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WITH US YOU WILL INVENT AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN STARTUP

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From dream to business. Learning for those who do not miss opportunities

WITH US YOU WILL INVENT AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN STARTUP

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WHO IS IT FOR?

If you dream of your own startup but don't know where to start, join the KSE Graduate Business School's Startup Ecosystem programme and make your dream come true! We are looking for talented and courageous participants who are ready to work on their idea from 0 to MVP, which will be invested.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING?

●80 academic hours of training in business basics● workshops from Ukrainian and foreign experts● opportunity to validate the idea and create an MVP● work on a prototype in the KSE Lab ● patenting your ideas● training in filling out grant applications● mentoring support from experts and experienced startups

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WHAT IS THE OUTCOME?

The finalists will be immersed in Ukraine's innovation ecosystem, expand their networking and have the opportunity to receive their first investment to develop their business. The programme was created to develop innovative solutions in the areas of GreenTech, Demining, HealthTech, Robotics and IT/AI, which are crucial for the development of Ukraine's economy.

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Idea Creation & Validation

At the first event, you will gain the basic knowledge to create your own startup. Lectures will cover topics such as entrepreneurship, team building, creative thinking, problem identification and formulation, market and competitor analysis, customer survey questionnaires, and a workshop on filling out grant applications. You will have the opportunity to meet other participants, form teams, and attend a panel discussion with the programme's alumni who will share their successes and challenges.
After the event, you and your team will receive the first task: to research potential customers, create a survey questionnaire and analyze the results. Experts will select the teams that will continue their studies in the programme in January 2025.

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Roman Humeniuk

Engineering Project Manager

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Sergii Kalinchuk

CEO and Founder of Antigravity.vc

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Adam Schultz

Founder & CEO Verified Studios

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Anton Skokov

Head of Digital Solutions Service "Vchasno"

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Oleksandr Tomilin

Co-founder and Partner at Reprezent

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Andrew Osadchyi

Founder/CEO at MELT WATER Inc.

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Ruslan Kovalenko

CEO SoftTrainer

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Kateryna Hnedina

CEO of "Insulin Without Queues", PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Startup Development Coordinator

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Artem Holinka

Senior Frontend Engineer at Jiji

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Oleksandra Stepanets

Marketing Strategist

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Anastasiia Pustylnyk

CEO & Partner at Aimbulance, COO at Anima

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Oleksandr Buratynskyi

Founder & CEO tTravel

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Olena Pokalchuk

Marketing Strategist, Co-founder & CMO of The Digital State

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Henadii Chalyi

Co-founder OUTEX, Tech & Health Startups Mentor

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Oryna Starkina

CEO & Founder, Mobile App Developer

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Valeriia Kuchma

ICF

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Hanna Panasiuk

Marketing Strategist

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Maryna Rumiantseva

B2B SaaS Marketing Executive

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Tom Scearce

Principal (Sonatina, LLC)

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Olena Mytnyk

Advisor on corporate sustainability and grant funding

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Kateryna Frolova

  Head of Innovation Piloting

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Tymur Korytnyi

IT Program Manager, Continental Europe, Origin Enterprises Group; IT Director Ukraine in Agroscope International

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Olena Dovgopolova

Sustainable consulting

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Oleh Tymoshenko

Head of Product at Zade

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Charith Wickrema

Founder and CEO - Focus Cubes

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Corey Weddington

Lead Strategist

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Ranjit Ghoshal

Founder idun Million Steps

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Ivan Denysyuk

Founder CEO of Zade

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Maryna Korshevniuk

PhD candidate in personalized medicine Founder of Apixmed

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Yelyzaveta Didenko

Marketing and brand expert

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Anna Sapuntsova

Owner at Inner Space Agency

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Khrystyna Penyk

Investment Associate

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Tatyana Petrova

Product Coach

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Dan Herman

Founder, Lecturer, CEO

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Oleg Zubchenok

Business development, Board Advisor

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Dmytro Derkach

Investment Analyst

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Iryna Yashchenko

Communications expert

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Lenz Gschwendtner

Founder, community builder

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Elvira Zhukovska

PR Lead at Sigma Software Labs

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Oksana Kikhtenko

CEO and Founder of Because Talents Matter

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Andriy Sorych

Delivery Manager

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Pavani Peri

Co-founder/Chief Operating Officer

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Oleksandra Korotkova

Global PR & Brand Reputation Lead, SKELAR

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Denys Sudilkovsky

Chief Brand and Business Officer at LUN
Chief Innovation Officer at Prjctr AI Lab 

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Ivan Zatvarskyi

Digital transformation project manager in the field of defense technology
Senior lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Co-owner of several startups

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Yaroslav Lysak

CEO & Co-Founder of Neverdark

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Alexander Marchenko

Chief Product Officer RozetkaPay

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Lyubava Obodenko

CEO and co-founder of A-Players BA

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Olena Halytska

Product design expert with over 12 years of experience, including managing her own company and collaborating with top brands like Mercedes AMG and Logitech. She holds a Master's in Applied Mathematics and certifications from Harvard Business School and Nielsen Norman Group, specializing in user research, product strategy, and team leadership.

