On November 25, the First International Innovative Investment Forum INVESTinUA was held in Kyiv.

The forum was held within the framework of the Project “Supporting inclusive economic development in Ukraine by aligning export strategy with regional development and the SDGs”, funded by the German government and implemented by the Government of Germany and implemented by the German federal company  GIZ in cooperation with the UNDP Development Program in Ukraine.

The event was aimed at creating preconditions for concluding real investment agreements, providing networking for more than 50 Ukrainian innovative  SMEs with international investors, and presenting Ukraine as a promising innovative country. The forum also discussed EU programs available to Ukraine.

The event was attended by Taras Holub, Advisor to the Office of the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, who shared information on available EU programs, whether Ukraine is ready to participate in available programs, what are the criteria and how to apply for EU Funding.

The event was attended by:
– Investors and representatives of investment and venture capital funds in Europe;
– International investors and funds (EU, USA);
– International business angels and their associations (EU);
– Investors, business angels and various forms of their associations in Ukraine;
– Ukrainian businesses looking for innovations to implement in production;
– Ukrainian and international startups and entrepreneurs, SMEs looking for investment for innovative projects.