1991 Mentors

Mentor and consultant for startups.
He has over five years of experience in full-cycle software development and over three years in project, process, and team management.
He has designed and launched organisational systems ranging from 20+ to 300+ participants. An expert in launching projects from scratch. Crisis manager and expert in operational process optimisation.

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A senior manager of commercial departments in the IT sector with experience building effective teams and profitable sales and marketing systems from scratch.

A certified expert in facilitation and coaching who creates and delivers personalised educational programmes, such as facilitation sessions, business games, strategic sessions, various masterclasses, coaching sessions, mentoring sessions, and more.

Clients include companies with over 10,000 employees and global brands, including Nova Poshta International, QATestLab, and Miratech.

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Anastasia works on digitalisation, internationalisation, and strategic partnership projects for technology companies. For over 10 years, she has been organising international events and moderating business and business delegation participation at major international events across Europe and the Middle East. She has collaborated with UNIT.City, ZEO Alliance, Strategic Legacy Ventures (UK, London), Impact Hub Odessa, founded Black Sea Summit, and is a partner in several international projects such as Tech Pool CEE in China, Arabian Nights in Davos, and Hack for Italy.

She was nominated for the Kyiv Post 30 Under 30 ranking, officially invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a young leader (World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting 2017), and is a graduate of the Global Shapers, World Economic Forum, and Aspen Institute Kyiv programmes.

An experienced organisational leader with over ten years of senior management experience.

Previously — Chief Executive Officer of Prozorro.

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A Ukrainian entrepreneur with a Swedish startup background and corporate roots, and a venture partner at the Founder Institute accelerator.

He currently leads the movement in support of Ukraine through startups, STRTP.org — delivering and distributing humanitarian aid and targeted assistance with tactical equipment.

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She has extensive experience working with startups from the acceleration stage through to programme completion. Her areas of knowledge include helping to form product hypotheses, identifying key metrics to demonstrate results, building an early-stage customer development process, and fundraising.

Previously — Project Director of the 1991 Mariupol Startup Development Centre and co-founder of MRPL IT Cluster.

Since 2019, he has been managing the finances and business development of Ukrainian entrepreneurs' projects as a partner and consultant. Previously — auditor at KPMG, CEO of Civitta, and General Manager at Uber Eats Ukraine.

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Expert and mentor for technology startups. He has dedicated the past decade to building the IT entrepreneurship community in Ukraine and supporting and developing the ecosystem.

Co-founder of UnicoWay — a startup studio whose goal is to bring more Ukrainian startups to European and global markets.

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For over ten years, he has been helping people make their speeches, presentations, and communications more engaging and effective — both for those speaking and those listening. He works with the best Ukrainian and international companies. From the top 5 of almost any industry, three are his clients: DTEK, AJAX, McDonald's, Fozzy Group, Kernel, TEVA, Roche, Deloitte, PwC, Baker McKenzie, Philip Morris, JTI, Luxoft, GlobalLogic, Ciklum, MacPaw, Readdle, Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Credit Agricole, and others.

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A multidisciplinary specialist with a passion for impact tech and bringing people together to create and realise new ideas.

Founder of tech2impact — an international digital hub for impact tech with a network of over 600 founders, investors, mentors, accelerators, and incubators.

Ambassador of 4YFN — the startup event of GSMA MWC, the world's largest mobile industry exhibition.

An entrepreneur and product consultant who has progressed through his career from developer to UX, from UX to product management, from PM to CEO of companies, and from startup CEO to mentoring startups and product managers.

Product Management Consultant at Interface Control.

Expert at the charitable foundation KOLO.

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Co-founder and Managing Partner of DroneUA — an international integrator of innovative technologies: robotics, unmanned solutions, and energy security technologies.

An expert in AgTech, robotics and unmanned technologies, investment activity, and marketing communications.

In 2013, together with a partner, he effectively launched the industrial and agricultural drone market in Ukraine from scratch. In 2021 and 2022, Ukraine was recognised as the world's No. 1 country for the intensity of sprayer drone adoption.

Since 2021, he has initiated the company's work in the field of energy independence technologies, having formed the portable energy storage market within a year.p

An expert in project and crisis management. She has over 7 years of experience in management and leading projects, processes, and distributed teams, including 5+ years in C-level positions at international and impact-oriented projects.

