Technology conference PowerUp, organized by Glovo and Ukrainian Startup Fund, will take place in Kyiv
Glovo and the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) are organizing the annual PowerUp tech conference to be held on June 18 in Kyiv. The event will be dedicated to Ukraine’s economic recovery and aims to attract foreign investment in Ukrainian technology companies and startups.
The goal of the conference is to empower the Ukrainian startup ecosystem and facilitate its scaling, attract foreign investors and support the economic recovery of Ukraine.
The initiator of the PowerUp conference is the co-founder of the Spanish company Glovo, Sacha Michaud, who has visited Ukraine many times since the beginning of the war and actively promotes the idea of increasing foreign investment in Ukrainian startups.
“Ukraine is one of the largest markets for Glovo and, despite the war, remains a strong business arena. There is a unique combination of talent and startup culture here, and local entrepreneurs have shown amazing resilience and strength during the war.
We want to prove to foreign investors that the Ukrainian startup ecosystem is worth continuing to invest in, so together with the USF and technology partners we created the PowerUp conference,” comments Sacha Michaud, co-founder of Glovo.
The first part of the conference will consist of three panels that will bring together leaders of top Ukrainian tech companies, heads of institutions and venture funds, representatives of government agencies, and industry experts in discussions on the following topics:
- How to start a company and scale it beyond Ukraine;
- How to run a company in Ukraine despite the challenges and have a successful business;
- Why it is still profitable to invest in Ukrainian companies and develop talent.
A separate part of the conference is the Glovo Startup Lab, an annual startup competition held by Glovo in partnership with the USF for the second year in a row. This year, three best tech startups will be selected from among 10 shortlisted teams. The winners will receive up to 20 thousand euros and an internship from the Glovo team in Barcelona or online.
The guests will include key stakeholders of the Ukrainian tech ecosystem and representatives of the IT community.
The conference will take place on June 18 in the center of Kyiv, from 10:00 to 17:00.
Registration for the conference: https://cutt.ly/Tey1t1Dg
For more information about the PowerUp conference, follow the link: https://www.powerupukraine.com.ua/
About Glovo
Glovo is a technology platform that allows you to buy, deliver, transfer any item or product within a city. Founded in Barcelona, the company currently operates in more than 1500 cities in 25 countries across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. Every month, more than 5 million active users worldwide use the Glovo platform, with more than 70 thousand couriers delivering orders and the number of associated partners reaching 150 thousand.
In Ukraine, Glovo started operating in October 2018 and is currently represented in 37 cities. A detailed list of cities can be found here: https://glovoapp.com/ua/uk/map/mista/.
For more information about Glovo, please follow the link: http://about.glovoapp.com/en/.
About Ukrainian Startup Fund
The Innovation Development Fund (Ukrainian Startup Fund) is the one-of-a-kind state institution that helps innovative projects and technology startups raise funds at the early stages and launch their projects. The Fund is the driver of the startup ecosystem development, provides conditions for the growth of the sector, creates a positive investment image of the Ukrainian tech industry abroad, and represents Ukrainian innovative solutions around the world.
Learn more about the fund here: https://usf.com.ua/
