CfE Accelerator UCU

Hello👋🏻 Welcome to the CfE Accelerator UCU page! 📍My goal is to develop a business culture in Ukraine and increase its competitiveness in the global startup ecosystem to improve business projects in the Ukrainian industry. Swipe left to learn more about me, my programs, events and partners😉 Let's shape the Ukrainian startup culture together!💪🏼

In this final photo of 2024, we look back at the Pitch Battle finals organized by CfE Accelerator UCU and Kooperativ 🤩 🌟 Once again, congratulations to Cabina.AI on your victory and to SoftTrainer, VyshyvAI, SelpMe, Swapp.fashion, and Pronomy for your outstanding performances! Among the prizes for the winner are two tickets from CfE Accelerator to any startup-related event in Ukraine or abroad, as well as mentoring sessions from Vesna Capital and ZAS Ventures. 🌟 A heartfelt thanks to our expert jury: 🔘 Kateryna Dehtyar, Program Director of Vacuum Deep Tech Acceleration and lead of the Deep Tech accelerator in the Seeds of Bravery consortium 🔘 Taras Kyrychenko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nova Poshta and co-founder of the Ukrainian investor syndicate Toloka.vc 🔘 Andrew Zinchuk, Managing Partner of ZAS Ventures Your valuable advice and insightful feedback were deeply appreciated! 🌟 A special thanks to Andrii Brodetskyi from Horizon Capital, one of Ukraine's top investment analysts, for delivering such a warm and inspiring welcome speech! See you in 2025! 🎄🙌

🔘 “It is important to us that the team has passion and a strong desire to work. We do not impose strict requirements, such as having clearly defined roles or a fully developed, exceptional idea. What matters most is seeing students who are truly passionate and driven. A team with a well-developed prototype will not have an advantage over a team that comes to us with just an idea,” says Ivan Petrenko, CEO at CfE Accelerator, about the selection of teams for the IdeasLab💡 student acceleration program. 👉 Do these startups have the opportunity to raise funds from Angel One after graduating from IdeasLab, what traction should the winning team show? Read more about this and more in an interview for Mind UA: https://bit.ly/49TZb4A

What does 2024 signify for us? It represents a year of new opportunities, significant projects, and achievements. Let's see what we did together this year: 🤩 We held the two largest IdeasLab batches, gathering hundreds of students ready to change the world💡 🤩 We held two traditional meetings with our IdeasLab super-mentors, who dedicate themselves to helping student startups grow and rock the world 🤩 We launched the "Stanford Ignite Ukraine" program, where we have already held two batches and are now actively preparing the participants of the second selection for the productive and rich learning that lies ahead! 🤩 We organized a special event for graduates of the first Stanford Ignite Ukraine set to celebrate their achievements 🤩 We launched events in Kyiv and Lviv, presenting the startup community with six inspiring meetings 🤩 In cooperation with Kooperativ, we held a Pitch Battle series, where the best startups were selected. They fantastically lit up the stage and demonstrated their energy and creativity! 🤩 We organized a joint event with partners Toloka.vc and Angel One Fund, "Ukraine Venture Hub: Where Investors Go Wild," where we discussed how investors make venture investments in startups. Although Meetups4Startups in Lviv is on pause, we appreciate your interest and enthusiasm for the events we organized! Your enthusiasm is what inspires us to move forward! 😉 All this was possible thanks to you, your support of the startup community and entrepreneurship, and our unwavering support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine 💙💛 2024, you taught us that there are no limits if you move forward with the dedication and support of a great team. Thank you for all the lessons and achievements. And now - forward to 2025, with even more daring ideas and bold projects! Your CfE Accelerator UCU 💡✨

