Accelerator 2024-2025

Our goal is the integration of Ukrainian innovations into the local ecosystem and scaling around the world immediately after graduation from the program!

Startups’ roadmap

Education & mentoring

Integration at the local market

Testdriving and getting traction

Scaling to the international markets

Become a Unicorn

10 Startups selected in the following Verticals

Fintech & Crypto

Agro & food tech

Media & communication

Architecture
& design

Logistics

Energy & green tech

Trading
& marketplaces

Tourism & Entertainment

That which does not kill us makes us stronger

“No matter how sad it may sound, sometimes in order to create something, it needs to be destroyed what was before. Finally, Ukraine has a chance to build a developed country by innovative standards, where startups play a huge role.

People face those problems, which and when they can overcome. Our nation has already proved all the World how they are never giving up and this is the most important skill to make your startup succeed!

Let’s do it together!”

Yan Shapiro

Unation founder

The program includes

4 months (September – December) of offline workshops and trainings and 1 month (January) of final pitches to 100+ international investors and businesses from Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands, USA, France, Canada, Denmark, Czech Republic, England, Spain and others:

Workshops from potential investors and partners from global companies

Personal mentors for startup development during participation in the program

Live activities: team building, networking events, practice of negotiations in English language

Presentation of the catalog of accelerator startups at international conferences

Trainings from experienced experts and business owners from Ukraine

Free workplace in the hub in the city center, with a generator - for each startup participant

Sustainable development after the completion of the program - attraction of investments and business partners/clients from Europe and America

Assisting after the graduation in integration to the local market and scaling to the global

Stages

Early stage

  • You already have a minimum viable product (MVP)
  • The team of minimum 3 members
  • Looking the opportunities to go to the market, get first traction
  • Need investments for marketing strategies, hiring people for key roles, upgrade the MVP into something ready to go on the market
  • Think of this as the development stage of your startup.

Our goal is the integration of Ukrainian innovations into the local ecosystem and scaling around the world immediately after graduation from the program!

Conditions, %

  • Exclusive investment opportunity

  • B2B agreements with partners

  • We drive more traffic, customers and sales to your business
  • We provide real, practical marketing advice
  • Processes are time-tested and field proven

We’ll be in touch soon!

Partners Team

Christoph Raethke

Germany

Angel Investor, Founder of Berlin Startup Academy, Mentor

Jeffery Potvin

Canada

(JP) Founder of Open People Network (OPN) and Hardboot Inc., General Partner of The Supporters Fund, Angel Investor

Michael Conniff

USA

Chairman & CEO at Murray Lane Ventures

Stefan Schandera

Germany

Partner & Co-founder of Gigahertz Ventures GmbH / Eduviso GmbH

Sebastian Schwenke

Germany

Managing Director in Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (BACB)

Kal Deutsch

USA

Managing Partner & Startup Advisor, Co-Founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket

Andrew Walls

Canada

Founder & Venture Builder | Design & Innovation Consultant | Startup Investor & Coach

David Gilgur

England

Founding Partner of Blue Lake

Petr Stransky

England

Founder and CEO of iCEIBA, Partner of IDAP Global LLP, Strategic Advisor & Board Member of KameraOne

Florian Andrews

Germany

Partner & Gründer of Agentur für Circular Economy, Business & Design, Master Trainer in Strategy Tools

Ryan Grant Little

Austria

Climatetech founder, advisor, investor, podcast host

Mark Vytvytskyy

Canada

Vice President & Chair of Innovation & Technology Committee Canada Ukraine Chamber of Commerce

Jaap Zijlstra

Netherlands

(Senior) Investment Manager in Navus Ventures B.V.

Jonah Midanik

Canada

Partner & COO, Forum Ventures

Taras Byk

Ukraine

Government Relations Director at Wooden Horse Strategies LLC

Arthur Nègre

Belgium

Director of Member & Corporate Relations, Revenue at France Digitale

Paavo Beckman

Finland

Founder & Chief Development Officer at Catapult, Public Speaker

Monika Blaumueller

USA

Innovation Strategist at Luce

Barbara Monahan

Ireland

Brand Architect, Fractional Bran Executive in Agile Executives

Meg Kypena

USA

Founder & Brand Architect of OnYourMarkCo

Vadim Rogovskiy

Україна

Founder of Startup School

Igor Buchatskiy

Canada

VP of Sales & Business Development in xRobotics, Co-Founder of Good Foods Company Ukraine, Mentor in Farm2Fork Accelerator

Олег Чорний

Україна

CTO Stealth стартапу

Андрій Колодницький

Україна

Principal Engineer Capgemini engineering

Thibaud Dumas

France

President & Co-Founder of Attention Hyperconnexion, Scientific Director of Into the Tribe, Startup Mentor & Jury Member of WILCO, Advisor in U-Nation

Ігор Окландер

Україна

Директор MIM:Agency, Директор з маркетингу групи компаній Infomir

Віталій Садовський

Україна

COO в MIM

Felix Litvinsky

USA

Managing Director Blackstone LaunchPad, Entrepreneur, Startup Enthusiast, Mentor, Advisor, Investor

Володимир Євсєєв

Україна

«Інноваційний кластер «Регіональний інноваційний HUB» (RInnoHUB)»

Frances Simowitz

USA

Owner and CEO at WEVE Acceleration

Ondrej Homola

the Czech Republic

General Partner & Investor at N1 Ventures, Investor & Board Member at Hypherdata

Arnaud Lumet

Luxembourg

Finance & Strategy Professional, Co-Founder of ETICC.ORG (European Sustainable Democracy Builder), Ambassador of TechUkraine, Expert of Ukrainian Startup Fund

David Nichols

the Czech Republic

Chief Executive Officer at Qore Technologies, s.r.o.

Marijn Markus

Netherlands

Managing Consultant in Capgemini, AI Lead, Public Speaker

Інна Ковальчук

Ukraine

10+ років у сфері маркетингу, MBA. Консалтинг та масштабування для стартапів

Efrat Judovits

Israel

Serial Entrepreneur, Business Mentor

Андрій Саламатов

Україна

Співзасновник креативного агентства 4Press та бізнес-розвідки GreendDuck

Michael Hübner

Germany

Serial entrepreneur / Start-up coaching and funding

Ольга Сороченко

Україна

Заступниця директора Агенції регіонального розвитку Одеської області

Mathieu Gillet

Belgium

Entrepreneur & Investor, Co-Founder Creatures Academy & Creatures Ventures

Олександр Шинкар

Україна

Керівник напрямку рішень для великого бізнесу

Christoph Klenner

Belgium

Investor / Business Angel / Travel, Tourism, Lifestyle & Creative industries

Rui Bom

Japan

Resident mentor in 500 Startups

Miguel Martin

Spain

Awards-Winning Startups Investor, Mentor, Board Advisor, Speaker

Priel Manes

Germany

Business Strategist, Founder & CEO of Two Dots Consulting

Vegar Lein

Denmark

Head of Toolbox – The Kitchen/Aarhus University, Startup Advisor at The Kitchen Incubator

Анна Мельничук

Ukraine

маркетологиня, спікерка, авторка 20 курсів з маркетингу, фасилітатор програми Google #IAmRemarkable

Владислав Остапчук

Ukraine

Керівник Бізнес-центру Одеського РУ АТ UkrSibbank BNP Paribas

Іванна Ласкурійчук

Ukraine

Керівник офісу роботи з грантами Агенції регіонального розвитку Одеської області

Let’s supercharge your Startup