New Stage of the Ukrainian VC Ecosystem: Launch of a Series of Offline Meetings in Kyiv 🚀 The Ukrainian Venture Capital ecosystem is preparing for a new stage of development with the launch of a series of offline meetings organized in cooperation with specialized partners. The first in this series of events is scheduled for May 17 in Kyiv at Kooperativ. Together with leading players in the Ukrainian VC industry, such as Techosystem and Vesna Capital, this series of meetings aims to build connections between Ukrainian and international investors and Ukrainian startups. The first stage of discussions will be held in English. 🔺The meeting will focus on useful tools to increase the investment attractiveness of startups, including the role of accelerators, grant funding, participation in specialized conferences, etc. 🔺 The keynote speaker will be Luca Stirbat, CEO of ReaktorX, a well-known accelerator for early-stage startups in Central and Eastern Europe. 🔺Luca Stirbat's speech will be followed by a discussion with representatives of well-known Ukrainian VC funds, such as Geek Ventures, Vesna Capital, and Horizon Capital. Speakers: 👤 Petro Sovyak-Krukovskyy — Investment Director Vesna Capital 👤 Sviatoslava Luhovets — Associate Geek Ventures 👤 Roman Cherepakha — Investment Director Horizon Capital 👤 Dmytro Kuzmenko — CEO Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Event details: 👉 Date and time: May 17, 18:30 👉 Venue: Kooperativ terrace (Kyiv, 23-a Sichovykh Striltsiv str.) 👉 Event language: English 👉 Registration: required by 23:59 on May 16 We invite everyone interested to join the discussion and take part in the development of the Ukrainian innovation scene! KOOPerate 🙌