WARSAW – KYIV TECH HUB 2026

📣 For the 8th time, Polish-Ukrainian Startup Bridge is bringing together Ukrainian startups, investors, technology companies, ecosystem partners and experts for its annual flagship event: Warsaw – Kyiv Tech Hub 2026. Due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the conference will once again take place in Warsaw. After the 2022,2023 and 2025 editions, this will be the fourth Warsaw edition of Kyiv Tech Hub. Therefore, our team decided to once more gather all our friends, partners and colleagues in Warsaw on November 5.⠀

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🚀 What’s in store during the event?

  • Presentations and pitches from selected Ukrainian tech startups;
  • Dedicated 1:1 matchmaking meetings connecting startup founders with VC funds, investors and business partners;
  • Discussion panels and keynote speeches focused on the Ukrainian and European technology ecosystem;
  • Networking with founders, investors, corporates and ecosystem representatives.

As part of the conference, we are also organising 1:1 online B2B meetings between startups and venture fund representatives. Registration for the meetings is open until 12 October

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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:

🕐 Event Schedule:

13:00 – 13:30 – Registration

13:30 – 14:00 – Welcome Speeches

  • Ms. Olga Jabłońska – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy Department
  • Mr. Maciej Aulak – Director of the Department of Assistance Programmes,  Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
  • Mr. Marcin Chruściel – Director of the Office for Polish – Ukrainian Development Cooperation, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland (TBA)
  • Mr. Daniel Prędkopowicz – Cooperation Fund Foundation, CEO

Other speakers will be anounced soon.

14:00 – 14:40 – Discussion Panel: „From Survival to Scalable Growth: Current State of Ukrainian Startup Ecosystem” – How Ukraine’s startup ecosystem has evolved from wartime survival mode to building scalable, competitive companies, and what this shift means for international partners.

Panel Moderator:

  • Mr. Mykhailo Khaletskyi – CEE Startup Bridge, Interim CEO

Panel Speakers:

  • Mr. Oleksandr Yatsenko  – Techosystem, President of the Supervisory Board
  • Mr. Ivan Osadchyy – Knopka, Co-Founder & CEO
  • Ms. Ruslana Dovzhyk – Technovator, Co-Founder & CEO
  • Mr. Paweł Maj – Vestbee Angels, Partner

14:40 – 15:00 – Coffee Break

15:00 – 15:05 – Introduction To The Startup Pitching

15:05 – 15:45 – Startup Pitching. Part I – Beneficiaries of PUSB 3.0. Acceleration Program in 2026

15:45 – 16:25 – Lunch Break

16:25 – 17:05 – Discussion Panel: „From Battlefield to Boardroom: Building and Scaling Ukrainian Dual-Use Startups With European Partners” – How battle-tested Ukrainian dual-use technologies can be transformed into investable, scalable businesses through smart structuring, compliance, and cooperation with European partners.

Panel Moderator:

  • Mr. Adam Hsakou – Iron Bridge, Co-Founder

Panel Speakers:

  • Mr. Col. Michał Żołnierowicz – Deputy Director and Head of the International Cooperation Branch at Department of Innovation, Ministry of Defence of Poland
  • Mr. Jan Banasiński –  Chrobry S. A., Security and Defence Fund of Poland, WP of the board
  • Ms. Yana Skhvarovska – Defence Builder Accelerator, Director
  • Mr. Efi Ben Artzy – Business Operations Director & Chief of Staff, Swarmer (NASDAQ: SWMR)
  • Mr. Patryk Szymczak – SI Robotics, CEO
  • Mr. Michał Urbanowski – Radix Ventures, General Partner

Other speakers will be anounced soon.

17:05 – 17:20 – Introduction To The Startup Pitching

17:25 – 18:05 – Startup Pitching. Part II – Selected Ukrainian mil-tech / dual-use startups

18:20 – 18:40 – Inspirational Speech

  • Mr. Oleksandr Bondariev – Pleso Therapy, Co-Founder & CEO

18:40 – 19:00 – Startups Pitching Results Announcement and Awarding Certificates

19:00 – 21:30 – Official End of the Day

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📅 Date: November 5th, 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 2026 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 700+ Ukrainian startups
  • Facilitate 350+ 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