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Mike Buryk
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Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Go TO-U EV Charging Software Solutions
Go TO-U is an electric vehicle charging software solution that acts as a digital experience platform for e-mobility. CEO and cofounder Nazar Shymone-Davyda talks about how and why he helped established the Ukrainian tech startup company, its early successes and which markets he hopes to serve. https://go-tou.com/en
2023-03-06
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
G-MAK Ukrainian home security tech startup
G-MAK is a Ukrainian active defense security product startup cofounded in 2018 by Lyubomyr Dykun (CEO) and Volodymyr Rovinskyi (CTO). Their product provides home protection in less than 1 second by turning on active defense systems: thick fog, powerful stroboscopic flash and multi-tone siren sound to disorient any intruder. Commercial Director Volodymyr Chykalov talks about how and why the company was founded and their plans to market and sell their product in various markets including the U.S. https://g-mak.ua/en
2023-02-18
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ukraine technology startups at CES 2023
Since 2017, innovative tech startups from Ukraine have exhibited at the world class CES technology show. The Ukraine Startup pavilion is made possible due to the joint work of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) and the Ukrainian Startup Fund together with USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP), Western NIS Enterprise Fund, Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. TechUkraine is an information partner. Dmytro Kuzmenko, the executive director of the UVCA talks about the Ukrainian startups at CES this year and their opportunity to present their products...
2023-01-11
11 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Angel One: new Ukrainian Catholic University venture fund for tech startups
Angel One is a recently launched venture fund for UKrainian tech startups offered by the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. Managing Partner Ivan Petrenko discusses how and why the fund was started and what its plans are for investment. https://sifted.eu/articles/ukrainian-university-fund-spinouts/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-petrenko-070299172/
2022-11-24
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Misha Rudominski, CEO and cofounder of Promin Aerospace
Promin Aerospace is a Ukrainian spacetech startup based in Dnipro, Ukraine. CEO and cofounder Misha Rudominski describes the innovative rocket technology of the company and his plans to commercialize it. https://prominaerospace.com/
2022-08-16
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Vitalii Romanchenko, CEO with Elai.io
Elai.io is a text-to-video platform that offers users a convenient tool to create all kinds of videos for promotional and other purposes. CEO and cofounder Vitalii Romanchenko talks about how and why the company was founded, its successful business model and future plans for growth. https://elai.io/
2022-07-14
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Dealbook of Ukraine 2022 Edition
AVentures Capital is a major early stage Venture Capital fund focused on global companies that leverage R&D in Ukraine and CEE. Yuliya Sychikova is a company director and the producer of the investment report, "Dealbook of Ukraine: 2022 edition". She reviews the highlights of this report produced each year since 2014. https://www.slideshare.net/YevgenSysoyev/dealbook-of-ukraine-2022-edition-251657977?fbclid=IwAR0hqZkT4aqCQlA6I7ftdnFItjfz6-pxwu2EFVxetmOqKZBb8va1Yj_abo0
2022-06-10
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
SID Venture Partners interview
SID Venture Partners was formed in 2021 by three Ukrainian IT service companies: Sigma Software, Ideasoft and Datrics. Their venture capital fund backs Ukrainian founders from pre-seed to Series A. Managing General Partner Dmitry Vartanian and General Partner Alexey Stoletny discuss the fund's strategy, its first startup investments and the challenge for tech companies posed by the war in Ukraine. https://sid.fund/
2022-05-03
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ukrainian Startup Fund interview
The Ukrainian Startup Fund is a Ukrainian Government agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance. It makes funding grants to pre-seed and seed stage Ukrainian tech startups. Director Pavlo Kartashov talks about why USF was established, how it works and its reputation as the major angel investor in Ukraine today. https://usf.com.ua/en/
2022-03-03
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
OneNotary interview
The Ukrainian tech startup OneNotary aims to create convenience for their customers through an online notary service available 24/7 focused on the U.S. market. CEO and cofounder Ivan Zinkov hopes to improve the notarization process by streamlining it and making it affordable and easily accessible. He talks about how the company was started and his plans for future growth. http://onenotary.us . Contact Sales sales@onenotary.us
2022-03-03
11 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
MaxAh interview
MaxAh, a Ukrainian cleantech startup founded in June 2021, is developing a technology for lithium power supplies using Ukrainian graphene. CEO and cofounder Serhii Dubinevych talks about why the development of this technology is so critical at this time and when he hopes to have a battery prototype available. He is joined by Armand Lazarian, who is the Chief Business Development Officer. The company is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. http://maxah.tech/
2022-02-01
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Let's Enhance interview
Let's Enhance was cofounded in 2018 by CEO Sofiia Shvets and her partner Vlad Pranskevicius. The Ukrainian tech startup offers software to edit large volumes of photos using AI. The name of the product is Claid. Sofiia discusses how and why the company was founded, its business model and current profitability and plans for the future. https://letsenhance.io/
