
7+ years of experience. Author of podcasts about the Ukrainian startup ecosystem and business,. Previously worked at 1+1 media. Research assistant to American TIME correspondent Simon Shuster for the book βThe Showman.β Speaker, moderator of public events and talks on media management, investments, media interaction, and PR. Mentor of the uBoost program.
Ukraineβs 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 βyesβ or βno,β and whether there are still realistic chances for non-defense startups to attract funding. No sugarcoating β just the brutal truth about capital, priorities, and survival in wartime Ukraine.
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