About TechUkraine
TechUkraine is an NGO and a media and community platform, founded in 2019 and focused on supporting Ukraine’s fast-growing tech ecosystem.
Our mission is to promote, unite and drive cooperation among ecosystem leaders, government officials, business partners and donors to support Tech further and to foster integration of Ukraine into the global technological ecosystem.
TechUkraine grew from recommendations gathered under the IT Sector focus during the work on the Export Strategy for IT Sector 2019-2023, initiated by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
TechUkraine’s platform focuses on sharing insights, achievements and news of Ukraine’s tech ecosystem, creating and promoting new opportunities, launching support programs, and establishing connections between the Ukrainian tech ecosystem and global technology centers.
We believe we are creating a great story of Government and Business working together to achieve a truly significant goal – Ukraine: an innovation-driven, universally recognized tech destination that delivers high value for the global economy.
TechUkraine has a lot of local and international partners and is partnering with stakeholders from prominent tech ecosystems of the world: EU, UK, US, Japan, Chile, and others.
Our key activities:
TechUkraine Media and Community Platform
Is a media resource where we regularly update the primary information about the Ukrainian tech sector in the news, interviews, and showcase formats.
Pan-European Projects
To strengthen Ukraine as a world-class technology player, we participate in international and pan-European projects such as the ExcellEnt Project and EmpoWomen Program, funded by Horizon Europe.
International PR
We provide informational support for our stakeholders and partners. Through the PR, we increase the visibility and reputation of the Ukrainian tech sector globally.
Co-organisation of National Delegations at International Conferences
Together with partners, TechUkraine co-organizes Ukrainian national pavilions at the world’s most impactful IT conferences like Viva Tech, TNW, London Tech Week, Bits & Pretzels, and ICT Spring in Luxemburg.
Additional services we provide to partners:
- Scouting of startups and interesting innovations
- Spreading the word about your company, opportunity or region
- Co-organization of events
- Any other services coming from our insider position
Motto: Everything is TECHable with Ukraine
Our talents
TechUkraine has attracted top talent to its team. There are numerous outstanding representatives of the ecosystem, that worked at different periods of time with and in TechUkraine.
Platform roots
TechUkraine is inspired by the example of Startup Amsterdam and La French Tech and at its initiation was fortunate to have the active participation of Mr Ruben Nieuwenhuis, whose approach is very concisely described in his book “The StartupCity”.
Ruben is an entrepreneur, former director of StartupAmsterdam and a driving force in the development of leading Dutch startup platforms & tech clusters via a catalyst program: StartupDelta. Now he is guiding tech ecosystems around the world to grow stronger and internationally connected. Ruben is an Advisor of TechUkraine project aimed to build the flourishing tech ecosystem in Ukraine.
“Ukraine can be proud of its great Tech potential. With TechUkraine it proves that stakeholders country-wide can unite to collaborate in growing towards Ukraine being a leading global tech-hub”, said Ruben Nieuwenhuis, Advisor for TechUkraine.
Leadership and advisory
Nataly Veremeeva is the TechUkraine Director, she was National Coordinator of Export Strategy for IT Sector and Kyiv IT Cluster CEO.
The Advisors team include:
- Olesya Zaluska, who was Navigator of the Export Strategy of Ukraine in 2017-2019 and Chief of Party at USAID Competitive Economy Program in 2019-2025.
- Ruben Nieuwenhuis, a Startup Amsterdam founder, has launched over 40 projects and helped make Amsterdam one of the top 3 European tech hubs
- Olga Shapoval, Head of Kharkiv IT Cluster
The current team includes:
Nataly Veremeeva, Darya Altukhova, Viacheslav Sapozhnikov, Iryna Novikova and Mike Buryk.
A lot of experienced representatives of the Ukrainian tech ecosystem also made their input into the platform development: Yegor Chernev, Deborah Fairlamb, Emilie Verbunt, Natalia Mykolska, Olga Afanasyeva, Inna Stelmakh, Alissa Ban’kovska, Stas Petriv, Iryna Supruniuk, Mykola Slobodyan, Maksym Grant, Ivan Pohrebniyak, Alexandra Govorukha, Evgenia Shalenko, Diana Yumasheva, Vitalii Matveev and others.
“Ukrainian Tech Ecosystem already achieved significant results. But to achieve truly greatest ones, we need a strategic approach and cooperation of key ecosystem players. And this is exactly what we aim to help develop at TechUkraine”, said Nataly Veremeeva, Director of TechUkraine.