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German and Ukrainian associations launch “Digital Partnership” (first event on March 10)

March 5, 2021

Leveraging its assets in the fields of IT and digital solutions, Ukraine offers many opportunities for successful business partnerships. Many emerging startups as well as established companies from this country already operate internationally. To develop this potential through bilateral exchanges, the German Eastern Business Association, NRW.Global Business (the North Rhine-Westphalia trade and investment agency), and the German-Ukrainian Chamber of …

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0100 Virtual CEE: Hundreds of PE/VC professionals to meet online (March 16-18)

March 3, 2021

More than 500 industry professionals, including 300+ investors interested in the CEE region, are expected to participate in the 2nd edition of 0100 Virtual CEE a major PE/VC virtual conference dedicated to the region. The event will take place on 16-18 March 2021. Participants will include senior level General Partners from renowned PE/VC funds and Limited Partners — including pension funds, funds of funds, …

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‘Ukraine in Washington:’ Online conference focuses on innovation and reform (Dec. 15-16)

November 19, 2020

The US-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) will hold a two-day online conference on December 15 and 16, 2020 to explore the topics of innovation and reform in Ukraine. A large group of policy experts and international business leaders will cover these key areas: regional security; defense; air and space; energy; IT and tech; biotech. Since 1991, the US-Ukraine …

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In Western Ukraine, Lviv IT Cluster and USAID to launch IT service marketplace

September 7, 2020

Industry association Lviv IT Cluster is announcing the ‘Lviv Tech Marketplace’ initiative, aiming to promote the IT industry in Western Ukraine and help small and mid-size IT companies enter global markets. The initiative enjoys the support of the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine. This online platform will feature “the most up-to-date information on IT companies in …

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The Current Wave: New breed of Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs seek success in global markets, Part 5

Highs and lows of Ukrainian startup ecosystem discussed by top local and international players

September 4, 2020

This Wednesday Adam Smith Conferences hosted a first-of-its-kind webinar focusing on the development of the Ukrainian startup ecosystem, in partnership with Ukraine Digital News. Among the participants were leading voices in Ukrainian tech, including Victoria Tigipko, Managing Partner at TA Ventures and Kirill Bigai, CEO at Preply.com, among others. Charles Whitehead, who runs the EO Business Incubators …

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Ukrainian investors, founders to tout $1.5 billion startup sector in online event (Sept. 2)

August 24, 2020

Continued growth in Ukraine’s venture capital sector has seen the total value of VC investments reach $1.5 billion this year, according to a recent report in the Kyiv Post. But the sector remains largely disconnected from the wider European tech and startup ecosystem. In order to create a stronger community of founders and investors, Adam Smith Conferences, will be hosting a first-of-its-kind webinar …

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Top investors to review SaaS startups from Emerging Europe, Finland and Israel (application deadline: Aug. 9)

August 1, 2020

Flashpoint VC — an international investor previously known as Buran VC — has launched an international startup challenge dedicated to SaaS technologies. The challenge is open to Seed and post-seed companies with an MRR of $10,000-$100,000 and no more than $3 million raised. The targeted segments are AI, DevOps, Remote work & productivity tools, HealthTech and …

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USAID-backed Ukraine Innovation Awards celebrate innovators, investors and accelerators

July 8, 2020

Last week a variety of Ukrainian and international innovators, investors, accelerators as well as female entrepreneurs, were awarded as part of 42 Investment Summit 2020. This two-day international online conference brought together over 500 attendees, including more than 50 startups and over 50 investors and corporate innovators. The Ukraine Innovation Awards 2020 related to eight …

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Top industry event turns virtual to showcase best “doers in tech” (June 1-3)

May 14, 2020

On June 1-3 EMERGE, the leading international event on the Belarusian innovation scene, will hold its annual conference in an online format. Major global companies – including Chivas, Coursera, Dropbox, Farfetch, Ikea, MegaFon, Miro, Tesla, Transferwise and VTB – will participate. On the venture side, the event will gather such funds as Acrobator Ventures, Atomico, Da …

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Ukrainian venture market: Invitation to international webinar

April 18, 2020

On Wednesday, April 22, the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and Deloitte Ukraine will hold a webinar in English language to discuss VC and PE trends and prospects in the country. This initiative enjoys the support of Innovation DTEK. UVCA CEO Olga Afanasyeva and Deloitte Partner Volodymyr Yumashev will present the key …

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International hackathon aims to fight pandemic and build more resilient societies (April 9-20)

April 2, 2020

As three billion people are locked down across the world, an international hackathon is calling innovators to “hack the future so we never go through this again.” Designed as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Hack also aims to “build resilience post-pandemic.” The tracks are inspired by the UN sustainability goals that cover …

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The world’s leading investors call for health and wellness innovators (Paris, March 23)

February 18, 2020

On March 23, the French capital is to host the world’s leading investors searching for early-stage innovation in health and wellness. Startups from Eastern Europe are welcome to this fast-track cross-border match-making event, which covers such industry segment as digital health, precision medicine, ageing in place, pharma, medical devices and IoT. To date, 40+ investors …

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