It's hard to miss: Russia has invaded Ukraine with certain violence since yesterday, pushing many residents to flee to neighboring countries such as Romania. But beyond citizens, there are also several large technology companies that fear for their activity.500 Startups et Techstars, in particular, have already bet a few balls in the region.
Among the local gems,MacPaw. If this name doesn't mean anything to you, know that this is the developer behind successes like Gemini Photos, CleanMyMac (our test in pictures) or Setapp. The group also acquired The Unarchiver in 2017, positioning itself as one of the strongest independent providers of third-party services on the Mac App Store.
No planned interruptions
To shed light on this potentially problematic situation, Oleksandr Kosovan, CEO of MacPaw, therefore chose to publish a blog post where we learn that its users should not faceno breakdownin the coming days. This is thanks to a team working mainly remotely, among other things.
And although the studio's headquarters is actually based inKiev, it specifies that its servers run at Amazon Web Services (outside Ukraine) and should therefore in theory not be affected even if an accident occurs in the capital.
Paddle, MacPaw's payment provider, is managed from the United Kingdom.
A still uncertain outcome at the gates of Europe
According to the most recent news, Russia has already invested in certain districts of kyiv. Troops could also be seen in other major cities such as Odessa, whose port provides strategic access to the Black Sea.
To respond to these threats, Sweden announced that it would provide military support to Ukraine. InFrance, reactions instead envisage trade and economic sanctions for the moment.