She has organised and delivered over 500 business-oriented events. She launched projects such as 1991 Civic Tech Center and 1991 Mariupol. Previously — COO of Creative Quarter, CEO of Kyiv IT Cluster, Executive Director of 1991 Civic Tech Center, and Event Producer at UNIT.City.

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ІТ-підприємниця, спеціалістка з розвитку бізнесу, маркетингу, управління.

Засновниця Techno_witches, Sportify.tech, Sport tech Hub Ukraine.

Менторка в акселераторах 1991, Feel Good Labs та інших. Провела консультації з адаптації продукту до ринку, розвитку бізнесу та маркетингу для 70+ команд.

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Programme manager and expert on SME projects supported by USAID and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Lecturer, mentor, and business consultant at LABA and KSE.

Vice President of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals ABPMP Ukraine.

Vice President of the Oil and Gas Association of Ukraine.

Has over 16 years of experience in senior positions at international and Ukrainian companies.

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National expert in marketing and communications in the EU.

He has extensive experience consulting startups: founders from more than 10 countries worldwide have received mentoring support from him. The advertising budgets of his digital marketing projects have exceeded $5 million, with revenues surpassing $15 million.

Expert in PR and strategic communications for technology companies and startups. PR Manager at WeSoftYou and ISSP. Ex-Head of PR at SocialBoost/1991 Open Data Incubator/CyberAccelerator UA, Ex-Content Director at SLOVA Tech PR.

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A specialist in acquiring technology and project management. Since 2009, he has been channelling his altruism by implementing and participating in social projects. A certified expert in internet marketing, UX planning, and project management. Theory backed by practice: Brand Manager of an online ticket sales platform. Head (Product Manager) of the launch of a personal loyalty programme technology. Product Manager of a software solution for personal finance management.

• Professional entrepreneur and investor with 25 years of experience
• Teaches his own Innovation & Entrepreneurship course for MBA programmes at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School
• Since 1992, he has been involved in 17 startups, some of which are still operating today
• Co-owner of the companies "Green-Trade" (TM "Barrier Water Filters"), "Empire of Water", and "Dewberry CZ" (Czech Republic)
• Has personal experience launching projects in the markets of China, the United Kingdom, the USA, and the Czech Republic
• From 2011 to 2014, he managed the company "China Distribution Bridge" (water filter distribution in the PRC) in Shanghai
• Customer Development instructor
• Studied at CEIBS Business School (Shanghai) and Gallup University (USA)
• Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Entrepreneurship Mentor

Business Analyst at Eleks. Works across domains such as digital, sharing economy, financial services, and e-commerce. Also a guest lecturer at the Lviv IT School on the topics of Business Model Canvas and presentations. Organiser of several TEDx conferences in Ukraine. Co-founder of the public speaking preparation project Spktome.

Founder of Networking Expert, a specialist in personal and business networking.
A prominent lawyer, business trainer, well-known public figure, and "connector".

• Creator of the original programmes "Networking 3D" and "NETWORKING GUIDE: the art of building genuine connections"
• Regular speaker at festivals and development programmes (TOUCH Fest, Politician Turnkey, LABA platform, and others)
• Member of the E-Awards 2015 jury

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Serhiy Venher entered the profession from a legal background, having founded the renowned Panic Design in the late 1990s. Prior to that, he distinguished himself in major journalism projects, managing editorial teams of business publications and a regional television company. He has extensive and diverse experience across marketing, advertising, sales management, business development, and business consulting, with a strong track record of successful startups and crisis management cases in both domestic and international markets.

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An M&A specialist in the IT market. In 2007, he completed his first successful company and patent sale in the med tech sector. From 2010, he managed investment attraction programmes for infrastructure investment projects in Dnipro, with a total portfolio of completed projects worth approximately $60 million. He specialises professionally in innovative products and services market analysis, investment sourcing at seed and pre-seed stage, and transaction support. He works with residents as a mentor and analyst on elevator pitches, market research, business models, financial forecasting, and venture strategy.

Founder and director of an outsourcing company, co-founder of a startup, and coordinator of a Dnipro civic organisation. Previously a developer and lecturer. Currently: a professional firefighter (putting out fires at work), percussionist, and activist. His primary area of interest is people.