2022-01-15
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ukraine Venture Capital and Private Equity Markets Overview 2020
The Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association together with its research partner Kreston.ua has released the new annual report, "Ukraine Venture Capital and Private Equity Markets Overview 2020". Kreston Director of Innovation Taras Dumenko discusses the highlights of the report. It is available for download here. https://uvca.eu/en/news/ukraine-venture-capital-and-private-equity-markets-overview-2020 And, you can find out about the research partner Kreston.ua here. https://kreston.ua/
2021-12-15
11 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Party.Space interview with CEO Yurii Filipchuk
Yurii Filipchuk is the CEO and a cofounder of the Ukrainian tech startup Party.Space. This company specializes in virtual events. Yurii and his team recently attracted a pre-seed investment of US $1 million. He talks about how and why the company was established and its immediate goals. https://www.party.space/
2021-11-15
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Anton Vaisburd, CEO of Datrics
Anton Vaisburd is the CEO and cofounder of a Ukrainian startup firm Datrics. Datrics is a no-code platform to perform data analytics. Anton talks about how and why the company was founded in 2020 and the market opportunities for his product. https://datrics.ai/
2021-09-15
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Apostera CEO Andrey Golubinskiy
Apostera is a Ukrainian tech startup that has produced a Mixed Reality solution for companies developing automotive Augmented Reality heads-up displays (HUDs), Navigation Suppliers, and OEMs. The company has its headquarters in Munich, Germany, but its R&D staff are located in Kyiv, Ukraine. CEO and cofounder Andrey Golubinskiy talks about how the company was founded and its successful track record in the automotive software field. https://apostera.com/
2021-08-16
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Alex Lissitsa, cofounder of Dobrozem
Dobrozem is a new Ukrainian startup that offers an online platform for buying and selling land. Alex Lissitsa cofounded it along with Dmytro Dubilet. A new land reform law in Ukraine has made it possible for Ukrainian citizens to buy and sell up to 100 hectares of land. Mr. Lissitsa discusses why Dobrozem was founded and what its prospects are for short and long term success. https://dobrozem.com.ua/
2021-07-15
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with UNIT.City CEO Dominique Piotet
UNIT.City is Ukraine’s first innovation park. Its goal is to become the center of innovation and a one-point entry into Ukraine for investors, partners and new technology from across the globe. CEO Dominique Piotet talks about how companies, startups, students, professionals and research laboratories creatively work together at the park to grow leading-edge, global businesses. https://unit.city/en/home/
2021-06-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Oleksii Shaldenko, CEO of Watched
Watched (now Wantent, ed. note 09/08/21} is an AI-based platform that identifies consumer reactions to video content and provides an analysis of the emotional connection with the viewer using machine learning technologies. The service analyzes 25 parameters for the best understanding of a target audience, including engagement, emotions, interest, attention etc. CEO Oleksii Shaldenko talks about how the company was founded, its current clients and plans for future growth. https://www.wantent.io/
2021-05-14
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Carbominer interview with CEO and Founder Nick Oseyko
Carbominer is a Ukrainian hardware startup that is developing innovative technology to capture CO₂ from the air. CEO Nick Oseyko talks about how and why he established the company and what his plans are to bring its services to the market. https://carbominer.com/
2021-04-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Hirio interview
Hirio is a Ukrainian tech startup focused on volume hiring in the HR Tech space. CEO and cofounder Konstantin Miska discusses why he launched the company, its recent success with fundraising and plans for the future. https://www.hirio.co/
2021-03-11
19 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Kira Rudik, Member of Parliament of Ukraine
Kira Rudik is a current Member of Parliament of Ukraine, the first Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Digital Transformation and the leader of the Holos Party. She is also a serial tech entrepreneur and the former COO of Ring Ukraine. Kira talks about her experience in the world of technology and her desire to help build a better and effective relationship between business and the Ukrainian government. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-rudik-b6a6123/?originalSubdomain=ua
2021-02-15
19 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Olexsandr Bornyakov, Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation
Oleksandr Bornyakov is a Deputy Minister with the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation. In this interview he talks about their programs designed to fully digitize every day administrative government tasks like getting a driver's license, registering a newborn baby, setting up a corporation, obtaining a passport, etc. using a smartphone as the tool. We also talked about Oleksandr's main project – a special legal framework for the IT industry – Diia City. https://thedigital.gov.ua/
2021-01-15
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Propertymate CEO Dan Hnatkovsky
Propertymate provides an artificial intelligence-powered management system for real estate developers and agents. It matches potential buyers with their ideal homes. CEO Dan Hnatkovsky talks about how the company was founded, their 2020 success with Techstars in Austin, Texas, and his plans for the future. https://propertymate.ai/en/
2020-12-14
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Petcube CEO Yaroslav Azhnyuk
