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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...

Ajax Systems Enters the Brazilian Market

Ajax Systems continues its expansion across Latin America with a strategic entry into the Brazilian market. Valentine Hrytsenko, Chief Marketing Officer at Ajax Systems, announced the company’s plans to launch...

Ukrainian Headway Inc. Rebrands and Prepares for IPO

In April 2025, Ukrainian company Headway announced its rebranding, officially becoming Headway Inc., the company told Scroll.media. What is the reason for such a decision? One of the main reasons...

Five Startups Win $25,000 Grants at Mission Possible’s Demo Day

On Friday, April 25, the Mission Possible acceleration program held its Demo Day, awarding five teams with $25,000 grants each to support the development of their startups, Vector reports. A...

Fintech Farm Joins the Endeavor Community

Fintech Farm, founded by Dmytro Dubilet and Nick Bezkrovnyy, has officially joined the global Endeavor community. It’s the second Ukrainian company to become part of Endeavor — the first was...

Fintech Band’s Ownership Structure Changes: Gorokhovskyi and Rogalskiy Increase Their Stakes

Oleg Gorokhovskyi and Mykhailo Rogalskiy have expanded their ownership in Fintech Band, the company behind the monobank project, which was developed in collaboration with Universal Bank. Gorokhovskyi shared the news...

NORDA Dynamics Secures $150k Investment from Angel One Fund

Ukrainian defense-tech startup NORDA Dynamics has raised $150,000 in new funding from the Angel One Fund, marking the firm’s eighth investment to date. All previous investments were made in 2024....

Programmers Launche mentor.sh, a New Platform Connecting Mentors with Mentees

Ukrainian-born developers Dima Maleev and Vlad Kampov have launched mentor.sh, a new platform to connect mentors with those seeking career or startup guidance, as Maleev shared in a recent LinkedIn...

15 Startups Receive $525,000 in Grants from USF — Who’s on the List?

The Ukrainian Startup Fund has announced the results of three recent Pitch Days and revealed the winning teams. As usual, the selected startups received $25,000 or $50,000 in development grants....

PeopleForce Raises $5.4M in Investments, Sees 80% ARR Growth in 2024

Ukrainian startup PeopleForce, the developer of an all-in-one HR platform, has raised $5.4 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Pracuj Ventures and u.ventures, with...

SID Venture Partners Invests in Ukrainian-American Startup GO TO-U

SID Venture Partners has announced a new investment in GO TO-U. The company is developing an operating system for managing electric vehicle charging stations, with its headquarters located in Los...

Ukrainian Defense Tech Startup Frontline Closes Seed Round, with Germany’s Quantum-Systems Acquiring 10% Stake

Ukrainian defense tech startup Frontline has successfully closed its seed funding round, according to Defender. The lead investor in the round is German company Quantum-Systems, which has acquired a 10%...

1991 Ventures Marks First Year, Plans to Invest $5M in 10+ Startups in 2025

At the end of March 2024, Denis and Viktor Gursky announced the launch of 1991 Ventures, a London-based VC firm with £15 million under management. With this capital, the firm...

Ukraine Develops Drone to Intercept Russian Shaheds – Already Downed 20 UAVs

The Ukrainian military-industrial complex has unveiled a new drone designed to intercept Russian Shahed drones, according to Militarnyi. According to its developers, this drone has destroyed more than 20 Shahed...

Ukrainian Marketplace CodeUA Nominated for Webby Awards

The CodeUA platform, developed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine in collaboration with the Lviv IT Cluster, has been nominated in the Employment category (Websites and Mobile Sites...