🔥In modern Ukraine, which fights and wins every day, innovation has become not just a trend - it is a means of survival, development and breakthrough into the global future. It is for such solutions that can change lives that Kharkiv IT Cluster launches StartUp Pitch 2025.

This is more than a competition - it is an investment in hope, in effective talent, in a new economy that is being born despite the war.

💡 What is this opportunity?

StartUp Pitch for Investment is a chance for technology startups at the pre-seed or seed stage that already have an MVP, prototype or even a finished product to get

🔹 Up to $25,000 investment from a private investor
🔹 Access to mentors, networking, public presentation during the 10th anniversary of Kharkiv IT Cluster
🔹 Professional support - from finalising the business model to being ready to present the idea to the world

📆 Applications are accepted until 15 July 2025 - don't delay!

🧠 Your idea should include:

✔️ Name, description, team with clear roles
✔️ Prototype or MVP
✔️ Business model and monetisation
✔️ Competitive advantage
✔️ Request for investment with projections
✔️ Video business card (up to 3 minutes)

📎 The template and all requirements are on the official website of Kharkiv IT Cluster

Alla Stoyanova, public figure, economist, ambassador of regional innovation development, emphasises:

"Every startup is a sprout of the future. It grows where there is faith, support and courage. Ukraine today is not only a battlefield, but also a space for breakthrough solutions. StartUp Pitch is an investment not only in the product, but also in Ukrainian intelligence, determination and ability to influence the world. I urge young founders, professionals, and dreamers not to be silent. If you have an idea that can improve lives, help the army, automate business, or simply change the market, apply! Because even in the darkest times, it is ideas that give birth to light," says Alla Stoyanova.

🌱 Why is it important?

At a time when global giants are investing billions in new technologies and Ukraine is building its own economic independence, supporting start-ups is not an option but a strategic necessity. Through competitions such as StartUp Pitch, we not only open doors for young innovators, but also create a new industry and form the elite of the business, IT and tech sectors of the future.

🔥 StartUp Pitch 2025 is a springboard from which A Ukrainian startup can take off in a global League. If you are someone who has an idea that can solve problems, create jobs, develop technology and change the country, this is the chance for you.

📥 Applying by 15 July is the first step. The next is to make yourself known to the whole world.

🟨 Alla Stoyanova is confident that this project is about Ukraine investing in itself - not with words, but with actions.

For more details, follow the link https://it-kharkiv.com/do-25-000-na-rozvytok-startapu-podavajtesya-na-startup-pitch-2025