investment in Ukrainian-founded startups reached record high $571 million in 2020 | In 2020, the total VC and PE investment volume in Ukrainian or Ukrainian-founded tech companies reached a record high $571 million. This data is provided by AVentures Capital, a major local VC firm, in its authoritative VC report published ... |
| 05.04.2021 | Investment in Ukrainian-founded startups reached record high $571 million in 2020 | In 2020, the total VC and PE investment volume in Ukrainian or Ukrainian-founded tech companies reached a record high $571 million.
This data is provided by AVentures Capital, a leading player on the Ukrainian venture scene, in its authorit... |
| 16.02.2021 | 2020 Recap for Venture in Ukraine
The role of the government
Investments
M&A deals
Exits
Our expectations and how they were(not) met
Afterword | 2020 Recap for Venture in Ukraine |
| 16.02.2021 | Итоги 2020 года в венчурной сфере Украины | Итоги 2020 года в венчурной сфере Украины |
| 11.06.2019 | Ukraine VC backs life science and pharma content provider Viseven | Last week the Ukrainian venture firm AVentures Capital announced it invested an undisclosed amount in Viseven, a provider of multichannel content for life sciences.
Founded by a Ukrainian team and keeping its R&D center in Ukraine, this... |
| 27.02.2019 | Polish IT Kontrakt acquires Ukrainian IT service provider CoreValue | Insoft Capital and AVentures Capital announced today they sold a majority stake in CoreValue to IT Kontrakt, a leading IT outsourcing service provider based in Poland. No details about the transaction or the stakes sold by the two investors... |
| 05.02.2019 | Dragon Capital and AVentures Capital invest in software engineering company Ciklum | Yesterday Ciklum, a major software engineering company operating globally from its main office in Kyiv (Kiev), announced an investment from Dragon Capital and AVentures Capital.
The funds acquired “a minority stake.” No substantive details ... |
| 21.01.2019 | Spinbackup, a cloud security startup with Ukrainian roots, raises $1.5 million in Silicon Valley | Spinbackup, a San-Francisco-headquartered cloud security solution provider with Ukrainian roots, has raised “around $1.5 million” in a round led by Polish angel VC firm bValue.
TMT Investments, a London-based fund with Russian connections, ... |
| 25.04.2018 | Ciklum founder backs AVentures Capital to support globally-oriented Ukrainian startups | Earlier this week AVentures Capital, a major early-stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, announced an investment from Danish businessman Torben Majgaard, the founder of Ciklum, a major software engineering company operating globally ... |
| 25.04.2018 | Torben Majgaard Invests in AVentures Capital | Torben Majgaard, a Danish entrepreneur, founder of the outsourcing company Ciklum, invested in AVentures Capital fund and became its financial partner.
Along with the fund’s capital, the investments will be used to finance globally oriented... |
| 28.02.2018 | AVentures Capital enlarges investment focus, backs IT outsourcing company CoreValue | On February 26, AVentures Capital, a major early-stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, announced that it acquired a minority stake in CoreValue, a Ukraine-based IT outsourcing company. The amount of the deal has not been disclosed.
“... |
| 20.12.2017 | Will the Ukrainian diaspora invest in Ukraine tech? | In 2016, USAID released a study about the potential for North American Ukrainian Diaspora investment in Ukraine. This agency of the U.S. Government is primarily responsible for the administration of civilian foreign aid. ICT, agriculture an... |
| 07.12.2017 | Bookimed attracts $500,000 from Aventures to develop global medical tourism platform | Yesterday AVentures Capital, a major early-stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, announced a $500,000 lead investment into Bookimed, a Kyiv-(Kiev-) based healthcare service operating globally.
Presented as “an independent search serv... |
| 07.11.2017 | US startup TeamFusion enjoys Ukrainian talents, customers, and funding | Last week AVentures Capital, a major early-stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, announced an investment of an undisclosed amount in TeamFusion. This Los Angeles-based B2B startup delivers “simple, effective and highly personalized” ... |
| 08.09.2017 | AVentures Capital invests in Spinbackup to “change the paradigm of data security” | AVentures Capital, a major early stage venture capital fund based in Ukraine, has just announced a $500,000 investment in Spinbackup, startup which has developed a cloud data protection technology.