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Andriy Porada

Executive MBA, Oxford UK, Co-founder BeFunders, 20+ in financial services, armed forces since 2022.

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Iryna Supruniuk

Funding Opportunities Manager at KSE Business School

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Maksym Burlai

Head of Intensive Business Programs KSE Graduate Business School
Founder & CEO LTD “Robot School” - Children's School of Programming and Robotics

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Anna Topchii

Head of Low-code department at Archysoft

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Vladislav Svidersky

Low-code/no-code developer, UI/UX designer

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Oleksii Myropolskyi

Chief Commercial Officer Rozetka Pay 

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Oleksandr Lapko

CEO, Rozetka Pay

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Olena Ihnatieva

Head of the Department for the Development of Copyright and Related Rights, NIPO; Master of Intellectual Property

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Serhii Lavrinchuk

CEO & Founder @ Wild.Codes

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Yuliia Tkachenko

Founder @ OUTEX

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Oleksandr Maslovskyi

CEO & Founder of VyshyvAI

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Dana Sydorenko

CEO & Founder @ GameTree

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Vadym Synzheretskyi

CEO & Co-founder of BUKI (Tutoring Marketplace)

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Andrii Osadchyi

Founder/CEO at MELT WATER Inc.

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Wild.Codes

Wild.Codes is AI-powered platform for hiring vetted remote developers on a subscription basis, with all overheads and compliance managed.

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[НАСІЯ]

[NASIA] is a brand of biodegradable tableware made from secondary raw materials sourced from Ukrainian farmers with seeds of various plants inside. With our product, which is many times more environmentally friendly and durable than all alternatives on the market, we strive to change the culture of using disposable tableware and fight plastic pollution!

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Jamlix

Jamlix - is an AI-powered learning app, that helps users find self-fulfillment through creative activities, enrich their lives, and find like-minded people for collaborative learning.
Contact: moc.liamg%40atalas21a

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OUTEX

OUTEX is an app for working out and rehabilitation, where an artificial intelligence corrects the performance of the exercises while you are training
Contact: moc.liamg%40au.xetuo

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VyshyvAI

VyshyvAI is a startup that uses artificial intelligence to create personalized embroidered shirts. Users can create their own designs by inputting text data, which AI transforms into unique patterns. We offer high-quality products that preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage while meeting modern trends.
Contact: moc.iavyhsyv%40oec

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B2buy`s

B2buy`s - digital platform for business purchases (procurement), the purpose of which is: to connect the supplier and the buyer to optimize regular interaction in all aspects of this important business process.
Contact: moc.liamg%40putratsyub2b

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Elixira

Elixira is a company that creates vitamin bar vending machines with a personalised cocktail composition and taste.

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Startup Workshop

Join the Startup Workshop from 7 to 10 November! This is an intensive course designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, startups and founders who want to test their idea, develop a business model and learn how to pitch it to investors with confidence.

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Techstars Startup Weekend

Techstars Startup Weekend is a part of the global Techstars initiative that helps startups from all over the world grow into large successful companies. More than 150 countries, thousands of success stories, and one of them will be yours this October in Kyiv!

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Innova Europe

This year, KSE joined a team of 9 European business schools together with POLIMI Graduate School of Management, ESMT Berlin, IE Business School and others to jointly create innovative projects in the field of sustainability.

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2024-2025

MVP Validation

MVP Creation

MVP Development

Techstars Startup Weekend

Startup Workshop

Idea Creation\Idea Validation

2023-2024

Startup Workshop

Startup Hackathon

Mistake Marathon

Innovation Day

Idea Development

Demo Day

EDUCATION SUPPORTERS

INFORMATION SUPPORTERS

PROGRAM PARTNER

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Walk your path with minimal risks in just six months. How the Startup Ecosystem prepares future startup stars.

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Grand Finale Winners of 2nd Annual INNOVA Europe Competition

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KSE Graduate Business School Startup Hackathon announced the winners

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Hackathon winners received grants to develop their ideas

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KSE Startup Ecosystem Demo Day Showcases Ukraine’s Rising Tech Talent

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The Startup Ecosystem project allowed me and my startup team to structure our knowledge, hear important and valuable opinions from top foreign experts from MIT, and feel ready to make a real business product. Thanks to the project, we learned more about the practical aspects of creating a startup and received valuable feedback from lecturers and judges during pitches.