Petcube is a global leader in the connected pet market. It was founded in 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine, and has offices in San Francisco, Calif., and Shenzhen, China. Its first product, the Petcube camera, enables pet owners to see, talk to and play with their pets remotely from their smartphone. CEO Yaroslav Azhnyuk offers a current update about the company's products and efforts to grow the business. https://petcube.com/
2020-11-14
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Center42 Agency interview
Center42 is a boutique innovation agency that helps corporations, investors, and entrepreneurs to work with startups and discover and launch new digital products and business models on the edge of digital transformation. Founder and CEO Kirill Mazur talks about his entrepreneurial career and his company Center42 and its activities. https://center42.tech/
2020-10-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
UniExo interview
UniExo is a wearable modular robotic exoskeleton device designed to facilitate and improve rehab for all limbs. The exoskeleton assists and supports patients outside healthcare facilities and helps along their physical rehabilitation. Anton Holovachenko is an inventor and hardware engineer and the founder and CEO of UniExo. He talks about his product, the company and his plans to bring the robotic exoskeleton to the global market. http://www.uniexo.com/
2020-09-15
12 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Alcor CEO Dmitry Ovcharenko
Alcor is a business management consulting company with its headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine. The company specializes in business process outsourcing (BPO). Dmitry Ovcharenko, its CEO and founder, discusses the company and its efforts to become a major global player. https://alcor-bpo.com/
2020-08-14
12 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
3DLOOK interview
Founded in 2016, 3DLOOK is a creator of a mobile body scanning technology that uses a patented combination of computer vision, neural networks, and 3D statistical modeling to generate a 3D avatar and more than 70 points of measure from just two photos in under 30 seconds. The company has developed the world's first Body Data Platform and was recognized as the 2019 winners of the LVMH Innovation Award and the IEEE Retail Digital Transformation Grand Challenge. It was previously named by Coresight Research as an emerging company disrupting traditional retail with its 3D body scanning technology. Cofounder and CEO Vadim Rogovskiy discusses the...
2020-07-17
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Healthymity interview with Dr. Ihor Kotsiuba
An interview with Dr. Igor Kotsiuba, the chairman and cofounder of the Ukrainian digital health company Healthymity. Dr. Kotsiuba and his team are helping to create an ecosystem for collaboration between hospitals and pharmaceutical companies on AI projects. https://healthymity.com/
2020-06-15
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
RefaceAI interview
The Ukrainian startup RefaceAI has developed an AI technology to swap faces in images and video. One of its products is "Doublicat" which is a face swap AI-tool for GIFs. Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shvets talks about the company, its products and its plans to become a major player in the production side of the entertainment industry. https://reface.ai/
2020-05-28
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Riddletag interview
Riddletag is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian startup offering facial recognition technology for the retail, banking, insurance and transportation sectors. CEO and cofounder Yuri Holuzynets discusses the company, its projects and plans for the future. https://riddletag.com/en/
2020-05-06
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Blue Lake Startup Accelerator interview
David Gilgur, a founding partner with Blue Lake Accelerator, talks about the program of this business accelerator for Ukrainian tech startups. The accelerator is based in London. https://www.bluelakeaccelerator.com/
2020-04-03
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Anastasiia Romanova, the CEO of Mosquito Control LTD (SEMCS)
Anastasiia Romanova, the CEO of Mosquito Control Ltd, discusses a smart, eco-friendly mosquito control system developed by her Ukrainian startup company headquartered in Kyiv. Her company has participated in the EO Business Incubators program in Ukraine. https://semcs.com.ua/
2020-03-06
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Olga Afanasyeva, CEO UVCA
Olga Afanasyeva is the CEO of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association based in Kyiv, Ukraine. She talks about her recent trip with six Ukrainian tech startups to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. CRDF Global and its STEP program, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, were partners for this activity. Olga also discusses the end-of-January Ukraine House Davos alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. http://uvca.eu/en
2020-02-14
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Competera CEO Alex Galkin
CEO and cofounder Alex Galkin talks about his company Competera. The company offers a cloud-native platform for brick&click retailers to make optimal price and promo decisions. It was founded in 2014 in Ukraine. https://competera.net/
2020-01-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Ivan Petrenko, Exec. Dir., UCU Center for Entrepreneurship
LvBS Center for Entrepreneurship is a relatively new accelerator for startups and an educational platform for students and young entrepreneurs in Ukraine. Executive Director Ivan Petrenko talks about how the Center was started and its technology business programs. https://ucucfe.lvbs.com.ua/en/
2019-12-12
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
TechUkraine interview
