Pluses, minuses of moving to Silicon Valley for Ukrainian startups

By The Kyiv Post / December 18, 2014

California’s Silicon Valley attracts many Ukrainian startups looking for investment. It’s where the money is – home to some 8,000 venture funds and 20,000 startups. But how to get this money? And is visiting enough, or should one move there?

For starters, one has to be introduced by somebody respected in the tech community, says Denis Dovgopoliy, president of the GrowthUP Accelerator who visits the Silicon Valley up to five times a year.

Topics: Analysis & opinion, International, Startups, Ukraine-USA

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