Eight startups were selected to represent Ukraine at the 4YFN (4 Years from Now) conference as part of Mobile World Congress 2023 (Barcelona, Spain)
On January 24, 4YFN Pitch Day took place, as a result of which a professional jury selected the eight best startups that will represent Ukraine at the 4YFN (4 Years from Now) conference as part of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023.
16 pre-compliant projects were recommended for online pitching by the judges of the startup selection committee: FINMAP.online, zeely.app, Vanongo, Templify, Saldo Apps, DeHealth, Zoozy, Screenia, XSight, Numo ADHD, Electronic KYC, DrillApp , NoGrab, SUITSME, Muon, Orderry.
The judges for the startup selection were:
- Daria Yanieva, Investment Director at Sigma Software Labs.
- Dmytro Vartanian, Managing General Partner at SID Venture Partners, co-founder of Sigma Software and Clean.io.
- Natalia Denikeyeva, Head of the Diia.City project office at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
- Natalia Petrova, Project Manager at the USAID Office of Economic Growth.
- Olena Mazhuga, Investment Director at Flyer One Ventures VC.
- Oleksandr Reminnyi, Founder of the startup StepShot.
Based on the results of the expert selection and final pitching, the eight (8) best teams as part of the Ukrainian startup delegation will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Spain) for the first time on February 27 – March 2, 2023 and, in particular, will participate in 4YFN – a large-scale startup event from MWC at Fira Barcelona Gran Via.
The winners are:
- Numo ADHD – a program to support and improve productivity for people with ADHD.
- zeely.app – a mobile web store and AI-powered ad builder that helps small business owners sell online.
- XSight – a multiplayer platform augmented adventure, just like ReadyPlayerOne in real life.
- FINMAP.online – cash flow management tool for small and medium-sized businesses.
- SUITSME – a fashion game in which you take part in fashion challenges as a stylist.
- DeHealth – a decentralized application based on artificial intelligence and medical data to securely store, share, manage and monetize depersonalized data.
- Vanongo – a platform that digitizes retail delivery processes.
- Saldo Apps – a fintech platform for self-employed people and micro-businesses.
The participation of the Ukrainian delegation at 4YFN 2023 will take place with the support of the USAID Program “Competitive Economy of Ukraine” in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, with the support of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
MORE INFORMATION:
4Years from Now (4YFN) is an event focused on innovation in the mobile and digital world. It aims to be a business platform for the creation of ideas and relationships between international companies, investors and corporations.
Mobile World Congress is an international industry event organised by the GSMA, a trade body for the technology communications and connectivity sector.
Annually, MWC is visited by up to 60,000 participants from 168 countries. This is a unique opportunity to establish contacts with like-minded people, potential clients and investors. 4YFN is a gathering point for investors from all over the world and will be a point for building new cooperation between the Ukrainian and Spanish ecosystems, which are showing incredible growth.
