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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Lyubomyr Dykun says 95% of his workforce \u201chave gone to fight\u201d. He is the chief executive officer of G-Mak, a Ukrainian-based home security company. His idea is similar to Amazon Ring\u2019s home security system \u2013 but on steroids.<\/p>\n

His company has designed what looks like a small, black box fitted with a camera. If it detects an intruder it can fire out tear gas to put off any would-be burglar.<\/p>\n

\u201cUkrainians know how to defend\u201d is the company\u2019s wry slogan.<\/p>\n

However, the war has created a huge problem for him. The workforce he had has been decimated. \u201cWe have lost five people,\u201d he says, holding back tears.<\/p>\n

Trying to create a successful start-up at the best of times is a huge challenge but doing so at a time of war is punishingly difficult. Bombing, the targeting of infrastructure and blackouts are just a few of the challenges of working in Ukraine right now.<\/p>\n

And yet a delegation of Ukrainian start-ups have made the long journey to Las Vegas, to the world\u2019s biggest tech gathering. For them CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) is a huge opportunity to meet Western investors.<\/p>\n

Just getting to the show has been tough. \u201cIt took me three days to get here,\u201d says Artem Didinskyi, the co-founder of online kitchen designer Corner. Ukrainian men under 60 are not allowed to leave the country, so he has had to obtain special permission from Ukrainian authorities to attend.<\/p>\n

For him, the countless neon signs of Las Vegas are a far cry from working in Kyiv \u2013 where electricity is a luxury. \u201cSometimes my working day is limited to the battery of my computer.
\n. two weeks ago I didn\u2019t have any electricity for three days,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Artem has found a solution of sorts though. His local gas station has a reliable generator. His office is now a petrol pump forecourt. It is the only way the programmer can work.<\/p>\n

He says he has no heating in his apartment. \u201cI sleep with my dog in my bed to help keep me warm,\u201d he says. Mariana Romaniak works for Rekava \u2013 a company that makes cutlery out of old coffee beans.<\/p>\n

Based near the Russian border, in the town of Sumy (near Kharkiv), her business partner made the difficult decision of moving the company across Ukraine \u2013 some 800km (500 miles) \u2013 to the city of Lviv.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very hard now if you\u2019re a business in Ukraine,\u201d she says. On top of bombs and electricity shortages Mariana also says it is almost impossible for new companies to get funding<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our big investors and big companies are supporting the army,\u201d she says. It is not all bad news for her company though. Mariana says being in Lviv \u2013 close to the border with Poland \u2013 has actually helped business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started to think that maybe it\u2019s better for us to be near the European Union \u2013 because we can deliver more easily,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Another company, eFarm, is set up to help Ukrainian farmers utilise fertiliser on their fields by using satellite technology. The company has pivoted in the last few months though \u2013 and is trialling tech that can spot land mines.<\/p>\n

Tatiana Gorzey from eFarm says 30% of Ukrainian fields have been contaminated. \u201cIf the fields are millions of acres, it\u2019s really difficult to check every inch.<\/p>\n

\u201d As for Lyubomyr, CEO of G-Mak, he is looking to try to produce his home security units in America. For him, CES is a vital chance to meet potential investors. Many of the delegation put a brave face on the war, and hope they can succeed. And if they can, after all the challenges that the war has thrown at them, they have a pretty good shot at succeeding elsewhere too.<\/p>\n

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