🔥 VyshyvAI startup has entered the prestigious "Top 100 Rising Ukrainian Startups" catalog from Techosystem! The "Top 100 Rising Ukrainian Startups" catalogue comprehensively presents the 100 most promising Ukrainian startups shaping the innovative future. CfE Executive Director Ivan Petrenko has entered the expert jury of the catalogue. 💡 Note that VyshyvAI is a graduate of the 5th batch of the unique in Ukraine student acceleration program IdeasLab from CfE Accelerator UCU, so we are incredibly pleased to see the success of our alumni! 🪡🧵 VyshyvAI helps create your own embroidered shirt, encoding your personal meanings. So far, they have achieved the following milestones:   💡At the final event of the 5th batch of IdeasLab during Demo Day, the team won the Audience Award. 🗣️ They have already performed at the IT Arena, and soon, the startup will be showcased at the AI Summit in New York. 🗣️On December 18, they will compete in the final round of the best startups at the Pitches Battle held at Kooperativ. 👉 You can view the digital version of the catalogue on the Ukrainian Tech Ecosystem Overview platform https://lnkd.in/gtZWtw_x

🔎 We're kicking off the week with some fascinating analytics! This time, we’re diving into who applied to the Stanford Ignite Ukraine program. We’ve reviewed the applications and prepared a brief report 📝 🔹 The Stanford Ignite Ukraine program is implemented by the CfE Accelerator UCU and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, with support from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP), and the Ukrainian Catholic University.

🔴 Meet 42 participants of the second batch of the Stanford Ignite Ukraine program! We received 892 applications, and the selection process was a real challenge. Today, we are excited to announce the 42 participants who have been accepted into the program. We would like to thank everyone who applied; each story and idea impressed us with its potential, making the decision extremely difficult. 👥 We are excited to share the names of the remarkable individuals accepted into the program. You can discover them by following the link: https://lnkd.in/dDWsjjAh The Stanford Ignite Ukraine program is implemented by the CfE Accelerator UCU and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, with support from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP), and the Ukrainian Catholic University.

🔥 The Grand Finale by Pitch Battle is here! The best startups are getting ready for the final challenge. Join us this evening to connect with inspiring competitors and explore a world of innovation and exciting opportunities! 👉 Swipe left and meet the ones who will pitch on December 18th! 📍 Kooperativ 📅 December 18, starting at 18:30 🎟 Ticket – 350 UAH 👉 Join the finale that shapes the future of the startup ecosystem of Ukraine! 📌 Registration here: https://lnkd.in/d_Gyfp72

💡 Finalists of the 6th IdeasLab set in exclusive material by Mind.UA The four startups that emerged as the top in the sixth batch of IdeasLab are inspiring with their courage and innovation. Read more about the winners, their projects and the path to success in exclusive material by Mind.UA: https://lnkd.in/dERBAQ5V

💡 Mentors and teachers are the driving force of the IdeasLab program! We thank those without whom this program would not be so powerful. Our mentors and teachers are true professionals who shared knowledge, shared every step and charged our students with faith in their strength 🙌 🫂 Thanks to you, all the program participants went from the first ideas to creating prototypes, found answers to difficult questions and understood how to think big. 🫶🏻Other kudos to Jane Davydiuk, who provided finalist teams with an OpsLab Operational Audit Certificate, which allows them to receive a free audit on their startup. Thank you! Only when united we can build a future worthy of the best ideas 💙 Olena Kuzmichova 🇺🇦 Ferents Milo Tetyana Golubyeva Ivan Petrenko Dima Foremnyi 🇺🇦 Taras Barshchovskyi Dmytro Lopushanskyy Valeriіa Fadieienko Nazar Ponochevnyi Maryna Kovalska Inna Gordiienko Igor Shapataiev Vasyl Stanislavchuk Maksym Strukov Ivan Denysyuk Oleh Tymoshenko Iryna Chornovol Tetiana Slabko🇺🇦 Anna Zmiievska Olena Yehorova Sergey Kudryashov ✈️ Valeriy Kozlov Kateryna Doroshevska Oleksandr Korniychuk 🇺🇦Yelyzaveta Lapina Bohdana Muravska Alexandra Tsymbal Hanna Bey Artem Horilyk Dmytro Horilyk Hanna Yatel 🇺🇦 Tetiana Kuz Roman Kozak Margaret Velebnyk Mykola "Myk" Konrad Artur Kyselevskyi Eugene Gusarov Oleksandr Demchuk Yurii Habrusiev, and many more, but given LinkedIn's limitations, we have no choice but to highlight them in the comments below 🥲 photo by Juliia Oleksyn