
Dominique Piotet is an international entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
He is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund, a €50M fund backing Ukrainian startups.
As President of La French Tech Kyiv, he connects Ukraine’s tech ecosystem with global markets.
He is the former CEO of UNIT.City, Ukraine’s leading innovation park, and serves as a board member in several organizations.
With over 20 years of global experience, Dominique blends leadership in venture capital, innovation, and technology strategy.
Ukraine’s investment market is in deep stagnation. Outside of defense tech, almost no capital is moving, and for civilian startups raising money has become close to impossible. What can founders do in such a market? This panel will confront the hard questions: how investors actually assess risks, what factors make them say “yes” or “no,” and whether there are still realistic chances for non-defense startups to attract funding. No sugarcoating — just the brutal truth about capital, priorities, and survival in wartime Ukraine.
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