Based in California with R&D offices i... |
| 18.07.2017 | International tech investor lists 199 top Ukrainian industry figures | Kirill Mazur, managing partner at Imperious Group, a venture capital company operating in the US, Israel and Eastern Europe, has recently released the second edition of his personal list of the most active supporters of Ukraine’s startup ec... |
| 23.08.2016 | Основатель AVentures Capital: «Белорусская стартап-экосистема отстаёт от украинской на 5-6 лет»
Начало: «Стартаперы не понимали, чего мы хотим»
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| 29.06.2016 | Report: Ukraine’s venture market resumes growth; local startups targeted by global tech giants | Ukraine Digital News and AVentures Capital released today the 2016 edition of “The Deal Book of Ukraine” – an in-depth report on the emerging Ukrainian venture and startup industry. Made available in English, this 120-page study features mo... |
| 25.04.2016 | New ranking reveals top figures of the Ukrainian venture and startup scene | Earlier this month, the six most influential figures of the Ukrainian venture and startup scene in 2015 were named at iForum, a major industry event held in Kyiv (Kiev). This ranking was made by a board of 30 experts.
While Yevgen Sysoyev, ... |
| 19.04.2016 | The best Ukrainian e-commerce startups showcased in Kyiv | The fourth edition of the Ukrainian E-commerce Awards 2016, the annual ceremony to honor top Ukrainian e-commerce startups, was held on April 14 in Kyiv (Kiev). The initiative brought together some 130 Internet projects.
The event showcased... |
| 10.02.2016 | Ukrainian-American startup raises $2.6 million to “make lives better for pet parents and their pets” | Earlier this month Ukrainian-American startup Petcube, which has developed an interactive device to keep people connected with their pets, announced that it raised $2.6 million in its second round of funding.
The round was led by Almaz Capi... |
| 08.01.2016 | Pecularities of intercultural communication in IT outsourcing to be discussed in Kyiv and Lviv | Major cultural differences between Ukrainian and US or European clients may impact every aspect of a project cycle, from marketing, to sales, to fulfilment, to ongoing customer support — especially in the field of IT services.
A workshop on... |
| 19.12.2015 | Industry players see startup ecosystem and mobile technologies grow fast in 2016 | IT Forum, a major industry event in Ukraine, held its fourth edition on November 29 in Kyiv (Kiev). The event brought together industry players from all over the country to highlight the key trends of 2015 and present their plans for 2016.
... |
| 14.12.2015 | Report: Ukraine asserts itself as major software development powerhouse | In spite of the country’s recent political turbulence, Ukraine has seen its IT service and software R&D capacities grow every year by double-digit figures. From Cisco, to Oracle, to Rakuten, to Samsung, more than a hundred global major ... |
| 18.11.2015 | Soros fund invests in software engineering company Ciklum to help Ukraine “break from the past” | The Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund, a private investment vehicle launched by US businessman and philanthropist George Soros earlier this year, has announced its acquisition of “a significant equity stake” in Ciklum, a major software engineeri... |
| 09.11.2015 | Foundation aims to teach IT skills to veterans, people forced to flee war | A program to reskill people displaced from eastern Ukraine by Russia’s war is gearing up to start this month, with the organizers planning to train future specialists for the country’s burgeoning IT sector.
The BrainBasket Foundation and te... |
| 09.10.2015 | IT round table took place in New York to promote Ukraine’s tech sector | America has up to 2 million people who claim Ukrainian roots — and some of them are busy helping promote Ukraine’s informational technology sector.
On Oct. 8, the IT Round Table took place with participation from executives of major Ukraini... |
| 18.03.2015 | Petcube raises $1.1 million to let owners interact with pets remotely | Pets that stay home alone too much can get depressed or out of shape due to a lack of interaction with humans. But a startup called Petcube Inc. has raised $1.1 million in seed funding to keep pets happy and healthy with hardware and apps, ... |
| 17.03.2015 | Petcube Closes $1.1M Seed Funding | Petcube, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of solutions for people to stay connected with their pets, closed a $1.1M seed funding.
The round was co-led by AVentures Capital and Almaz Capital with participation from SOSVentures, Mint.com co... |
| 16.01.2015 | Top 10 Ukrainian startups in 2014 | Leading Ukrainian online tech publication AIN.UA has revealed their list of the top 10 most promising domestic startups that have appeared in recent years. The publication asked experts (angels, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs) to id... |
| 24.12.2014 | Who’s who in the Ukrainian Internet scene: Tech blog AIN ranks most influential people | Leading Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA has just announced its yearly ranking of the most influential individuals in the local Internet scene. The final list was determined by a committee of experts, comprised of 33 representatives of various se... |
| 19.12.2014 | “The Deal Book of Ukraine” sheds full light on Ukraine’s young venture and startup industry | AVentures Capital, a major Ukrainian investment fund, and Ukraine Digital News, today released “The Deal Book of Ukraine” – the first-ever report on the Ukrainian venture and startup industry. Made available in English, this 120-page study ... |
| 10.11.2014 | New site Prosto.ua aims to unify B2C and C2C in single e-commerce platform | Universal Commerce Group (UCG), an affiliate of international investment fund Noosphere, has launched Russian-language e-commerce platform PROSTO.UA. The site aims to become a “unified multifunctional platform that combines the features of ... |
| 06.11.2014 | “While the traditional sectors are in crisis, IT is undoubtedly the most promising field,” say Ukrainian investors | Because of the complex political and economic situation in the country, made even more complicated by the military actions in the eastern part of the country, investment in Ukrainian startups fell in 2014. According to Yevgen Sysoyev, manag... |
| 24.10.2014 | Ukrainian VCs invest in spying drones, energy analysis and “the art of dreaming” | Last week, Kyiv (Kiev) Polytechnic Institute (KPI) hosted the final of Sikorsky Challenge 2014, a contest that attracted innovative projects working in the startup incubator and the science park at the institute. Investors have developed an... |
| 08.10.2014 | Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too | Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capita... |
| 08.10.2014 | Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too | Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capita... |
| 24.09.2014 | E-commerce site Zakaz.ua secures $2.5 million from giant investment firm CIG | Last week Zakaz.ua, a major Ukrainan e-commerce site, secured $2.5 million from Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), an investment company backed by businessman and former Kiyv (Kiev) mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi.
