Sombra Inc.
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| Sombra | |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Viktor Chekh |
| Headquarters | Lviv, Ukraine |
Number of employees | 400+ (2026) |
| Website | sombrainc |
Sombra is a Ukrainian software development and information technology consulting company founded in Lviv in 2013 by software developer Viktor Chekh.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sombra expanded its operations outside Ukraine, establishing development teams in Colombia and Poland. By May 2026, the company employed more than 400 people.
History
Sombra was founded in 2013 in Lviv by software developer Viktor Chekh. The company initially obtained projects through the freelance platform Upwork before moving towards direct contracts with clients.
By the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Sombra employed more than 200 people in Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company continued work for foreign clients during the first days of the invasion, while some employees were reassigned to volunteer activities.
Following the invasion, the company expanded its operations outside Ukraine. In 2023, it established a development operation in Medellín, Colombia. The expansion was intended in part to reduce the company's geographical concentration in Ukraine and to provide services to North American clients from a closer time zone.
In October 2024, Sombra opened an office in Kraków, its first in Poland.
By early 2025, the company employed approximately 360 people across Ukraine, Poland and Colombia.
By May 2026, Sombra employed more than 400 people, including more than 340 in Ukraine and approximately 60 in Colombia. According to dev.ua, citing company figures and Opendatabot data, the company's Ukrainian business reported revenue of nearly ₴500 million in 2025.
In 2026, the company began expanding into India. LIGA.Tech reported that the expansion formed part of a broader effort to increase the share of Sombra's workforce located outside Ukraine.
Operations
Sombra develops software for external clients. Its business has primarily focused on customers in North America and Europe.
The company has development operations in Ukraine, Colombia and Poland. Its Colombian operation was established in Medellín in 2023 and later expanded to Bogotá. By 2026, approximately one fifth of the company's workforce was based in Colombia.
References
- 1 2 "Віктор Чех, Sombra: «Головне — не боятися ризикувати»". The Ukrainians (in Ukrainian). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pushkina, Viktoriia (1 March 2024). "Як IT-компанії Sombra вдається зростати попри війну та навіщо їй офіс в Колумбії". MC.today (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 Кузьменко, Олександр (8 October 2024). "Українська компанія Sombra, яка розробляє програмне забезпечення, відкрила перший офіс у Польщі". dev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Khandusenko, Natalia (14 May 2026). "«Війна підштовхнула нас до глобального розвитку». Українська сервісна ІТ-компанія Sombra виходить на ринок Індії, а її офіс у Колумбії зараз становить 20% компанії". dev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 ""Переїзд не є панацеєю": українська Sombra виросла на 40% завдяки Колумбії. На черзі – Індія". LIGA.Tech (in Ukrainian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Upwork допомагає українським підприємцям знайти клієнтів з усього світу і працювати на Facebook, Google та Amazon. Як це працює". Forbes Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Schechner, Sam (2 March 2022). "Ukraine's Vital Tech Industry Carries On Amid Russian Invasion". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sombra Software abre nuevas oportunidades para el talento colombiano". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 17 February 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.