As Russia encircles and invades Ukraine as part of its so-called demilitarisation efforts, the tech editor at Forbes Ukraine, Mike Sapiton took it up on himself to highlight how Ukrainians have contributed to tech that is now mainstream and used by all. From WhatsApp to Grammarly, here are the six most well-known firms that were founded by Ukrainians.WhatsApp Whatsapp Founder Jan Koum / CNBCThe world’s most well-known instant messaging app was founded by Ukrainian emigrant Jan Koum. Koum was born in Fastiv, from where he moved to the United States. Currently, WhatsApp is owned and operated by Facebook’s parent company Meta.@WhatsApp – founded by Ukrainain emigrant Jan Koum. He was born in Fastiv where you can hear Russian rockets right now. Moved to US.— Mike Sapiton 🇺🇦 (@sapitonmix) February 24, 2022PayPal PayPal founder Max Levchin / Business InsiderThe global payment service that was one of the earliest ways to make digital payments was co-founded by Max Levchin, who is also an emigrant. In addition to co-founding PayPal, Levchin was an early investor in Yelp and is also credited as a producer for the hit film Thank You for Smoking.@PayPal – cofounded by Max Levchin, who also emigrated from here. BNPL…
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