On November 29, 2011 International Investment Forum “Seed Forum Kyiv” will be held at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Velyka Zhytomyrska Str., 33, 4th Floor, conference hall “Colosseum”). Forum co-organizers are the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Seed Forum” and the State Agency for Investment and management of national projects of Ukraine.
“Seed Forum” is an international network of investment companies, venture funds, business angels, innovative startups, technology parks, business innovation centers. For 9 years being “Seed Forum” brought together into one operating system over 12,000 investors and 1,200 companies – one of the world’s largest network of entrepreneurs and investors. Seed Forum is a global organization hosting investor conferences in more than 40 countries and is considered to be one of the most professional and experienced venues for presentations of investor ready start-up companies.
Thanks to Forums companies that require initial funding receive a unique opportunity to present their business ideas to potential investors and partners. Investors will be able to see the best Ukrainian and foreign start-ups and get a chance to invest in the future Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Partnerships are established with such influential organizations as the EBRD and the London Stock Exchange, Association of Singapore venture capital investors, the State Agency for Trade and Investment of UK, with well-known political figures, including President of Iceland, administrations and governments of Norway, Poland, authorities and business circles of London, Oslo, Tallinn, etc., as well as embassies of countries where the forums are held, with many private and corporate investors in Ukraine and abroad, including Nokia Venture, Intel Capital, Ericsson Venture, Capman, Alliance Venture.
“Seed Forum” starts in Ukraine as a national component of the global network. “Seed Forum” promotes the development of innovative enterprises in Ukraine, establishment of effective direct ties with foreign investors and innovative companies, integration of the Ukrainian, especially start-up, business in European and global investment and technology space.
The Forum program includes participation in the official opening of the International Charitable Fund “Seed Forum Ukraine” with participation of a number of leading members of Parliament and representatives of ministries and departments of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Participants will have every opportunity to communicate with foreign companies and selected IT startups from Ukraine, as well as a number of Ukrainian and foreign investors and businessmen. Also there will be a ceremonial signing of a cooperation agreement between the “Seed Forum Ukraine” and the state industrial development corporation «SIVA» (Norway). The activity of SIVA aims to develop strong regional and local business groups and industrial clusters in the fields of infrastructure, information technology, and innovation centers.
The Forum is free, but a number of seats is limited.
Register on the forum and get more information at http://www.seedforum.org.ua/.
