Seed Forum Ukraine Foundation

Seed Forum Ukraine Foundation is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about Seed Forum Ukraine Foundation. Seed Forum Ukraine Foundation is part of the global Seed Forum network of national not-for-profit foundations and national representative offices in more than 40 countries around the world. Our mission is to develop a vibrant innovative entrepreneurial eco-system, fuel innovation based SME growth in Ukraine and stop the rapid brain drain from the country which significantly obstructs social and economic development of this young European nation. To successfully achieve our goals we work closely with innovative SMEs, incubators, accelerators, universities, large ICT corporations, government agencies, and numerous other public and private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across Ukraine and the world. Today in Ukraine SMEs account for only 10-15% of GDP, compared to 70% in France. As the 3rd largest country for ICT freelancing in the world - Ukraine is world renowned for its ICT specialists, and today it is a global hub of exceptional technical talent - with 1% of world population, Ukraine has 6% of world’s engineers. Moreover Ukraine takes 1st place in the world according to the number of certified ICT specialist per capital. The ICT sector in Ukraine is well positioned to show dynamic growth in the future with proper support. We plan to leverage this capacity in building up a stronger SME sector by helping young entrepreneurs and innovators succeed in business. Nowadays Seed Forum Ukraine Foundation unites into one strong entrepreneurial eco-system well over 270 innovative SMEs which is well over 3000 young entrepreneurs and innovators. Additionally around 1000 ICT specialists, programmers, designers, system administrators and freelancers are active within the network. Together this constitutes a very strong community which is expected to rapidly grow in the coming years.