A groceries delivery compan... |
| 19.09.2014 | Zaporizhia plays host to nationwide tech conference | Earlier this month Zaporizhia (Zaporozhye), a city of 770,000 inhabitants in southeastern Ukraine, hosted the first edition of the IT Forum tech conference. Despite being held only 300 kilometers from war-torn Donbass, the atmosphere at the... |
| 15.09.2014 | Ukrainian tech sector to showcase its emerging talent in San Francisco | In a case of East meets West, the most dynamic representatives of Ukraine’s emerging tech industry are set to gather in the USA at the breakthrough Ukraine Tech Gem conference. The event will be held in San Francisco this Thursday at the Hy... |
| 29.08.2014 | Ukraine’s first VC association aims to be “the front door for foreign investors” | Illustrating a willingness to reshape and open their industry to the global market, Ukraine’s venture capitalists have launched their own association. Joining the initiative are 30 industry players including not only such major Ukrainian fu... |
| 14.08.2014 | Ukrainian tech sector to showcase its emerging talent in San Francisco | In a case of East meets West, the most dynamic representatives of Ukraine’s emerging tech industry are set to gather in the USA at the breakthrough U.T. Gem conference. The event will be held in San Francisco on September 18 at the Hyatt Re... |
| 10.07.2014 | Ukrainian players respond: How the association agreement will impact the country’s IT, e-commerce and startup industries | Following the signature of the EU-Ukraine association agreement in late June, six figures of the Ukrainian high tech industry – EastLabs CEO Eveline Butchaskiy, Bionic Hill CEO Victor Galasyuk, Alexandr Ladyvir of Nova Poshta, UADM Presiden... |
| 10.07.2014 | Association agreement shows strong EU commitment to high tech cooperation; local businesses have mixed reactions | Hopes, fears and expectations are high in Ukraine following the signature of the association agreement with the European Union (EU) in late June. The science, research and innovation sectors, as well as high-tech investment and e-commerce, ... |
| 11.06.2014 | New Ukraine-made mobile game downloaded 1 million times in the first week | Many of you might know the Ukrainian game development industry by its recent hits, including Assassin’s Creed, the Star Wars series, Crysis, Metro 2033, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Warface and World of Tanks – which were all fully or partly developed i... |
| 26.04.2014 | Russia opening gov’t-backed startup accelerator in Crimea | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, ... |
| 26.04.2014 | Russia opening gov’t-backed startup accelerator in Crimea | The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian), a government-backed fund supporting startup development, will open a remote regional accelerator in Sevastopol, Crimea, as soon as this summer, the Russian business daily... |
| 25.04.2014 | Russia seeks to develop startup industry in Crimea | The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF, or FRII in Russian), a government-backed fund supporting startup development, will open a remote regional accelerator in Sevastopol, Crimea, as soon as this summer, the Russian business daily... |
| 18.04.2014 | Russian and Ukrainian VCs team up to invest in US software startup | As Russia and Ukraine were escalating to a new level of mutual threats and recriminations earlier this week, venture funds offered a welcome illustration that nationalism has not completely spoiled relations between the two countries.
A lea... |
| 18.04.2014 | Coppertino raises $500,000 from AVentures, TA Venture and Torben Majgaard | Coppertino, a Los Angeles-based startup with Ukrainian origins, announced today that it has raised half a million dollars at an undisclosed valuation from leading Ukrainian investment firms AVentures and TA Venture as well as from Torben Ma... |
| 23.10.2013 | Divan.TV launches worldwide for 300-million Russian and Ukrainian language audience | Divan.TV, a Ukrainian developer of OTT middleware and pay TV channels with 125,000 users in Ukraine, has made its programs available worldwide, targeting Russian- and Ukrainian speaking audiences.
According to the company, this audience rea... |
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