Anton SalataCEO & Co-founder Jamlix

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Our startup was actually created from scratch within the Startup Ecosystem. Inspired by the experience of people who came to us to share cool insights, we created VyshyvAI. With each stage, our idea changed, evolved, and transformed, and now we are on the verge of launching the project, having a lot of guidance that helped turn the idea into an effective project. Before participating in the ecosystem, I thought I had good project management skills because I knew how to write budgets and was familiar with canvas, but it turned out that it was a drop in the bucket, and during the period of participation in the programme, they multiplied many times over and found application not only in the startup but also in my professional life. The Startup Ecosystem literally created our project, our team, and a new, pumped-up version of myself! The programme impressed me with its cool approach, which provides a high-quality knowledge base and relevant materials for working out the theory in practice, but at the same time creates space for freedom of action and development, without any rules or restrictions. The community that has formed deserves special attention, it seems that we are creating not just one startup, but a whole cluster of projects that are ready to work and move together and help each other, and I am grateful to the organisers for this.

Oleksandr MaslovkiyCEO & Co-founder VyshyvAI

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The most important thing I have learnt in the Startup Ecosystem is the love of learning. I am glad that you have shown me how interesting and practical learning can be, sometimes it can be difficult, but it always feels good after the work is done. Here I met many bright people who are passionate about their ideas. I got very good networking, and the best of all was the positive attitude and practical knowledge.
In fact, I learnt a lot of skills in the Startup Ecosystem. Thanks to Elena Shepel, I started to understand finance better. From Iryna Pulvas, I saw how to better define a personality and tried it in practice. From Ivan Zatvarsky, I learnt more about the competitor market and how to work with it and research it. The Startup Ecosystem had a lot of mentors, high-quality and useful information, and interesting ideas.
As for the startup, the project showed that every idea has the right to exist if you work on it and are not afraid to make mistakes and try again. I am glad to have the opportunity to listen to lectures and expand my knowledge and capabilities in such an environment.

Viktor OstashevskyiCTO Elixira

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  • How long is the programme?

    The programme lasts for 7 months, during which you will work on developing your own startup idea and validating it, creating an MVP and assembling your cool team.The programme will be accompanied by support and mentoring from Ukrainian and foreign mentors, business experts and lecturers from KSE Graduate Business School.

  • Is there an approved list of sectors for creating startups?

    Yes, the programme was created to develop innovative solutions in the sectors of Agriculture, GreenTech, Demining, Logistics, HealthTech, Robotics, Manufacturing and IT/AI, which are crucial for the development of Ukraine's economy.All programme participants work in teams in one of the following sectors

  • What are the stages of the programme?

    0P: Workshop - DONEStartups Fails and Wins
    1P: Simple Program - DONEBrainstorming techniques to generate startup ideas (practise)
    Lectures: ● Incubators and Accelerators, Community and Ecosystem Builders ● Investors: Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Corporate Investors● Strategic Partners● Nonprofits and NGO
    2P: Idea Development Program
    ● Introduction to LEAN● Kaizen principle● Market analysis (lecture + workshop)● Building a startup team● Mentors & Advisors● Design thinking● Innovation strategy and management of inventive activity"● Idea Crush Test
    3P: MVP Program
    ● Competitor analysis● Financial planning (cash flow)● Marketing strategy● "Management accounting, cost management ● cost management and costing. Pricing model"● Proof of MVP hypotheses ● Branding (promotion in social networks)● MVP Crush Test
    4P: Investment Program
    ● Presentations and public speaking ● Grants and fundraising● Creating a business plan ● Communication with investors ● Communication with the team● Product launch ● Team management ● Governmental regulations● IT project management
    4P: Prototype Program
    ● Presentations and public speaking ● Grants and fundraising● Creating a business plan ● Communication with investors ● Communication with the team● Intellectual property ● Pilot projects ● Team management ● Prototyping
    Pitch DayPitching competition

  • How much does it cost to participate in the programme?

    Participation in the programme is absolutely free.

  • What is the format of participation?

    The programme will be held exclusively offline at the Kyiv School of Economics campus (3 Shpaka St., Kyiv). The event will not be recorded.Participants from other cities are responsible for their own accommodation and meals during the programme.

  • Can I work individually?

    No, programme participants work in teams. Team size is 4 people.

  • What will participants receive at the end of the programme?

    Teams that have passed all stages of the programme will be given the opportunity to pitch their idea to investors and attract investment for business development.

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