The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine announced the results of the selection of 12 Ukrainian tech companies that will attend the renowned TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 conference in San Francisco.
This year, TechCrunch Disrupt will take place from October 28 to 30. The conference is attended by approximately 10,000 participants annually, including global technology leaders, startup founders, and investors.
The organizers have selected 12 companies that will present their products as part of the national delegation.
Who will represent Ukraine at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024:
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Haiqu. A deeptech startup that creates software for quantum computers. Founded in early 2023 by Mykola Maksymenko, a former vice president of R&D at the Ukrainian IT company SoftServe, and Richard Givan, who previously worked at Mitsubishi Electric. In April, it was recognized as one of the 11 most promising quantum startups in Europe by venture investors.
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Clearly. An AI platform for improving mental health that effectively connects psychotherapists with clients. In June, it received a $100,000 grant from Google.
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xTiles. A digital notebook that includes a web platform and application, serving as a Ukrainian alternative to Notion. It is a multi-tiered digital notebook founded by Maksym Kuchur, an outsourcing company owner and startup entrepreneur with seven years of experience. xTiles participated in last year’s IT Arena in Lviv.
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Spendbase. A platform for optimizing software, cloud services, and corporate card expenses. In August, it became one of 59 Ukrainian tech startups that received grants totaling 2 million euros under the Seeds of Bravery program. Spendbase received 50,000 euros.
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Stack Booster. A solution that automates and optimizes cloud infrastructure management.
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effie. An AI platform for managing sales and marketing strategies in stores.
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Esper Bionics. A startup that creates bionic prosthetics using AI. In June of this year, it was announced that the company, which produces bionic prosthetics, including for Ukrainian soldiers, closed another investment round of $5 million and plans to expand production.
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Promova. A personalized platform for learning foreign languages. Last year, Ukrainian users received free premium access to Promova, a platform for learning languages, including English at all levels—from beginner to advanced. The platform became part of the national Future Perfect program.
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LetsData. An AI solution that predicts communication risks and opportunities and helps organizations counter information threats. The startup was launched in June 2022 by Andrii Kusyi and Ksenia Iliuk. LetsData's main product is a "radar" that monitors media and social networks, identifies information campaigns, assesses threat levels, and sends alerts to clients.
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Wantent. An AI platform that analyzes audience reactions to video content and measures viewer engagement during viewing. In winter 2024, dev.ua spoke with the startup's CEO, Oleksii Shaldenko, about the current stage of the startup, which has received funding from Google, Ukrainian angels, and funds, and is soon planning to become a "unicorn."
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Mantis Analytics. An AI platform that processes thousands of messages and gigabytes of data from media, social networks, and information platforms in real-time, compiling this information on an interactive map. Recently, it was announced that the startup will receive $240,000 in investments from the co-founders of the Uklon fund "Unbreakable."
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Deus Robotics. An AI platform that integrates logistics robots into a unified system, optimizing warehouse operations. It is already automating the capacities of "Nova Poshta" and is preparing to launch a pilot project in the UK. According to founder Pavlo Pikulin, the name of the startup is inspired by the Deus Ex series of cyberpunk games.
