10 Awesome Ukrainian Startups From Startup Lithuania Roadshow Kyiv

Ukraine + Lithuania investor and startup networking

Startup Lithuania Roadshow | Kyiv Pitch Battle for Startup Fair 2018 took place last week in UNIT.city with more than 160 participants. Most active Lithuanian investors and government institutions that work with entrepreneurs came to network with Ukrainian colleagues and local startups. 10 Ukrainian startups pitched to win a free trip and participation in Startup Fair 2018 conference in Vilnius, Lithuania on May 16-17th.

Photos from the event.

Winners of the pitch battle

Winners - Let's Enhance founders on the left and Streamline's CEO on the right

Main winners - Streamline (previously GMDH Software) and Let's Enhance.

Business Hive Vilnius incubation prizes won VRnet.io and Let's Enhance.

All 10 pitch battle startups

Video of all pitches is available in UNIT.City Facebook page.

1. Streamline Ukraine
2. Cardiomo
3. BIOsens
4. VRnet.io
5. ARbrowser
6. LOOQME - service for efficient PR
7. Let's Enhance
8. Meredot
9. Ecoisme
10. SMARTSPORT

Pitch battle jury

Startup Lithuania Roadshow Kyiv pitch battle jury

In the photo from the left:

• Sandra Golbreich, Business Development Director at Business Hive Vilnius
• Rokas Peciulaitis, Managing Partner at Contrarian Ventures
• Arvydas Bložė, Investment Director at Practica Capital
• Jens Kristian Damsgaard, Partner at Open Circle Capital
• Natalja Lichodedova, Project Manager at Startup Lithuania

Lithuanian participants

Full house :)

• Practica Capital - the most active early stage fund in Lithuania with over 40 investments and number of exits.
• Business Hive Vilnius, one of the oldest startup investors, incubator and technology hubs in the Baltics.
• Contrarian Ventures, with Smart Energy Fund backed by "Lietuvos Energija" group, a state-controlled energy company group, one of the largest in the Baltic States.
• Open Circle Capital, an early stage tech venture capital fund with partners from Lithuania, Denmark and Finland. Focus on ICT, robotics and other high-tech industries.
• The Bank of Lithuania - development of a FinTech-conducive regulatory and supervisory ecosystem as well as fostering of innovation in the financial sector is one of the Bank of Lithuania’s strategic directions.
• Evergrowth is a Lithuanian company which helps startups scale sales with predictable pipeline and processes.
• InnoEnergy Hub Lithuania. InnoEnegy fosters innovation, business creation and education in sustainable energy.

Some of the participants from Ukraine

• GR Capital invest in the disruptive tech at Series A-C level in Europe and the US. The focus is on fintech, adtech, and various types of SaaS and marketplace models.
• UVCA, Ukraine Venture Capital and Private Equity Association representatives and members.
• UAngel, a Ukrainian business angels network and members. 
• Digital Future, one of the most active VCs in Ukraine
• Genesis Technology Partners 
• Hexagon Agency - a design studio based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Specializes in web, product and graphic design.