Ukrainian Startup Fund and Innovation DTEK start cooperation

Pavlo Kartashov, Director of the Ukrainian Startup Fund, together with Emanuel Volpe, Director of Innovation at DTEK, signed a memorandum of partnership.

“DTEK is one of the few companies that not only talks about innovations, but actually embodies them in all spheres of its operational activities, from offices to production. At the Ukrainian Startup Fund, we appreciate when words do not diverge from actions, and that is why we are glad to announce the beginning of our already official cooperation. I am confident that our joint experience and pooling of efforts will benefit the entire Ukrainian startup ecosystem, with which DTEK has been cooperating for a long time on the basis of its own innovation department”, – said Pavlo Kartashov.

The purpose of the memorandum is to establish strategic cooperation between the Ukrainian Startup Fund and Innovation DTEK, as well as to identify ways of mutual support, including the organization of events aimed at implementing optimal solutions for the development of the startup ecosystem in Ukraine. Participation in joint projects, events, meetings and the like is expected.

“Today, DTEK is like a cruiser in restless waters, looking for a beacon that will point it in the right direction. And small, but fast and maneuverable frigates that are able to pick up our large cruiser and help it moor in the desired bay will help it in this. This is where the Innovation DTEK story began two years ago and the first acceleration program for startups was launched with our team of only five people to create a different approach from corporations to communicate with the innovation ecosystem. stakeholders, among whom the first place belonged and still belongs to startups. Their approaches to business are very different from large corporations, they are different. That is why, observing their numerous successes that break the old rules, we began to closely monitor them and moreover, we began to study in them. Fund is becoming an increasingly important player in promoting innovative business every day, and that is why I am pleased with the beginning of our already official cooperation, which will certainly help the development of the Ukrainian startup ecosystem. The unification of such powerful partners will definitely not go unnoticed, “Emanuele Volpe comments on the details of cooperation.

Source: usf.com.ua