TechUkraine is creating a single communication hub for Ukraine as a technological nation. It facilitates collaboration with existing startup hubs, accelerator programs, VC’s, universities and Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs. Program Director Nataly Veremeeva talks about the NGO's various programs and initatives to secure greater exposure for Ukraine in the global tech community. https://techukraine.org/tech-ukraine/
2019-12-05
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Clovitek interview with CEO Vitaly Kirkpatrick
Vitaly Kirkpatrick, who is a recent Ukrainian emigre to the U.S., founded his company in 2016 focused on wireless audio and assisted-living technologies. He talks about how he developed the idea and his plans to market his product in the U.S. and globally. www.clovitek.com
2019-11-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Solar Gaps interview with CEO Yevgen Erik
Solar Gaps offers smart blinds that automatically track the sun and generate electricity for home, office or other commercial buildings. Founder and CEO Yevgen Erik talks about how and why he started the company and his efforts to sell his product on a global market. https://solargaps.com/
2019-11-15
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Andrei Komarovski, CEO of Sector X Accelerator
Andrei Komarovski is the CEO of the Ukraine tech startup accelerator Sector X. Sector X is a program offered by the UNIT.City innovation park in Kyiv, Ukraine. Andrei talks about the accelerator and the tech startups participating in it. https://sectorx.city/
2019-10-15
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Zpoken Interview with CEO Anton Gera
Zpoken AI CEO Anton Gera discusses the transformation of his original company Anryze into a full service data science firm. Zpoken is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. https://zpoken.ai/
2019-09-30
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Nanobot Medical interview
Nanobot Medical Animation Studio provides 3D digital graphics to more effectively illustrate medical applications. Cofounders Andrii Koniukh and Yuriy Svidinenko talk about the art of scientific storytelling and how their company has helped major global life science and medical-product companies more easily communicate with their clients and customers. https://www.nanobotmedical.com/
2019-09-07
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Lviv Tech Angels interview
Michael Puzrakov is the COO, Chairman and cofounder of the Ukrainian custom software development company Intellias. He is also a founding member of the new regional investment community Lviv Tech Angels. In this interview he talks about how LVIV IT Cluster was a catalyst for this new tech startup investment group and their future plans. https://itcluster.lviv.ua/en/projects/lviv-tech-angels/
2019-08-08
12 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
UATAG interview
UATAG founder and CEO Taras Rodtsevych discusses his product UATAG. UATAG is new, patented solution, designed to protect the authenticity of important valuables and products utilizing blockchain technology. It offers 100% counterfeit protection. https://uatag.com/
2019-06-28
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
DeepTrait interview with cofounders Sergii Shelpuk and Ruslana Radchuk
DeepTrait is developing self-learning AI capable of working with the full genomes of crop plants. Cofounders Sergii Shelpuk and Ruslana Radchuk talk about how the company was founded and the services they hope to offer to the global biotechnology community. https://www.deeptrait.ai/
2019-06-14
11 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Crello Chief Marketing Officer Nazar Begen
Crello is a visual editor that simplifies the design process for everyone. It’s a simple solution that eliminates the need for complex design tools to create visuals. Chief Marketing Officer Nazar Begen talks about how the startup was founded and how Crello works. https://crello.com/
2019-05-10
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
eō Business Incubators interview with Charles Whitehead
eō Business Incubators are a newly launched seed-stage, mentor-driven incubator program in Ukraine. They are facilitated by the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP). In this interview with Charles Whitehead, one of the founders of eō Business and the Director of the Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship Program at Cornell Tech in New York City, he talks about the program and its plans to help Ukrainian tech startups. https://www.facebook.com/eo.in.ua/
2019-04-17
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Oleg Rogynskyy, CEO and Founder of People.ai
Originally from Ukraine, Oleg is the founder and CEO of People.ai. Under his leadership, the company's Revenue Intelligence System (RIS), powered by AI, automates the capture of all contact and customer activity data to provide valuable insights across sales, marketing and customer success teams. Oleg is one of the industry’s most authoritative experts in data science, machine learning and text analytics, and known for successfully building and leading multiple start-ups from inception to scale. Comparably, which offers compensation and culture information for companies, recently named Oleg 2018’s Best CEO and he was recently accepted as a member of the...
2019-04-11
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Hideez update
Hideez Group specializes in cybersecurity and authentication devices and services. The company has offices in Kyiv, Ukraine and Reston, Va. In this update interview (Hideez staff members were originally interviewed in January 2017) CEO Oleg Naumenko discusses the current focus on the B2B market and the healthcare industry. https://hideez.com/
2019-04-11
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Marta Proksa, COO with Arkley Launchpad
Marta Proksa is the Chief Operating Officer with Arkley Launchpad. The business acceleration program provides support for seed- and early- stage startups. Several prominent Ukrainian tech startups have participated in it. Ms. Proksa talks about the program and the just-launched new VC fund Arkley Brinc VC. For more information go to: http://arkley.ventures/.
