Analysis

April 4, 2019

Amazing Armenia: revolution, tech unicorns & a powerful female workforce

Meet three of Armenia's rising stars: PicsArt, 2hz and D’efekt.


John Thornhill

8 min read

Armenia is best known for its long and tragic history, fearsome chess players and fiery Ararat brandy. But in the late 20th century it also acquired a reputation as the Silicon Valley of the Soviet Union. The small Caucasian nation of 3m people boasted some the country’s best technical institutes and many of its smartest engineers.

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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