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VOCHI raises additional $2.4 million for its computer vision-powered video editing app

TechCrunch

VOCHI , a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 Investors in the most recent round include TA Ventures, Angelsdeck, A.Partners, Startup Wise Guys, Kolos VC and angels from companies like Belarus-based Verv and Estonian unicorn Bolt.

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Accounting platform Synder raises $2M to automate e-commerce bookkeeping

TechCrunch

Though the round was acquired before going into the accelerator program, the Belarus-based pair wanted to wait to publicly share the milestone. As Synder ’s two co-founders Michael Astreiko and Ilya Kisel wrap up their time at Y Combinator, they also announced their seed round of $2 million from TMT Investments.

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After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

Though framed in general terms, the announcement was likely made in reference to an incident that took place earlier in March, where the developer of a widely used JavaScript library added an update that overwrote files on machines located in Russia or Belarus.

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AI shopping assistant Karma raises $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global

TechCrunch

AI shopping assistant and shopping network Karma announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global followed by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors including NFX and Altair Capital. The company now employs nearly 60 people across Tel Aviv, Minsk, Belarus and the U.S.,

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Pinterest invests in creator tools with acquisition of video creation and editing app Vochi

TechCrunch

The Belarus-based video editing app was founded in 2019, by Ilya Lesun, Anna Buglakova, Vasily Kasnitsky, Sergei Malyutin, and incubated by Andrei Avsievich and Yury Melnichek from Bulba Ventures. Prior to joining Pinterest, Vochi had raised $4.2 million in funding and was on the path to a Series A.

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Microsoft pulls the plug on ‘new’ sales of products and services in Russia

The Verge

It didn’t go into further detail about what that looks like or specify what meaningful financial impact the move will have on its businesses, as CD Projekt Red did yesterday while announcing a ban on services to Russia and Belarus. We have publicly raised our concerns that these attacks against civilians violate the Geneva Convention.”.

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How to help your startup turn a profit in 4 simple steps

The Next Web

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. It’s always better to be earn money, not just raise it, as money you earn doesn’t dilute your ownership and reassures your investors. I’m a geek and software engineer from the former ­Soviet state of Belarus.

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