2019-03-15
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Vitaliy Goncharuk, CEO and Founder of Augmented Pixels
Founded in 2010, Augmented Pixels has created proprietary software that enables drones and robots "to see". CEO and Founder Vitaliy Goncharuk talks about how he founded the company, who its clients are and plans for the future. https://augmentedpixels.com/
2019-02-14
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Preply CEO and cofounder Kirill Bigai
Preply is a global, online place for language tutoring founded in 2012 with offices in Boston and Kyiv. CEO and cofounder Kirill Bigai talks about the establishment of the company with its focus on learning language for business. https://preply.com/
2019-01-14
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ecoisme interview with CEO Ivan Pasichnyk
In 2016, Ukrainian tech entrepreneur Ivan Pasichnyk was included in the Forbes “30 under 30" in Europe list of top leaders and talented innovators. His startup company, Ecoisme, is a home automation and smart home company. Its product is an energy monitoring unit that is attached to the main electrical panel in a home where it can monitor and sense appliance use throughout the house and pinpoint how better efficiency can be achieved. CEO Pasichnyk talks about his company, some of its recent challenges and where it is heading.
2018-12-14
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Concepter CEO Vlad Tislenko
Kyiv-based Concepter began as a consumer product design company in 2013. Today in addition to its core business, the firm offers consulting advice to tech startups and runs a hardware accelerator. CEO and founder Vlad Tislenko discusses the company, its challenges and plans for the future. https://concepter.co/
2018-11-12
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Andrii Karpiuk, CEO and founder of BIOsens
BIOsens is an an IoT biosensor to detect mycotoxins in food. CEO and founder Andrii Karpiuk talks about how the company was founded, the current state of its product prototype and plans for the future. http://sens.bio/
2018-10-07
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Anna Pryjmak, CEO of Sirocco Energy
An interview with Anna Pryjmak, CEO and co-founder of Sirocco Energy. Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sirocco Energy has developed a wind panel which is a linear wind generator for distributed energy production. It is especially designed to operate in an urban environment. Anna talks about how the company was founded, its product and plans for growth. www.sirocco.energy/
2018-09-21
13 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with JetBridge CEO John Sung Kim
JetBridge cofounder and CEO John Sung Kim talks about his career as a serial entrepreneur and his efforts to establish a part of his San-Francisco-based company in Kyiv, Ukraine. JetBridge helps marketing managers hit their growth targets faster through automation. The company was cofounded by software architect Mischa Spiegelmock. https://www.jetbridge.com/
2018-09-14
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with MacPaw Founder and CEO Oleksandr Kosovan
MacPaw is an app development company with a number of successful macOS, iOS, and Windows applications in their portfolio. Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, MacPaw has gained solid recognition among over 30+ million customers all over the world. Since 2008, the company has been developing apps with a strong focus on design and functionality to ensure exceptional user experience. CEO Oleksandr Kosovan talks about his company, its products and plans for the future. https://macpaw.com/
2018-08-14
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Dmitriy Gilgur, director and founder of VimesVC
Vimes is a boutique consultancy focused on trade and investment opportunities between Ukraine and UK. Dmitriy Gilgur, director and founder of the firm, talks about the major activities of the company and its efforts to put Ukrainian tech startups in front of British and EU VC's. https://vimesvc.com/
2018-08-03
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with PatentBot CEO Nataly Vladimorova
PatentBot CEO and co-founder Nataly Vladimorova discussed the company's Facebook Messenger bot that helps you to register a trademark in 5 minutes in multiple countries.
2018-07-16
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ring Ukraine Kira Rudik COO Interview
Ring Ukraine, the home security products company, was acquired in 2018 by Amazon, the e-commerce retailer, for more than $1 Billion. A key piece of Ring’s success story is the August 2016 opening in Kyiv, Ukraine, of a small R&D office to work with computer vision and machine learning technologies. Ring Ukraine COO Kira Rudik talks about how this happened, the growth of the operation from a staff of 10 to 500 and plans for the future.
