triangle 2016 - boosting it ecosystems with zero budgets role and impact of incubators

BOOSTING IT ECOSYSTEMS WITH ZERO BUDGETS: ROLE AND IMPACT OF INCUBATORS

Viacheslav Maiakin, founder InnovationBOXDnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

2.5 bln $

Ukraine has the largest and fastest-growing number of IT professionals in Europe

Ukraine IT engineering work force is expected to double to over 200,000 by 2020

Ukrainian talent can offer a wide range of engineering capabilities

US market is the main destination for Ukrainian IT firms, with an estimated 80% volume of exported services

Over the past year, Ukraine has significantly improved its status in international business venue rankings

Ukraine has the long history of country of innovation and now it is unleashing its potential in IT space, again

VERTICAL SELECTED COMPANIES

Web

Mobile

Enterprise

Growing number of Ukrainian startups become successful internationally

Last year Ukrainian startups made “exits” total for 500 mln dollars

Why?

BOOSTING ECOSYSTEM

IT ECOSYSTEM of UKRAINE

32 Tech Universities

100 + IT schools

10 IT-HUBs

12 Incubators

5 accelerators

100+ co-workings

5 venture funds

100 + angel investors

2 angels associations

1000+ IT-companies

2000 startups

INNOVATION ECOSYSYTEM ROLES

Co-workingIs NOT an incubator,Karl!

TRIANGLE WITH “WIN-WIN”

• development• prestige, status• international programs• new

• Resources• Status• Promotion

• PR• real influence & value• loyalty • target audience

Universities

Business-incubator

Authorities

ZERO BUDGET MODEL

START linking stakeholders needs to resources

fast start – no conflicts - minimun risk

STOP asking about the money

WORKFLOW

1. events, meetups2. study programms3. hackathons4. mentorship5. fundraising

SELF-BUDGETING

EventsComplementary servicesFundraising

TRACTION

160 incoming requests

60 interviews

7residents

5 projects gained investments700 000 $

TOP 100Growing

incubators in Europe

1 year 2 forums50+ workshops and meetups2000+ people engaged

ECOSYSTEM BUILDING

EGAPDnipro

SPACEHUB

NASA ChallengeIoT HUB Dnipro

BUDGET – 0,00

3 month ago we started…

space incubatorIoT laboratory3D print laboratory

IT-entrepreneurship schoolevent-zonestartup museum

space-hub.com

TechNation• 100 libraries into education HUBs• free courses• MIT, Stanford programms• 3 month course• 4 000 students a year• 1000 graduates• +5000 specialists to 2020

brainbasket.org

JUST RIGHT NOW

February 13-14Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Lviv

SUMMARY

• incubators – rocket engine for the ecosystem• crisis is an opportunity• co-workig – is not an incubator• resoures are all around• stakeholders needs is the key to sucsess• networking!

Questions?