WARSAW – KYIV TECH HUB 2025

📣 For the 7th time, the Polish – Ukrainian Startup Bridge is holding a large-scale event for startups and all techno fans from Central and Eastern Europe – Kyiv Tech Hub. Unfortunately, the security concerns and situation with key utilities in Kyiv does not allow us to hold the event as we would like. Therefore, our team decided to once more gather all our friends, partners and colleagues in Warsaw on November 27 for the main professional event of our program called Warsaw – Kyiv Tech Hub 2025.

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🚀 What’s in store during the event?

A pitch competition featuring 10 ukrainian startups – participants of PUSB acceleration program. You can also expect engaging discussion panels, keynote speeches, networking opportunities, and delightful eadible treats.

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💫 Who is welcome to attend the event?

Startup teams, investors, members of the IT community, media professionals, and anyone with an interest in the startup industry.

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🎟Participation is free of charge. To secure your invitation, please register: https://form.typeform.com/to/i6IPHvcG
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🕐 Event Schedule:

13:00 – 13:30 – Registration

13:30 – 14:00 – Welcome Speeches

14:00 – 14:40 – Discussion Panel: „Dual-Use Tech & Frontier Innovation: Poland & Ukraine as Europe’s Next Growth Market”. From field-tested innovation to global commercialization — how Polish – Ukrainian collaboration could shape competitive advantage in strategic sectors.

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Mykhailo Khaletskyi – CEE Startup Bridge

Panel Speakers:

Mr. Wojciech Dzięgiel – Board Member @ Pulaski Foundation, Warsaw Security Forum
Mr. Tomasz Korzeniowski – CEO, Quantum Quest
Mr. Bruno Cruchant – Chief Public Affairs Officer, Shark Robotics
Mr. Paweł Woźniak – CEO, uAvionics Technologies Sp. z o.o.
Mr. Paweł Bochniarz – GP, Radix Ventures

14:40 – 15:20 – Lunch Break

15:20 – 15:25 – Introduction To The Startup Pitching

15:25 – 16:05 – Startup Pitching. Part I

16:05 – 16:15 – Coffee Break

16:15 – 16:55 – Startup Pitching. Part II

16:55 – 17:05 – Coffee Break

17:05 – 17:35 – Inspirational Speech:

“From Kyiv Tech Hub to $1.2M: Building a European Mental Health Leader with Poland as the Base.” by Mr. Oleksandr Bondariev – CEO, Pleso therapy;
“Shark Robotics: unique value proposition in dual-use segment which led to recent $10M in funding” by Mr. Bruno Cruchant – Chief Public Affairs Officer, Shark Robotics

17:35 – 18:00 – Awarding Ceremony

18:00 – 19:30 – Official End of the Day (Networking & Afterparty)

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📅 Date: November 27th, starting at 13:00 (Warsaw time)

👥 Format: Offline event

📌 Address: Mała Warszawa, Otwocka 14, 03-759, Warsaw, Poland

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🙌 Warsaw – Kyiv Tech Hub 2025 is an annual conference held within Polish – Ukrainian Startup Bridge project. The project is organized by Cooperation Fund Foundation and CEE Startup Bridge Foundation in cooperation with the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy of the Republic of Poland, and financed under the Polish aid program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Since 2018, Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge has been the leading initiative supporting Ukrainian entrepreneurs in accessing Polish and European markets. We have managed to:

Connect with 600+ Ukrainian startups
Facilitate 250+ hours of tailored mentorship sessions
Organize 42+ dedicated events across 20 Ukrainian cities
Built partnerships with a number of VC funds and major institutions
Support startups that have collectively raised millions in funding