9 Made-In Ukraine Tech Success Stories You Didn’t Know About
As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine intensify, many are realizing how little they know about the country. While we all know Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe, its tech ecosystem has not received as much attention. In a Twitter thread, Mike Sapiton, tech editor and deputy editor-in-chief at Forbes Ukraine, highlighted some of the products and technologies that have Ukrainian roots. Here are some of them.
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WhatsApp
Founded by Jan Koum who was born in Kyiv and grew up in Fastiv until he moved along with his mother and grandmother to Mountain View, California at 16
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PayPal
The payments platform also has Ukrainian roots. Co-founder Max Levchin was born in Ukraine to a Jewish family. He now runs Affirm, a company whose goal is to build the next-generation credit network.
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Readdle
Readdle is a Ukrainian app development company that started off as four friends working out of a rented apartment in Odessa. It’s now an international company that builds productivity tools and apps for Apple.
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Clean My Mac
Mac users will be familiar with the helpful product, which has been developed by Kyiv-based software house MacPaw. Last year, the company had announced that it was opening its own Apple museum in the capital.
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Snapchat
Snapchat’s masking technology was the brainchild of the Looksery team, mostly working out of Odessa. They also have offices in Kyiv and Zaporizha
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Jobble
Helps people in 71 countries find a job online. It was born in a dorm in Kyiv
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Revolut
The money management app is co-founded by Vlad Yatsenko, who is from the city Mykolaiv.
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Solana
Blockchain platform Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko was born in Ukraine. Another Ukraine-born crypto found is Polosukhin, co-founder of Near protocol, a blockchain startup.
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Grammarly
Founded by Max Lytvyn and Alex Shevchenko, have become billionaires. Perhaps the best known of them all is this grammar solutions platform founded by three Ukrainians. The company, valued at $13 billion, still has a giant Kyiv office.
source : times of india
