The European Innovation Council (EIC) announced its intention to issue € 20 million in grants to at least 200 Ukrainian deep tech startups. The EIC is looking for a consortium of Ukrainian and European organizations to manage the grant funds.
Latest news about Ukrainian IT ecosystem – Investment trends, Esper Bionics, Raccoon, USF, datuum.ai, first aid supplies for Ukraine.
In these challenging times, Ukrainian Startup Fund calls on international partners to support Ukrainian startups and thus build the country’s economy. How the USF works now, whether the investment strategy has changed and what plans the Fund has in front of it – tells Pavlo Kartashov.
According to the Ukrainian Center for Medical Statistics, an average of 97.5 thousand Ukrainians suffer from musculoskeletal injuries annually. Startup Raccoon now offers users a variety of interactive programs to manage their back pain, such as posture correction and pain relief.
In this short video Serhii tells us how to compactly pack goods into shipping boxes, greets a Polish tank convoy going to the Ukraine border, and shows the final leg of his journey to the train station in Poland.
From the first days of the Russo-Ukrainian war the Ucluster team has been sending First Aid Supplies to Ukraine. We usually get requests for specific items from folks in Ukraine whom we know well. We then buy the goods in Germany and bring them over to logistics hubs on the Polish border.
The company’s first step in this direction is Esper Hand, an award-winning AI-powered prosthetic hand that moves intuitively with almost human-like dexterity. Esper Bionics expects to make the hand available to US customers this summer.
The present situation differs radically from the recent past. However, the business continues to exist and receive investments. So how should startups attract funding? What trends have emerged in this area?
Current news about how Ukrainian startups and IT ecosystem work during the war.
“The US market is undoubtedly huge and ruthlessly capitalist. You can have even a raw product to establish yourself here, but only if it has obvious advantages over existing solutions“, 一 says Serhii Dovgopolyi, the founder of the accelerator FeelGoodLabs.
Ucluster organized fundraising for the First Aid Medical Supplies for Ukraine’s Cities. We raise money for first aid supplies.
Ucluster organized fundraising for the First Aid Medical Supplies for Ukraine’s Cities. We raise money for first aid supplies. | Bank of Memories: a Chance for Digital Immortality.
The Bank of Memories project from Ukraine aims to reliably preserve vital personal data and pass it on to future generations via blockchain, making the platform secure and durable. The project has its own cryptocurrency – GBM coins.
This border crossing is the only one that has a pedestrian crossing, where women and children without cars can cross into Poland. What happens to the refugees after they cross the border? How to bring goods donations to Medyka?
In response to the medical demands created by the pandemic, medtech has become one of the world’s top technological trends. One of the most impressive and successful Ukrainian innovations is the orthopedic startup ComeBack Mobility, whose history began with an injury.