2018-06-07
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
PromoRepublic interview
PromoRepublic offers content automation for social media for the SMB market. CEO and a co-founder Max Pecherskyi talks about how the company was started and the activities that have led to its market success. https://promorepublic.com/en/ For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-06-01
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Cardiomo Care CEO Ksenia Belkina interview
Cardiomo is a wearable technology device that monitors heart functions and shares the data in secure AI-powered cloud storage for review by family, care-givers and doctors. CEO Ksenia Belkina and her husband Roman co-founded the company Cardiomo Care in 2016. She discusses the product and their efforts to introduce it into the consumer and B-to-B markets. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-05-15
14 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Ukrainian-British chef and cookbook author Olia Hercules
Ukrainian-British chef and cookbook author Olia Hercules discusses her family background and career and how she became a cooking celebrity in the UK. https://oliahercules.com/ Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-04-30
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Anton Mishchenko, CEO of YouTeam
YouTeam provides Ukrainian and other Eastern European software engineers to startups and SMB's. CEO Anton Mischenko discusses the growth of the company, which has offices in Lviv, London and Mountain View, Calif. https://youteam.io/ For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-04-27
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Igor Kruglyak, President of CoreValue
CoreValue is a major Ukrainian IT software consulting firm with headquarters in Lviv and offices around Ukraine and in the U.S. Igor Kruglyak, President of CoreValue, discusses how the company started and why major companies worldwide utilize its software outsourcing services. https://corevalue.net/ For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-04-16
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Anton Gera, founder & CEO of Anryze
Anryze Founder and CEO Anton Gera discusses his AI-powered tracking and analyzing software service for business calls. The Anryze Distributed Network offers natural language processing. It allows companies to transcribe their voice communications into a text with a single click and offers a simple and inexpensive solution for speech recognition. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-04-02
12 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
An Interview with Yuliya Sychikova, CEO & co-founder, Ukraine Global Scholars
Ukraine Global Scholars is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded to help Ukrainian students get an education in the world's best colleges and universities. Yuliya Sychikova, CEO and co-founder, talks about why the program was established and how it works. Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-30
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Leszek Sawicki, CEO of TechNovator
TechNovator is a Ukrainian-Polish startup that has developed a system for charging smart devices located up to 17 feet away from a base station. CEO and co-founder Leszek Sawicki discusses how the company was founded and what the future holds for its XE wireless charging system. The company web site is located at http://technovator.co/ . For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-18
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Illia Onyschenko, Program Director of the BrainBasket Foundation
The BrainBasket Foundation facilitates the training of Ukraine’s IT specialists and enhances the technology education ecosystem. Program Director Illia Onyschenko discusses how the non-profit organization was established and what programs it offers to the technology community in Ukraine. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-11
15 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Roman Zinchenko, co-founder of Greencubator
Roman Zinchenko, a co-founder of the Ukrainian Greencubator, discusses how and why the NGO was founded. He also reviews their Climate Innovation Voucher program to help companies develop and enhance technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the use of energy in selected industries. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-11
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with John Kun, Vice Pres. and COO at the U.S. Ukraine Foundation
The U.S. Ukraine Foundation (USUF) is a U.S. (Wash., D.C.) based nonprofit, nongovernmental organization launched in 1991 to support democracy, a free market and human rights for Ukraine. John Kun, Vice Pres. and COO at the foundation, talks about their various programs including those focused on economic development in Ukraine. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-11
15 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Bruce Romanchak, an administrator with the Facebook Lemko Ancestry and DNA Group
A Fall 2017 interview with Bruce Romanchak, who is an administrator with the Facebook Lemko Ancestry and DNA Group. He discusses how the group was founded, what it does and how DNA can be used to find distant Lemko cousins. https://www.facebook.com/groups/LemkoAncestryandDNA/ Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-03-02
20 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Nataliya Stelmakh, CEO and founder of Gotyu
Gotyu is a global, live tracking device for use by children, seniors and pets. Nataliya Stelmakh, CEO and founder of Gotyu, talks about the wearable technology product and her efforts to market and sell it globally. She also recounts her experience trying to get on the ABC TV show "Shark Tank". http://www.gotyu.tech/ For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-25
21 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Roman Sakun, CEO and founder of Hushme
Hushme is a wearable technology device that improves the privacy of smartphone voice conversations. In this interview with Roman Sakun, CEO and one of the founders of Hushme, he talks about how the product was developed and when it will be available for purchase. http://www.gethushme.com/ . For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-25
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Nazar Fedorchuk, CEO and one of the founders of Senstone
Senstone is wearable technology that serves as a digital recorder. The product is produced by Senstone Inc. Nazar Fedorchuk is the founder and CEO of the company. His product will be available for purchase in the Spring of 2018. In this podcast interview, Mr. Fedorchuk talks about how he came up with the idea for the product and his plans to market and sell it globally. The product web site is senstone.io/ . For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-25
14 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Hetmans
