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Invest in Bravery. Startup competition


On-site Kyiv event is welcoming you to meet 10 Czech, Polish, and Ukrainian VC and Angel investors who are coming to Kyiv to support Ukrainian startups' tech ecosystem. Our speakers will share their knowledge and insights from the stage and are very welcome for active networking and hearing your pitches.

And more amazing news!

As we understand that russian invasion has significantly impacted the development of early-stage tech companies and scale-ups, we are providing the 6 best Ukrainian startups with the opportunities to visit closed investor events and boot camp in Prague and the top 3 companies to Bootcamp and pitch in Dresden and Berlin.


Competition stages:1st stage. Fill in the registration form. We will select the 20 best companies to present their products at iHUB on Oct 18, 2023 .

2nd stage.

Pull together all your presentation skills and prepare the best elevator pitch. You will have 90 seconds to convince the jury that you deserve to be top 6 semifinals. We would like to hear about your team, the problem you solve, your competitive advantage, and market.

3nd stage: Make a 5-minute presentation of your startup where you can go into details and tell everything investors need to hear about your startup. Answer our tricky questions and become TOP 3 Ukrainian Startups.


The Czech trip agenda is organized by Seedstarter and powered by Unicorn Attacks


The German Trip Agenda is supported and organized by BACB (Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg) and Gigahertz Ventures (Dresden)


To attend the event, please register here

To pitch at the event, please register here

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Sponsors
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19. October, 2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine

Invest in Bravery

Sponsors

Sponsor

Speakers

Radek Matula
Radek Matula
Ambassador Embassy of the Czech Republic Kyiv
Dmytro Kuzmenko
Dmytro Kuzmenko
CEO Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
Petr Vitek
Co-Founder and Partner Tilia Ventures
Milan Ponert
CEO Capac Ventures
Jiri Vojkovsky
Founder and CEO Richfox Capital Investment and Management
Ryan Grant Little
Founder and CEO RGL STrategic
Petr Stransky
Founding Partner IDAP
Erik Webb Dempsey
Founder and CEO Hospitality CEE
Sebastian Starzyński
CEO TakeTask
Ondřej Homola
Partner Nation 1 VC
Vadim Petrunin
CEO iHUB
David Nichols
Founder and CEO Qore Technologies, s.r.o.

Program

15:30 - 16:00

Checkin

Main Stage

16:00 - 16:05

Welcome Address

Main Stage

David Nichols

16:05 - 16:10

Czech Ambassador

Main Stage

Radek Matula

16:10 - 16:15

Investing in Ukraine

Main Stage

Ondřej Homola

16:15 - 16:20

iHub and Invest in Bravery

Main Stage

Vadim Petrunin

16:20 - 16:30

Impact Investing

Main Stage

Ryan Grant Little

16:30 - 17:00

20 Elevator Pitches

Main Stage

Ondřej Homola

17:00 - 17:10

Recovery

Main Stage

Petr Stransky

17:10 - 17:20

Raising Money

Main Stage

Petr Vitek

17:20 - 17:30

Ukraine's Future in Europe

Main Stage

Jiri Vojkovsky

17:30 - 17:40

ESG and Ukraine

Main Stage

Milan Ponert

17:40 - 18:00

Investor Panel 1

Main Stage

Ryan Grant Little

18:00 - 18:10

AI and IT

Main Stage

Sebastian Starzyński

18:10 - 18:20

The Future of Ukraine

Main Stage

Milan Ponert

18:20 - 18:40

Short Break / Networking

18:40 - 20:00

Seven 5-Minute Pitches - Finalists

Main Stage

Ondřej Homola

20:00 - 20:10

Short Break for Judges

20:10 - 20:20

Awards

Main Stage

Ondřej Homola

20:20 - 22:00

Afterparty - Networking

Main Stage

Contact information

Event date:
19. October, 2023
Event location:
Organizer:
Invest in Bravery Prague Czech Republic +380 68 105 01 40 david.nichols@qoretechnologies.com
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