Ukrainian startup industry suffers from Russian aggression

Hundreds of startups and their teams in Ukraine are on the verge

Russia Attacks Ukrainian Startups Infrascructure

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Ukraine gave birth to many

talented startups

Ukrainians created :

Grammarly

Grammarly is an online platform based on artificial intelligence to help communicate in English. Grammarly improves the quality of written communication by offering advice on correctness, clarity, engagement and tone of communication.

Founded:

2009

Valuation:

$13 billion

$400 million invested

grammarly.com
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GitLab

An open source DevOps lifecycle web tool that provides a code repository management system for Git with its own wiki, bug tracking system, CI/CD pipeline, and more.

Founded:

2011

Valuation:

$19 billion

$413,5 million invested

about.gitlab.com
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Readdle

Product IT company that develops popular applications for smartphones: Documents, Scanner Pro, PDF Expert, PDF Converter, Calendars, Spark email client and B2B product Fluix.

Founded:

2008

Valuation:

$19 billion

readdle.com
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MacPaw

Product IT company that develops software for macOS, iOS, Android and Windows. Among the popular programs: CleanMyMac X, Setapp, Gemini 2, The Unarchiver.

Founded:

2008

Valuation:

Around $300 million

macpaw.com
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PetCube

A company that makes gadgets for pet owners. The company's first product, Petcube, is a device that allows you to remotely monitor, talk and play laser games with your pet via a mobile application.

Founded:

2012

Valuation:

$14,5 million

$14,1 million invested

petcube.com
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Reface

An application using AI/ML technology that allows users to replace faces in video or GIF.

Founded:

2018

$5,5 million invested

reface.app
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People.ai

People.ai is an artificial intelligence platform for corporate income. People.ai helps sales, marketing and customer service departments identify all revenue opportunities from each customer, recording all customer contacts, activity and interactions to obtain useful information for all sales departments.

Founded:

2016

Valuation:

$1,1 billion

$200 million invested

people.ai
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Depositphotos

Depositphotos is an international photobank that acts as an intermediary between image authors and buyers. The Library of Depositphotos has over 200 million files, including free stock photos, vector images, video clips and editorial files.

Founded:

2009

Valuation:

$85 million

$8 million invested

depositphotos.com
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Ajax Systems

An international technology company that develops wireless and wired security systems, it has its own full-cycle production.

Founded:

2011

Valuation:

More than $ 18 billion

$11 million invested

ajax.systems
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Preply

Preply is an online educational platform that connects tutors and teachers with students virtually via online communication. The platform uses an algorithm for ranking and classification of tutors, which has elements of machine learning.

Founded:

2012

$50,6 million invested

preply.com
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Competera

Competera is a platform for retailers that helps set and maintain optimal prices for their range. Created on the basis of machine learning algorithms.

Founded:

2014

$4,3 million invested

competera.com.ua
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Restream

Streaming service that allows users to simultaneously broadcast video content on multiple platforms and social networks, including Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Mixer and LinkedIn. Has applications for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

Founded:

2014

$54,3 million invested

restream.io
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Firefly Aerospace

A private US-Ukrainian aerospace company that develops light launch vehicles to launch cargo into space.

Founded:

2014

$271,6 million invested

firefly.com
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3DLook

3DLook – an application for recognizing the size of clothes from photos of a person. The patented technology of the startup allows you to scan the human body with two photos and with the help of artificial intelligence, neural networks to create a 3D model to determine the size and other physical parameters.

Founded:

2014

Valuation:

Around $100 million

$14,7 million invested

3dlook.me
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InFlu2

Influ2 is the first person-based marketing platform for B2B marketers to target decision-makers, capture their intentions and track engagement.

Founded:

2017

$11,4 million invested

influ2.com
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Esper Bionics

Engineering startup that develops IoT devices in the field of prosthetics. Esper Bionics is working on a robot with intuitive control — Esper Hand. The prosthesis has movable fingers, natural shapes, five sizes, easy to operate.

Founded:

2019

esperbionics.com
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Ukrainian Startup Fund together with partners works to increase the number of success stories in the startup industry of Ukraine.

We’ve done a lot for the development of new Ukrainian startups over the past 2 years

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held
37
pitch-days
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received
440
ideas from startup companies
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provided grants to 250 startups worth
6.3 million
USD
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cooperated with startups in:
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set agreements with 12 accelerators, including:
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grew up graduates, who represented the industry at:
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But today, many Ukrainian startups are on the verge of existence

Problem money savings

4 out of 10 startups

do not have a financial cushion
Problem timeline

4 out of 10 startups

can continue working just for a month or two, using their savings
Problem financial help

99% of startups

need financial support
Problem relocate

37.4% of startups

need help to relocate

You can help to save the startup industry of Ukraine

Our goal is to help Ukrainian startups to stay alive and save their teams to operate despite the war and its consequences. We want them to become stronger and change, if needed. But never stop.

Financial support for Ukrainian Startups

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All funds raised will be used exclusively to support Ukrainian startups

Your contributions will become a part of a monetary fund, created to support Ukrainian startups, save their teams and help them to continue paying salaries and taxes.

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Please, contact us if you can help startups to relocate.

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About us

Ukrainian Startup Fund

Ukrainian Startup Fund is a state fund, initiated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The mission of USF is to promote the creation and growth of early-stage (pre-seed & seed) technology startups with the aim to enhance their global competitiveness. We ensure competitive process of selecting startups for grants: companies are evaluated and approved by the board of independent investment experts.

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Yep! is a network of academic startup incubators. An opportunity to try yourself in business without risks and start your own startup in 3 months.

Our mission is to create an ecosystem of youth entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe, which provides opportunities for young people for personal and professional development.

We are ready to answer any questions and respond to your suggestions.

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