Nick Rozar is a 26-year-old Ukrainian-American from Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder and owner of Hetmans, a company that produces wearable art. His wooden sunglass frames are handmade by Hutsul carvers in the Carpathian Mountains. Nick talks about his company and products and future plans. http://www.hetmans.com/ Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-05
17 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Ukrainian Wooden Churches
An October 2017 interview with Dr. Mykola Bevz, chairman of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage at the Lviv Polytechnic National University in Lviv, Ukraine. He discusses efforts to preserve Ukrainian wooden churches in Ukraine and Poland. The discussion includes mention of the UNESCO World Heritage List, which includes 16 tserkvas in the Carpathian region. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424 Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-01
14 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Estonia e-Residency interview with AlexeyVoronkov
In 2014, Estonia launched a unique program to help non-EU entrepreneurs gain access to global markets. And Ukrainians are among the major users of it. It is called "e-Residency". https://e-resident.gov.ee/ In this January 2018 interview, Alexey Voronkov, who is currently the country manager for Ukraine, talks about the program and its major benefits for Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs and business people. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-02-01
15 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Yuri Zastavny, founder of Pravda Beer Theatre in Lviv, Ukraine
The microbrewery Pravda Beer Theatre (http://www.pravda.beer/en/) was established by Yuri Zastavny in Lviv, Ukraine, in December 2014. It is now owned by the Fest company (http://www.fest.lviv.ua/en/) whose partners are Andriy Khudo, Yurko Nazaruk and Dmytro Gerasimov. The holding company is well known for its innovative local ventures including restaurants, food convenience stores, a bakery, a publishing house and public events among others. Yuri Zastavny talks about how the craft brewery was started, its award-winning beers and his plans for the future. Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for any...
2018-01-14
20 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Daniel Tonkopiy, CEO of Delfast
Delfast CEO Daniel Tonokopiy discusses his innovative e-bike which can travel up to 236 miles on a single charge. The bicycles are manufactured in Kyiv, Ukraine. He also reviews plans to compete in the U.S. and EU markets. https://delfastbikes.com/ For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017-2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2018-01-11
11 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Nash Holos radio program interview 10/16/17
Nash Holos (Our Voice) is a Ukrainian-Canadian radio program broadcast twice weekly in English with a Ukrainian-language segment on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It also airs in international syndication to over 20 countries. Its host and producer is Paulette (Pawlina) MacQuarrie. In this interview she talks about the how the program started, some of its special segments and offers her insight on the Ukrainian-Canadian community. You can find the program online at: https://www.nashholos.com/ . Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-12-14
21 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
PassivDom CEO Maxim Gerbut interview
PassivDom Corp is a manufacturing company which uses advanced 3D-Printing technology to produce autonomous modular homes. The homes utilize solar power for all energy needs. PassivDom is one of 10 companies selected to exhibit at the January 2018 CES trade show in Las Vegas. The company was among the winners of the UVCA Challenge: CES-Edition contest held by the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association in Kyiv, Ukraine. Founder and CEO Maxim Gerbut talks about his company, its product and his plans to reach a global market. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by...
2017-12-11
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Quinta Group interview July 2017
Quintagroup provides consulting, programming and support services to organizations interested in deploying web-based solutions on the open platform base. One of its projects is ProZorro, a hybrid electronic open source Ukrainian government e-procurement system developed through a partnership between business and government. In this July 2017 interview, CTO Myroslav Opyr and CEO Volodymr Cherepanyak discuss the company and its projects. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-11-16
25 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Mariana Oleskiv, director of the Lviv Tourism Center
Mariana Oleskiv, director of the Lviv Tourism Development Center, talks about some of the attractions in this old European city. For more information about travel and tourism in Lviv, go here. http://lviv.travel/en/index Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for additional information. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-11-13
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
July 2017 interview with Stepan Veselovskyi, CEO of Lviv IT Cluster
Lviv IT Cluster is a network of major information technology companies in Ukraine. This group is working together with universities and local authorities to improve and develop IT in this key business and cultural hub in Western Ukraine. In a July 2017 interview, CEO Stepan Veselovskyi talks about what the group has accomplished and plans for the future. For additional information, please contact Michael Buryk at: mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-10-18
16 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Matej Silecky of Kitsune Tale Productions
An August 11, 2017 interview with Matej Silecky, director and producer at Kitsune Tale Productions. He is producing a documentary film called, "Baba Babee Skazala" (Grandmother Told Grandmother). It is the story of post-World-War-II Ukrainian emigres to the U.S. who were displaced persons in Europe. www.babababeeskazala.com Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for any additional information. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-10-16
15 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with John Pihach
John Pihach, a Canadian of Ukrainian descent, is the author of the well-known Ukrainian genealogy classic, "Ukrainian Genealogy: a Beginner's Guide" (CIUS, 2007). He was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. He received a B. Sc. degree in physics from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), studied studio fine arts at the Vancouver Community College and spent many years wandering about Asia and Europe, including visiting Ukraine a dozen times. John has done research in the archives in Ukraine, Poland and Vienna and published twelve articles on Galician genealogy. He was the library chairperson for the East European Genealogical Society for a...
