Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs Mike Buryk

Vertical farming enables more land efficient agriculture closer to urban areas. The Ukrainian entrepreneur Aleks Prykhodko is the CEO and founder of a vertical farming startup, Smart Oasis. While focused on Ukraine, the company also has a pilot project in the UK. Mr. Prykhodko talks about vertical farming technology and how he hopes to take his company global. https://smartoasis.life/

Go TO-U is an electric vehicle charging software solution that acts as a digital experience platform for e-mobility. CEO and cofounder Nazar Shymone-Davyda talks about how and why he helped established the Ukrainian tech startup company, its early successes and which markets he hopes to serve. https://go-tou.com/en

G-MAK is a Ukrainian active defense security product startup cofounded in 2018 by Lyubomyr Dykun (CEO) and Volodymyr Rovinskyi (CTO). Their product provides home protection in less than 1 second by turning on active defense systems: thick fog, powerful stroboscopic flash and multi-tone siren sound to disorient any intruder. Commercial Director Volodymyr Chykalov talks about how and why the company was founded and their plans to market and sell their product in various markets including the U.S. https://g-mak.ua/en

Since 2017, innovative tech startups from Ukraine have exhibited at the world class CES technology show. The Ukraine Startup pavilion is made possible due to the joint work of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and the Ukrainian Startup Fund together with USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP), Western NIS Enterprise Fund, Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. TechUkraine is an information partner. Dmytro Kuzmenko, the executive director of the UVCA talks about the Ukrainian startups at CES this year and their opportunity to present their products and services in person to a global audience. https://techukraine.org/2022/12/29/brave-ukrainian-tech-will-showcase-hardware-innovations-at-ces-2023-in-las-vegas/

Angel One is a recently launched venture fund for UKrainian tech startups offered by the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. Managing Partner Ivan Petrenko discusses how and why the fund was started and what its plans are for investment. https://sifted.eu/articles/ukrainian-university-fund-spinouts/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-petrenko-070299172/

Carbominer is a Ukrainian hardware startup that has developed innovative technology to capture CO2 from the air. CEO and founder Nick Oseyko offers an update on what has been happening with the company and its technology since his first interview with Made in Ukraine in March 2021. https://carbominer.com/