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{{Infobox company
| name = ELEKS
| type = Private
| industry = [[Software engineering]], [[Outsourcing]]
| founded = 1991<ref name="KP">{{cite news|title=25 top IT startups, tech firms, online shops and innovations|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraines-it-edge/25-top-it-startups-tech-firms-online-shops-and-innovations-20-outstanding-firms-421326.html|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=KyivPost|date=18 Aug 2016|ref=KyivPost}}</ref><ref name="EU">{{cite news|last1=Cameron|first1=Jerry|title=From a Small Family Firm to a Top 100 Outsourcing Company|url=http://emerging-europe.com/sectors/ict/from-a-small-family-firm-to-a-top-100-global-outsourcing-company/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Emerging Europe|date=24 Apr 2017|ref=EmergingEurope}}</ref>
| area_served = Globally
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Oleksiy Skrypnyk]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Europe|first=Emerging|date=2017-04-24|title=From a Small Family Firm to a Top 100 Global Outsourcing Company|url=https://emerging-europe.com/interviews/from-a-small-family-firm-to-a-top-100-global-outsourcing-company/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Emerging Europe {{!}} Intelligence, Community, News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-22|title=ELEKS, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 25 years of software engineering innovation - Aug. 22, 2016|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/business-wire/eleks-a-leading-ukrainian-it-company-marks-25-years-of-software-engineering-innovation-421526.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=KyivPost}}</ref> |([[Co-Founder]])|Andriy Krupa |([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])}}
| num_employees = 2000+<ref name="KP" /><ref name="UADN">{{cite news|title=13 companies operating in Ukraine ranked among world’s top IT service providers|url=http://www.uadn.net/2017/02/21/13-companies-operating-in-ukraine-ranked-among-worlds-top-it-service-providers/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Ukraine Digital News|date=21 Feb 2017|ref=UADN}}</ref>
| location = [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]
| homepage = [https://eleks.com/ eleks.com]
}}
'''ELEKS''', also known as '''ELEKS Software''', is an international company that provides custom [[software engineering]] and consulting services, headquartered in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]].<ref name="UT">{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Hal|title=Lviv becomes a model for development in Ukraine|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/10/06/lviv-becomes-model-development-ukraine/73335334/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=USA TODAY|date=6 Oct 2015|ref=USAToday}}</ref> The company has about 2000+ employees<ref name="UADN" /> and operates offices in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Switzerland]], [[Japan]], [[Croatia]], [[UAE]], [[KSA]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="F-PL">{{cite news|title=Liderzy branży outsourcingu spotkają się na Polsko-Ukraińskim Forum w Rzeszowie|url=http://www.forbes.pl/polsko-ukrainskie-forum-w-rzeszowie-dla-liderow-branzy-outsourcingu,artykuly,200075,1,1.html|accessdate=21 May 2017|language=Polish|work=Forbes|ref=Forbes}}</ref><ref name="KP" />
==History==
ELEKS was established as a product company in 1991 by Oleksiy Skrypnyk and his son [[Oleksiy Skrypnyk|Oleksiy Skrypnyk, Jr.]]<ref name="KP" /><ref name="EU" /> The company started with the launch of ''Dakar'', a science-intensive software for power distribution systems for Eastern European markets.<ref name="KP2">{{cite news|title=Eleks, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 28 years of software engineering innovation|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/business-wire/eleks-a-leading-ukrainian-it-company-marks-25-years-of-software-engineering-innovation-421526.html?flavour=full|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=KyivPost|date=22 Aug 2016|ref=KP2}}</ref><ref name="KO">{{cite news|title=Eleks отмечает двадцать пятую годовщину|url=http://ko.com.ua/eleks_otmechaet_dvadcat_pyatuyu_godovshhinu_116762|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=«Компьютерное Обозрение»|date=22 Aug 2016|ref=KO|language=Russian}}</ref>
By 2016, Dakar was used in more than 20 Eastern European power systems,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-22|title=ELEKS, a leading Ukrainian IT company, marks 25 years of software engineering innovation - Aug. 22, 2016|url=https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/business-wire/eleks-a-leading-ukrainian-it-company-marks-25-years-of-software-engineering-innovation-421526.html|access-date=2020-07-22|website=KyivPost}}</ref> and by 2019, the company had 1400 employees.<ref name="KP" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eba.com.ua/member/tzov-eleks-2/|title=ELEKS|website=European Business Association|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref> As of 2019, more than 200 companies are using the services of  the company.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