2017-09-26
16 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Denys Zhadanov, Vice Pres. Marketing at Readdle
Readdle develops and sells productivity apps on the IOS platform globally. Founded in 2007 in Odessa, Ukraine, the company has had 75 million downloads of its software. Its software apps have been highly acclaimed by Apple. The company has offices in Odessa and Kyiv, Ukraine, and in San Jose, Calif. Denys Zhadanov talks about how the company started and grew to be a major player in the IOS apps market. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-09-15
19 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
Interview with Nick Bilogorskiy
Nick Bilogorskiy is a Silicon Valley Ukrainian tech entrepreneur, cyber security expert and angel investor. He was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, but emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 1996. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing science and philosophy from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and a GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) certification. In 2006, he headed to San Francisco for a cyber security job and has been here ever since. Nick is a founding team member at Cyphort and is responsible for cyber threat operations at the company. He was very active in the local Ukrainian community during the 2013...
2017-09-04
17 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Yaroslav Azhnyuk, Co-founder and CEO of Petcube
Petcube is a global leader in the connected pet market. It was founded in 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine, and now also has offices in San Francisco, Calif., and Shenzhen, China. Its first product, the Petcube camera, enables pet owners to see, talk to and play with their pets remotely from their smartphone. Yaroslav Azhnyuk discusses the company's products and efforts to grow the business. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-08-17
19 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
An interview (072017) with Ron Kramer, a Lemko Ukrainian-American, Primrose, Pa.
Ron Kramer's Lemko Ukrainian-American family has deep roots in the Primrose/Minersville, Pa., area. His grandfather Wasyl Kramar arrived in the Anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania coming from the Lemko region of Austria-Hungary, now southeast Poland, in 1897. Ron talks about his family roots, the local Lemko Ukrainian-American community and Ukrainian Seminary Day. Ukrainian Day is an annual event that began in the Anthracite coal region in 1933 and is now a fund-raiser for the South Anthracite Deanery of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. It is a major homecoming for Ukrainians with family from the area. It will...
2017-07-21
18 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Interview with Yevgeny Sysoyev, CEO of AVentures
An interview on 6/28/17 with Yevgeny Sysoyev, CEO and co-founder of AVentures. AVentures is one of the major players in the venture capital market in Ukraine. He discusses venture capital funds in Ukraine, tech startups and the evolution of the country's IT economy. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mikeb@mburykassociates.com . Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-07-05
20 min
Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians
MarkHowanskyOOLinterview
A 7/4/17 interview with Mark Howansky, who is the current president of the Lemko Ukrainian-American organization OOL (Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna). He discusses his family history, how and why OOL was established in the 1930's in the U.S. and the importance of preserving Lemko Ukrainian culture worldwide. Mark's photo at the 2016 Lemko Vatra in Zhdynia, Poland, was taken by Sofia Fedyna, the Lemko-Ukrainian singer and head of the SFULO organization. Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for any additional information. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-07-05
25 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
6/2/17 Interview with Olga Afanasyeva, executive director of UVCA Ukraine
Olga Afanasyeva is the executive director of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The association promotes investment in Ukraine and works with Ukrainian tech startups to help them market and sell their products to a global audience. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mburykassocs@gmail.com. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-06-05
20 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Hideezinterview013117
An interview with Hideez CMO Gennadiy Kornev and Director of Global Business Development Iulia Shykalova. Hideez Group is an electronic hardware manufacturer specializing in cybersecurity and authentication devices and services. They are headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mburykassocs@gmail.com. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-03-12
25 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Joobleinterview020217
Jooble is an online search engine to help job candidates find a new position in 64 countries around the world. This is an interview with Serge Litvinov, who is responsible for strategic sales development and growth at Kyiv-based Jooble. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mburykassocs@gmail.com. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-03-12
22 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Agrieyeinterview013017
This is a January 30, 2017 interview wit Andrey Sevruykov, CEO and a co-founder of Agrieye, a 2016 technology startup in Odessa, Ukraine. Agrieye provides the tools for small-to-medium sized farms to utilize precision agriculture. The company is headquartered in Odessa, Ukraine. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mburykassocs@gmail.com. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-03-12
27 min
Made in Ukraine Tech Startup Edition, interviews with top Ukrainian entrepreneurs
Ecoismeinterview012317
Ecoisme is a smart home and home automation company. Their product is an energy monitoring unit that can sense appliance use throughout the house and pinpoint where better efficiency can be achieved. The company is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. For additional information, please contact: Michael Buryk at mburykassocs@gmail.com. Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
2017-03-12
26 min