Why Eastern Europe is a hotbed for computer vision startups

In September 2015, the Ukrainian startup community and technology-focused media went into a frenzy after Snapchat announced it was acquiring Looksery, an Odessa-based image-processing startup. The deal, reportedly valued at around $150 million, represented one of the most spectacular startup success stories to emerge from Ukraine to date. Looksery’s app could change anyone’s face in real […]