The Ministry of Digital Affairs invites startups to present their projects at IT Arena — the largest technology event in Ukraine — and receive funding to scale their ideas. How to participate in the IT Arena Startup Competition 2025?
The Ministry of Digital Affairs invites startups to present their projects at IT Arena — the largest technology event in Ukraine — and receive funding to scale their ideas. How to participate in the IT Arena Startup Competition 2025?
Every year, the largest English-language technology conference in Ukraine, IT Arena, brings together entrepreneurs, founders, IT specialists, business analysts, and everyone interested in technology. This year, the event will traditionally feature a startup competition, the Ministry of Digital Affairs reports .
Startups will compete in two categories — basic and defense tech for $60,000 from the Innovation Development Fund, as well as for an investment fund that has already reached $3,000,000.
Startups must meet the following competition criteria:
Registration is open until June 28, 2025, and you need to fill out the application form. More details on the event website .
The conference will take place offline from September 26 to 28 in Lviv.
Applications are also being accepted from investors, foreign companies, and mentors who want to join the event: communicate with startups, present their own stand, or provide expertise online or offline.