==Industries and technologies==
ELEKS provides its services to enterprises in [[Financial services|Finance]], Media & Entertainment, [[Healthcare]], [[Retail]], [[Agriculture]] and [[Logistics]] industries.<ref name="UT" /><ref name="KO" /><ref name="B">{{cite news|title=Ukraine's IT Brigade Supports the Troops|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-20/ukraines-diy-drones-go-to-war|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Bloomberg|date=21 Nov 2014|ref=Bloomberg}}</ref>
Activities include:
*[[Custom software|Custom Software Development]]
* Advanced Analytics<ref name="GC">{{cite news|title=Offshore Premium Tech Talent Excels in Data Sciences|url=https://growthcap.co/offshore-premium-tech-talent-excels-in-data-sciences/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=GrowthCap|date=2016|ref=GC}}</ref><ref name="PAW">{{cite news|title=Wise Practitioner – Predictive Workforce Analytics Interview Series: Daniil Shash at Eleks|url=http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/patimes/wise-practitioner-predictive-workforce-analytics-interview-series-daniil-shash-at-eleks02032016/7297/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Predictive Analytics World|date=5 Feb 2016|ref=PAW}}</ref>
*[[Virtual reality|Virtual Reality]]<ref name="UADN-3D">{{cite news|title=Ukrainian web-based 3D holiday game gets recognition in international contests|url=http://www.uadn.net/2016/03/30/ukrainian-web-based-3d-holiday-game-gets-recognition-at-international-contests/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Ukraine Digital News|date=30 Mar 2016|ref=UADN-3D}}</ref><ref name="FWA">{{cite web|title=Mobile 3D Car Interior Preview: The FWA Mobile of the Day 15 Aug 2015|url=https://thefwa.com/cases/mobile-3d-car-interior-preview?p=mobile-generation|website=FWA|publisher=The FWA|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref>
* Drones<ref name="TG">{{cite news|title=Crowdfunding a war: Ukraine's DIY drone-makers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/24/crowdfunding-war-ukraines-diy-drone-makers|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=The Guardian|date=24 Apr 2015|ref=TG}}</ref>
* Mobile and Wearable Development<ref name="BI">{{cite news|last1=Tweedie|first1=Steven|title=This Apple Watch app will let you control your Tesla from your wrist|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-apple-watch-app-lets-you-control-model-s-from-your-wrist-2015-2|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Business Insider|date=2 Feb 2015|ref=BI}}</ref><ref name="GG">{{cite news|title=Apple Watch Gets A Tesla App From Eleks Labs|url=http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/apple-watch-gets-a-tesla-app-from-eleks-labs-04-02-2015/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Geeky Gadgets|date=4 Feb 2015|ref=GG}}</ref><ref name="MR">{{cite news|title=Third-Party Tesla App Provides Look at Opportunities and Limitations of Apple Watch Development|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/30/tesla-app-apple-watch-limitations/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=MacRumors|date=30 Jan 2015|ref=MR}}</ref>
* Solutions for Retail<ref name="IT">{{cite news|title=Omnichannel excellence: ELEKS on retail’s big challenge|url=http://www.insider-trends.com/omnichannel-excellence-eleks-on-retails-big-challenge/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Insider Trends|date=30 Mar 2017|ref=IT}}</ref>
*[[Data science|Data Science]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eleks.com/expertise/data-science/|title=Data Science Services {{!}} ELEKS|website=ELEKS - Software engineering, enterprise software development, consulting|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>
*Research and innovations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eleks.com/services/research-development-innovation/|title=Research and Innovation {{!}} ELEKS|website=ELEKS - Software engineering, enterprise software development, consulting|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>
The company supports Ukrainian armed forces by developing military drone software and hardware.<ref name="UT" /><ref name="B" /><ref name="TG" />
==References==
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[[Category:Software companies established in 1991]]
[[Category:Consulting firms established in 1991]]
[[Category:Development software companies]]
[[Category:Engineering software companies]]
[[Category:Information technology consulting firms]]
[[Category:Outsourcing companies]]
[[Category:Software companies of Ukraine]]
[[Category:Ukrainian brands]]