Ciklum

Ciklum
Private
Industry Software engineering, IT consulting
Founded 2002.[1][2]
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
Area served
 Globally
Services Custom Software Development
Number of employees
 3,000.[3][4]
Website ciklum.com

Ciklum is an international custom software development[3] and IT outsourcing[5] company headquartered in Kyiv,[6] Ukraine.[3][7][8][9]

The company has software development centers and branch offices in the UK, United States, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Israel, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Pakistan.[1][10]

Social Responsibility & Educational Initiatives

In September 2012, Ciklum co-launched BIONIC University, the first Ukrainian intercorporate IT university.[11][12][13][14]

In April 2014, Ciklum, together with other IT companies operating in Ukraine, initiated the launch of Brain Basket Foundation to fund free trainings for those who wish to study programming. This initiative is aimed at developing Ukraine’s $2 billion IT Industry towards a goal of generating $10 billion in annual revenue and creating 100,000 jobs by 2020.[15][16] Ciklum has pledged $100,000 to the program.[17]

In January 2018, Ciklum supported first-ever Ukraine House in Davos during World Economic Forum 2018.[18]

Clients and Services

Ciklum provides the clients with a range of services including Software development, QA, R&D, IoT, Big Data, Product development and Consulting.[19]

Ciklum provides teams, project-based services, and peak resources on a short-term basis. Ciklum key clients are Jabra, Just Eat, Thomas Cook, Lenovo.[20][21]

History

Ciklum was founded in 2002[1][2] by Danish native Torben Majgaard, current Executive Chairman,[22] in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since then, the company has grown to over 3,000 employees.[3][4][23]

In 2009, Ciklum buys main business activities from Mondo's bankruptcy.[24][25]

In 2011, Ciklum acquires 50% of SCR Gruppen (Denmark).[6]

In 2013 Ciklum acquires Danish IT outsourcing provider Kuadriga[26]

In 2015, George Soros's Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund acquired a significant stake in Ciklum[27]

From August 2017, new Ciklum’s CEO is Michael Boustridge.[22]

Rankings and Recognition

Ciklum is named the 2011[28] Top 100 Global Services provider.

In 2012[29] and 2013, Forbes Ukraine included Ciklum in the top 5 largest outsourcing companies in Ukraine[30][31]

In 2015, Ciklum ranked 5th in the Top 25 Largest IT Companies in Ukraine][32]

In 2016, Ciklum IoT Team Won IOT World Hackathon in Santa Clara.[33]

In 2017, Ciklum listed as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s Market Guide for Mobile Application Testing Services[34]

In 2017, Ciklum ranked 5th in the Top 50 Largest IT Companies in Ukraine.[35]

In 2017 Ciklum named Top IT Outsourcing Company by Clutch.[36]

In 2016, 2017, 2018 Ciklum included in The Global Outsourcing 100 – the annual listing of the world’s best outsourcing service providers.[37][38][39]

In 2018, Ciklum won DevOps Engineer of the Year at the Computing DevOps Excellence Awards[40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "De bedste it-virksomheder i Ukraine er danske" (in Danish). Computerworld. 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Датская IT-компания разработает электронное правительство в Украине" (in Russian). Unian. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-Soviet Programmers Take On India in $48 Billion Market". Bloomberg. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Nordic businesses continue to look to Ukraine for IT". Computerweekly. 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ciklum taps Ukraine's talent pool". Computerweekly. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Ciklum overtager halvdelen af SCR Gruppen" (in Danish). Computerworld. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Prospect of war in Ukraine raises concerns over outsourcing industry". Computerworld UK. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Эхо Майдана: как живет украинский бизнес после революции" (in Russian). Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ciklum taps Ukraine's talent pool". Computerweekly. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Just Eat builds in-house IT workforce in Ukraine". Computer Weekly. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "BIONIC University Starts Working in the Test Mode". Bionic University. 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "TECH Summer School launched!". Bionic University. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "BIONIC University Students develop programs for Dutch companies". Bionic University. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "У Києві запрацював відкритий IT-університет" (in Ukrainian). BIONIC Hill. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "How tech innovations and partnerships can help Ukraine reach new goals". Ukraine Digital News. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Silicon Valley gets taste of Ukraine's IT world during UTGem conference". Kyiv Post. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "BrainBasket Foundation prepares tech specialists to boost the market". Kyiv Post. 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ukraine House to open in Davos during WEF - media". UNIAN.NET. 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ciklum". Clutch. 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Just Eat builds in-house IT workforce in Ukraine". Computerweekly. 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Ciklum". Clutch. 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Ciklum's Torben Majgaard on secrets of IT success". Kyiv Post. 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ukraine IT industry isolated from political tension and ready to fuel economic growth". Computer Weekly. 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Konkursramte Mondo sælges i bidder til Ciklum og Nordea" (in Danish). Version2. 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Kollapset Mondo splittes op i fire dele" (in Danish). Computerworld. 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ciklum купила датскую компанию Kuadriga с центром разработки в Киеве (обновлено)" (in Russian). AIN.UA. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Фонд Сороса купил долю в Ciklum" (in Russian). AIN.UA. 2015.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Global Services Compendium" (PDF). Cyber Media. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Украина имеет все шансы превратиться из IT-колонии в метрополию" (in Russian). Forbes Media LLC. 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Программисты выходят на биржу" (in Russian). Forbes Media LLC. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Парк инновационного периода" (in Russian). Forbes Media LLC. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  32. ↑ "ТОП-25 крупнейших ИТ-компаний Украины" (in Ukrainian).
  33. ↑ "Ciklum Team Wins IOT World Hackathon in Santa Clara". Archived from the original on 2018-04-03.
  34. ↑ "Market Guide for Mobile Application Testing Services".
  35. ↑ "ТОП-50 IT-компаний Украины, январь-2017: EPAM и SoftServe в лидерах" (in Russian).
  36. ↑ "Top IT Outsourcing Companies".
  37. ↑ "The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100".
  38. ↑ "The 2017 Global Outsourcing 100".
  39. ↑ "2018 GO100".
  40. ↑ "2018 Winners".
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