Last week a dozen Ukrainian startups were featured at CES, the premier consumer electronics gathering in Las Vegas. “I think it takes a lot of courage for our Ukrainian friends to be here. They have proven how they are protecting themselves against Russia; but they’re also very entrepreneurial,” AFP quoted as saying Gary Shapiro, President of …
A trade mission to Poland took place last month (Nov. 6-10), involving industry representatives from Ukraine, Albania and North Macedonia. Carried out under the Machinery and Devices Industry Promotion Program, the mission aimed to promote the Polish industry while stimulating exchanges with international partners. The program included a variety of B2B meetings with Polish companies, …
Warsaw Industry Week connects Poland to Ukraine and the Balkans Read More
On December 13 the French capital played host to the “Bilateral Conference for the resilience and reconstruction of Ukraine.” Touted as an initiative from the French president Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, the conference aimed to “outline [Ukraine’s] needs to ensure its economic resilience during the war and its medium-term reconstruction, as well as to encourage …
From Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, a Ukrainian trade mission presented the country’s tech sector at major international exhibitions in London. These included FinTech Connect, TechEx Events Global and Giant Health Event. Every year, each of these events hosts up to 3,000 visitors in the fields of AI, Blockchain, finance, digital transformation, Big Data, cyber-security …
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In March, Google announced a five million US dollars Google for Start-ups Ukraine Support Fund to allocate equity-free cash awards to back Ukrainian-founded tech companies so they can continue to strengthen their community and build a foundation for post-war economic recovery. Additionally, it provided Ukrainian start-ups with mentoring, networking and technical support, and a workspace within the …
Google for Start-Ups announces latest batch of Ukraine Support Fund recipients Read More
Odesa, Ukraine is among the cities shortlisted to host the World EXPO at the end of this decade. In the opinion of the organisers, the World Expo is an opportunity for nations to create “fleeting miniature worlds”, buzzing with future tech, arts and displays that foster a cultural dialogue with international peers. Odesa’s EXPO 2030 bid …
Touting itself as “the biggest-ever online gathering of European startup founders, CXOs, VCs, and angel investors,” the European Startup Conference 2022 will be hosted live from Ukraine on Dec. 7 starting from 7pm Kyiv time. In addition to gathering and connecting “thousands of European founders and international investors,” the event will aim to fundraise for …
Online conference aims to gather startups and investors from across Europe (Dec. 7) Read More
Yesterday Immigram, a UK-based but Russian-founded tech immigration platform, opted out from the Slush competition, just a couple of days after winning the first prize. Almost simultaneously, Slush formally revoked the win “in light of new information on the extent of [Immigram’s] operations in Russia.” The attribution of the Slush prize to a Russian-founded startup had shocked a number of …
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Innovative startups and scaleups from Central and Eastern Europe can now apply to the CEE Startup Challenge. This is the biggest online competition for leading-edge startups and scale-ups from the region, organized by Vestbee, one of the leading European platforms for startups and VCs. Selected startups and scaleups will present their businesses to the leading …
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Immigram, a UK-based tech immigration platform, has won the first prize at Slush, Helsinki’s yearly top tech event. The Russian-founded startup will receive €1 million in investment coming from top global investors including Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, NEA and Northzone. According to CrunchBase data, Immigram had raised half a million just six months ago, earning trust …
Touting itself as “the capital of freedom,” Ukraine will welcome “dreamers, innovators and creators” to its national pavilion at WebSummit. This famous event will take place in Lisbon from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 this year. “Prominent startups, VC funds, IT service companies, government institutions, and ecosystem organizations of Ukraine are gathering together to present the biggest …
Ukraine to hold national pavilion at WebSummit (Lisbon, Nov. 1-4) Read More
Last week we visited the wartime ІТ Arena 2022 – definitely the most resilient and brave conference in the world, which gathered over 1000 attendees in Lviv! This year’s event was themed “Ukraine 3.0: Brave. Resilient. Digital” and held in person to show the strength and resilience of Ukraine and Ukrainian tech.
