Startup

A New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal has debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically scroll through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs, similar to the interface of the video-sharing app TikTok.

Senior Software Engineer Artem Petrusenko from Lviv developed the web application GrammarTrack. dev.ua told about the history of its creation earlier. The application successfully passed beta testing and was recently released in full. Now Ukrainians have the opportunity to study English grammar of all levels of complexity for free, namely: assess their current level of knowledge, set short-term goals and track progress, as well as instantly check tasks with detailed explanations. In addition, AI will help identify weaknesses in the user’s learning and will provide daily recommendations on selected topics.

Four IT professionals from Lviv developed the Bridge messenger. They created it in their free time and at their own expense. The idea for the messenger arose in the summer of 2024 during power outages and communication problems due to weak Internet. One of the advantages of the Ukrainian development is stable communication even with extremely low Internet speed.

Pebbles Ai, a British AI startup with an office in Lviv, founded by a former marketing strategist of Google, Cisco, and Walmart, has raised its first major round of investment of $1 million. The Ukrainian IT team is developing AI and a platform for B2B business with AI agents. dev.ua learned why the company chose Ukraine for its technical office, whether it plans to expand its IT team, and what the investments will be spent on.

Viktoriya Yaremchuk, CEO and co-founder of Farsight Vision, has been working in the startup industry for almost 10 years. After the full-scale invasion began, she decided to create a company that would help our soldiers. This is how a device and platform were created that process media files received during drone footage and turn it into a 3D map of the area. This is not the only application of the Ukrainian startup's developments, which can be used in both military and civilian areas. We contacted Victoria Yaremchuk and talked about investments from Estonia, sales in Europe and the USA, why the startup needs a VR version and how she sees the future of the company.

Leonid Shevtsov, a software architect from the product company Railsware, created a stochastic time tracker that helps you track your time and maintain a balance between household chores, work, and other activities throughout the day.