This month we compiled a list of events useful to Ukrainian startups and investors and identified 2022 trends in investments in Ukrainian startups. We also met with Carbominer – a Ukrainian startup that developed a unique technology for extracting carbon dioxide directly from the air and using it in various technological processes.
🌈UCLUSTER NEWS🌈
- Ukrainian startup Carbominer developed a unique technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the air and uses it in various technological processes. How does Carbominer convert harmful CO2 into valuable fertilizer for plants? – read
- We’ve chosen select events, conferences, and grant/accelerator applications useful to Ukrainian startups and investors in February 2022 and early spring. – read English translation
- After conducting 60 interviews with Ukrainian startup founders, Ucluster identified several market niches attractive to startup investors. Trends in Ukrainian startup investments in 2022. – read English translation
🌈PARTNER NEWS ABOUT STARTUPS🌈
- Vladimir Kuyantsev talked about Akurateco, a white-label payment orchestration platform. – read
- Valery Krasovsky, co-founder of Sigma Software Group, SID Venture Partners and Inspirium Laboratories funds, and co-head of the IT Committee of the European Business Association, presented an overview of the latest trends and changes in the Ukrainian IT industry. – read
- Mosqitter is an industrial-scale mosquito control device that attracts female mosquitoes before they get the chance to lay eggs. – read
- TechUkraine Digest: What happened in the Ukrainian Tech market in December 2021? – read
- CEE Startups Of The Month: AgriTech and FoodTech. – read
- Five Ukrainian startups traveled to CES in Las Vegas – “the most influential tech event in the world”. – read
- Ukrainian SpaceTech startup Promin Aerospace signed an agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium, a spaceport operator in the North Atlantic. – read
🔹Events
- Mazepa Awards announces longlists of their investment award nominees. – read
🔹Investments
- Lawyerd!, a Ukrainian startup that develops an automated copyright protection online platform, has been selected to the TechStars program. The team got a $120,000 investment at a $3 million valuation. – read
- Fintech Farm nabs $7.4M to launch neobanks in Nigeria and other emerging markets. – read
- Glovo acquired the Ukraine-based grocery delivery service Zakaz.ua. – read
- US chipmaker Qualcomm acquired the Ukrainian startup Augmented Pixels. – read
🌈PARTNER NEWS ABOUT CLUSTERS🌈
- Data on exports, investment, education development, salaries, and portraits of IT regions was published in the annual report Ukraine IT Report 2021 by IT Ukraine Association. – read
- The Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge project published a study about the Ukrainian startup ecosystem: “Ukrainian startup market: business types, earnings, challenges.” – read
- Top Startup Accelerators, Incubators, and VCs in Ukraine. – read
