The device called Scripter records voice messages and turns them into structured notes on a smartphone. Its developer, the Ukrainian startup Senstone, has raised $111,000 from 748 Kickstarter backers as of Nov. 21, according to founder Nazar Fedorchuk. He hopes to use the money to improve the device’s
According to a 2021 survey by the password manager NordPass, the most popular password in Ukraine this year was “qwerty.” The password is used by 370,000 Ukrainians. It also takes one second to crack. Other easy-to-hack passwords widely used in Ukraine include the world’s most-popular option “123456," as
This represents a sixfold increase from its $2.1 billion valuation in 2019, the startup announced on Nov. 18. In its latest round of funding, Grammarly attracted $200 million from investment firm Baillie Gifford, venture firm General Catalyst and accounts managed by investment manager BlackRock. Grammarly uses machine learning to
The all-in-one restaurant management system ORTY made it into the U.K. TechRound’s list of top food tech startups in 2021. Founded by Ukrainians, the Toronto-based startup developed an app for restaurants to track data, including customer orders, ingredient expiration dates, supplies, and marketing procedures. ORTY has received $105,
Three CERES electronic intelligence satellites were launched from a space center in French Guiana on Nov. 16 to enhance France’s surveillance capabilities. The satellites were sent off by the Vega rocket, equipped with a liquid propellant engine designed by Ukraine’s Pivdenne aerospace design bureau and built by the
The school plans to use this funding to expand in the American and European markets, its cofounder Anna Apostol said on Nov. 12. Mate Academy teaches programming online for free in exchange for 17% of its students’ first two years’ salary after employment. The company says it has over 1,
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