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9.1.7​ TMT sector news
Kharkiv tries to poach IT specialists from Belarus by offering relocation
perks,​ reports Interfax-Ukraine. “Kharkiv IT-community sincerely empathizes
with Belarussian colleagues who are forced to be in unstable conditions and
psychological pressure. Kharkiv IT-Cluster understands that in such conditions
it is difficult not only for IT-business to maintain stability, but also to live and
work,” the organization said.
TMT Developments in Ukraine and Belarus
Fashion marketplace Love&Live attracted an undisclosed amount from local
fund SMRK VC at a $10mn valuation.
States.
Three major deals (by local standards) took place this spring on the Ukrainian
e-commerce scene: Zakaz.ua, an online service to order from popular grocery
chains, secured €5mn from Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG), a
company backed by former Kyiv mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi.
Makeup, a major perfume and cosmetics online retailer, raised a reported
$8mn from local PE/VC firm Horizon Capital.
A startup with Ukrainian roots, ClassTag, raised $5mn in Silicon Valley. The
platform says it has grown to 2mn users across 25,000 schools in the United
Meanwhile Sixa, an American startup with Ukrainian founders, vanished after
raisingmns from top Ukrainian, US and UK investors. These misfortunate
investors now doubt that any team or products have remained of this startup.
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