ELEKS

ELEKS is an international software engineering and consulting company headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with substantial operating roots in Ukraine. The company was established in 1991 by Oleksiy Skrypnyk and his son, Oleksiy Skrypnyk Jr. It began as a product-oriented technology business rather than immediately as a conventional outsourcing provider. Its first major product was Dakar, a science-intensive software system designed for power-distribution management in Eastern European markets. The product gave the company an early specialization in technically demanding software and utility-sector applications. Over time, ELEKS expanded from proprietary software into custom software development, technology consulting, and broader enterprise delivery services. Its work is directed at organizations that require bespoke digital platforms, modernization of existing systems, data and analytics capabilities, and specialized engineering support. The company serves clients in sectors including energy and utilities, finance, healthcare, government, retail, logistics, and other enterprise domains, although the available reference material does not provide a complete current industry breakdown. ELEKS developed an international delivery and commercial footprint. The company maintains offices or operations in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, Japan, Croatia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom, in addition to its Estonian headquarters. The Wikipedia reference describes the organization as having more than 2,100 employees and notes that it had approximately 1,400 employees in 2019. More than 200 companies were reported as using its services in 2019. These figures indicate a transition from an early regional software-product business into a sizeable international engineering-services provider. The company has also remained connected to Ukraine's technology ecosystem. In October 2024, ELEKS was selected through a competitive tender associated with Ukraine's Digital Transformation Activity to implement the country's e-Excise electronic-stamp system. The initiative involves Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Finance, and State Tax Service. The planned system replaces paper excise stamps for alcohol and tobacco products with traceable digital stamps using DataMatrix technology and integration with the Diia mobile application. Separately, the reference material states that ELEKS supports Ukraine's armed forces through software and hardware development for military drones. ELEKS is recognized in the Global Outsourcing 100, a ranking associated with the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. The available material does not establish a stock-market listing, a parent corporation, or a current chief executive, so those fields remain unspecified. Overall, ELEKS is positioned as a technically focused, enterprise-oriented engineering partner combining custom software delivery, consulting, digital modernization, and domain-specific product development.

ELEKS was founded in 1991 by Oleksiy Skrypnyk and his son, Oleksiy Skrypnyk Jr. The business initially operated as a product company and launched Dakar, a technically intensive software system for managing power-distribution systems in Eastern European markets. This beginning placed ELEKS in a specialized engineering niche connected to utilities and infrastructure rather than in the general-purpose application-services market. Dakar became an important early reference for the company. By 2016, the software was reported to be in use in more than 20 Eastern European power systems. The product's adoption demonstrated ELEKS's ability to develop software for operationally critical environments and helped establish a foundation for later work with enterprise customers. The company subsequently broadened its activities into custom software development and IT consulting. Its service model evolved toward designing, building, modernizing, and supporting software for enterprise clients. By 2019, ELEKS reportedly employed about 1,400 people and its services were being used by more than 200 companies. The organization later developed a multinational footprint spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, while retaining significant operations in Ukraine and establishing its headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia. ELEKS's later work includes both commercial and public-sector digital systems. In October 2024, it was chosen through a competitive tender to implement Ukraine's e-Excise electronic-stamp system. The initiative is being developed with Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Finance, and State Tax Service. It is designed to replace physical excise stamps with digital, traceable identifiers based on DataMatrix technology and to connect the process with the Diia mobile application. The project reflects ELEKS's role in large-scale regulatory and public digital infrastructure. The reference material also describes ELEKS as contributing software and hardware capabilities to military-drone development in support of Ukraine's armed forces. In parallel, the company has received recognition through inclusion in the Global Outsourcing 100 associated with the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. The available sources do not document a change of ownership, public listing, or a complete sequence of chief executives. The company is therefore best characterized as an active, privately held international technology-services business that grew from a regional utility-software product into a broad enterprise engineering and consulting organization.

• 2024

  ELEKS is selected for Ukraine's e-Excise system

  [1]Eleksen.wikipedia.org

  ELEKS wins a competitive selection to implement Ukraine's national digital excise-stamp platform.

• 2019

  ELEKS reaches approximately 1,400 employees

  [1]Eleksen.wikipedia.org

  The company is reported to have about 1,400 employees and more than 200 client organizations using its services.

• 2016

  Dakar expands across Eastern European power systems

  [1]Eleksen.wikipedia.org

  Dakar is reported to be deployed in more than 20 Eastern European power systems.

• 1991

  ELEKS is established

  [1]Eleksen.wikipedia.org

  Oleksiy Skrypnyk and Oleksiy Skrypnyk Jr. establish ELEKS as a product-focused software company.

• 1991

  Dakar power-distribution software is launched

  [1]Eleksen.wikipedia.org

  ELEKS introduces Dakar, a specialized system for power-distribution management in Eastern European markets.

A technically focused international engineering and consulting partner for enterprise, government, and other organizations requiring custom software, modernization, and specialized digital systems.

• Power-distribution management software · 1991

  Dakar

  Dakar was ELEKS's early flagship software product. It was developed as a science-intensive system for managing power-distribution operations in Eastern European markets. The product became an important demonstration of the company's ability to build specialized software for infrastructure and utility environments. By 2016, it was reported to be used in more than 20 Eastern European power systems.

• Government regulatory technology · 2024

  Ukraine e-Excise electronic-stamp system

  This national digital platform is intended to replace paper excise stamps for alcohol and tobacco products with traceable electronic stamps using DataMatrix technology. The system is being developed with Ukrainian government institutions and is designed to integrate with the Diia mobile application, supporting product traceability and more efficient regulatory administration.

• 2024

  Expansion into national digital excise infrastructureStrategy

  Background

  Ukraine sought to modernize excise administration and replace paper stamps for alcohol and tobacco products with a traceable electronic system.

  Action taken

  ELEKS was selected through a competitive tender to implement the e-Excise platform in cooperation with Ukraine's digital-transformation, finance, and tax authorities.

  Aftermath

  The planned system is intended to use DataMatrix digital stamps and integration with Diia to improve traceability and regulatory transparency. The available material does not state the implementation's final results.

  Source

1. 1Eleksen.wikipedia.org