Technobridge Investment Bootcamp in London: Supporting Ukrainian start-ups
It was a real pleasure to organise the Technobridge Investment Bootcamp in London for 12 startup founders from Ukraine who had previously participated in the 1991 Accelerator programme. The event brought together key players in the London ecosystem for panel discussions with Ukrainian startups.
Special thanks to our moderators and speakers who made a significant contribution to the success of the UK-Ukraine TechBridge Bootcamp.
Day 1
We started at the Entrepreneurs Collective with a masterclass by Frankie Kemp on presentation skills, voice and body language.
Day 2
The day started at the Google office with the Google Cloud team. There were two panel discussions on investment strategies and connections with investment partners.
Panel I:
Chris Elphick, Head of Venture Capital, BVCA
Katya Gorbatyuk, Head of Investment Funds, Primary Capital Markets
Jed Rose, Partner, Antler
Moderator: Daria Dmytrenko, Startup Analyst at Sifted
Panel II:
Al Russell, Venture Capital Investor, Venrex | Investment Management
I. Bahrom, Partner - CEE, Molten Ventures
Oleg Osipenko, CFA, Venture Partner, Flashpoint Venture Capital
Moderator: Victor Gursky, Partner at 1991.vc
Day 3.
At 245 Hammersmith, we discussed digital marketing in the UK, grant opportunities, government support and investment trends for 2024. The speakers were:
Joseph Levy, CEO & co-founder, Noise Media
Jade Christie, Innovation Support Lead, Catapult Connected
Lisa Dziuba, Head of PMM, ex-Head of Marketing at Abstract SDK
Elena Petrosiak, COO, Klevu ($12M raised), Partner at Waveup
Daniel Savko, CEO and co-founder of shipshape.vc
Moderator: Ulyana :)
Day 4
On Wednesday, the startups took part in the UK Springboard for Growth event organised by DBT and pitched their ideas at London Tech Week.
It was an intense week of networking and building connections. I hope that this bootcamp was the beginning of new collaborations and the entry of Ukrainian startups into the UK market.
Participants and organisers:
Matthew Milner, Viktor Gurskyi, Denis Gursky, Ksenia Izakova, Alex Petrenko, Severyn Harasevych, Nataliya Limonova, Antonina Iermeichuk, Dmytro Kostyk, Andrey Dakhovskyy, Bogdan Shkarupa, Pavlo Tarabrin, Slav Budnyk, Sofia Shcherbenyuk, Denis C., Ksenia Belkina, Andrii Iamshanov.
