Center42 has created unique research on Ukrainian IT product companies' needs at the request of USAID, which set the key problems the Ukrainian companies faced during the war. The research will help our partner to find out how to support the market and product companies.

Center42 Innovation Agency has prepared the research on Industry 4.0 for USAID ERA, an international technical support program for Ukraine interested in developing Industry 4.0 (and modern production enterprises in Ukraine in general). We gathered information from our partners and key market players such as the Association of Industrial Automation of Ukraine (APPAU), MakerHub, and others to understand the situation in the industry during the war.

Based on the Industry 4.0 research conducted earlier, Center42 Innovation Agency has prepared for USAID ERA the strategic action plan to support Industry 4.0 stakeholders with specific programs and initiatives that can be implemented within the next year.

Export Compass is a mentorship program to empower young entrepreneurs in Ukraine, especially in IT, creative industries, fashion, and other rapidly growing sectors with export potential. The program, part of the five-year "UNITY" initiative supported by USAID and implemented by IREX in partnership with Making Cents International (MCI) and Center42, focuses on aiding these enterprises to expand their operations from Ukraine to international markets.

We helped our friends at the Happy Monday career platform to research the global remote work market. We have analyzed the market situation, size, and world trends in the coming years. As a result, our partners received a complete vision of the market, got the competitors' landscape, and found out future market opportunities.

Hack for Locals 3.0: "Together Against Violence" is an online hackathon for those not used to standing aside from social issues. This year's event coincides with the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Global Initiative. The three best projects received a total of about $50,000 to implement their ideas from the UN Peacebuilding and Peacebuilding Program, grant support, mentoring from the organizers, and other valuable prizes from partners.

The Mariupol 1991 Startup Center was destroyed at the beginning of the war. We helped Social Boost, the organization that created it, to organize a strategy session and build a strategic action plan for the organization's enforcement in a time of war.

Center42 Innovation Agency, Happy Monday and CAPS Business School have created unique research on the Future of Work trends which will set the future of recruiting, employee education, and the workplace.

Achievers Hub and Center42 Innovation Agency, in support of Happy Monday Career Media, have organized the third online hyper-casual game jam – an innovative competition for game developers in the hyper-casual field. 200+ participants created more than 40 new games during 48 hours. Partners of the events are the world's one of the most active and popular hyper-casual game publishers, like Voodoo, Ketchapp, JoyPac, kwallee, tastypill, gismart, BOOMBIT, CrazyLabs, Azur Games, Orbital KNIGHT, DUCKY.

The accelerator for civic tech startups was created within the project "3D: Development despite obstacles. Sustainable Civil Society in the Pandemic and in the Future, ”implemented by the Eastern Europe Foundation with the financial support of the European Union and aimed at strengthening Ukrainian civil society to counter the effects of COVID-19.

The National Competition for Innovative Solutions for the Communities of Eastern Ukraine EastCode 2021 is organized by UNDP together with the Innovation Agency Center42 and the Happy Monday career development platform within the UN Peacebuilding and Partnership Program and in partnership with Donetsk and Luhansk Regional State Administrations with financial support from the governments of Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden.

42 Investment Summit is 3-in-1: an investment conference, a startup conference and a platform for finding investments, partnerships and new business opportunities! It's a place where you can find like-minded people, co-founders, and ideas to start something new!

Center42 team decided to create first Ukrainian Glossary of Investment and Innovation – a project designed to improve investment literacy of Ukrainian startups, corporations, potential business angels and fresh startup investors.

Center42 Innovation Agency and Achievers Hub have organized a unique annual event for 170+ game developers from 23 countries who created 41 games during the weekend. The online event was implemented in partnership with 10 world's famous publishers from the hyper-casual industry.

Kirill Mazur, the CEO of Center42 Innovation Agency and former startup investor has launched an online course for startups who are looking for fundraising and ecosystem leaders who want to deep dive into the startup ecosystem.

As part of our educational activities on request from IDS Borjomi, we have organized an internal innovation workshop focused on boosting the speed of new product development. The online event was taken in December 2020 and has engaged 40+ employees from 5 countries.

Center42 Innovation agency together with Happy Monday Career Development Platform has become the coordinator of the EastCode tech competition focused on finding innovative solutions to help communities in the East of Ukraine. This Was organized within the framework of the UN Program for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine with financial support from the European Union and the governments of Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden.

Kirill Mazur, the CEO of Center42 Innovation Agency and a former startup investor, has launched the second cohort of his online course for pre-seed and seed startups looking for investments.

The mission was held on 22-26 of March 2021 to present Ukraine and its tech market to 50+ Brazilian entrepreneurs and promote Ukraine-Brazil cooperation. The organizers of the mission are uGlobally, the Embassy of Brazil in Ukraine, and Center42 Innovation Agency.

UNIT.City together with Village Capital (US venture capital fund) and MetLife Foundation (US corporation) will host a financial health forum for early-stage fintech entrepreneurs in Ukraine. During the two-day fintech forum at UNIT.City in Kyiv, 2 startups will get 2 grants totaling USD 20,000. *Made in co-partnership with UNIT.City.

On March 14, 2019, our team together with UNIT.City, GoLocal with support of CIVITTA and WNISEF have gathered active startups and business ecosystem players to meet with donor organizations to discuss сurrent challenges, faced by Ukrainian innovation ecosystem, and the need for close interaction between market players and partners as a key enabler for the development and growth of economic potential of Ukraine.
*Made in co-partnership with UNIT.City.

The Future of Healthcare Conference has gathered leading industry experts who shared insights and ideas about the trends and future of digital health market. The second part – HealthTech Innovation Day has gathered a Ukrainian community of entrepreneurs and enthusiasts of the digital health field at the startup-bootcamp dedicated to the global accelerator of Bayer-G4A.
*Made in co-partnership with UNIT.City.

UNIT.City, SaaS Nation and Center42 with the support of partners have represented the first ever research on Ukrainian tech companies who operates with SaaS business model. On July 22, 2019 we have gathered 150 most active people from SaaS industry and have launched the website with the report.

Center42 Innovation Agency together with Internet Advertising Committee of Ukrainian Internet Association and UNIT.City Innovation Park have created the first ever research on Ukrainian market of MarTech and AdTech companies. On September 5, 2019 we have gathered 150 most active people from marketing industry and have launched the website with the report.

Center42 Innovation Agency has assisted TNW (The Next Web, Amsterdam) in research of the Kyiv Tech Ecosystem. We have validated more than 200+ startups, ecosystem organizations, and active players who are building IT companies in the capital of Ukraine.

Center42 Innovation agency together with Happy Monday Career Development Platform has become the organizer of Hack for Locals 2.0: Safer Communities Hackathon which is organized within the framework of the UN Program for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine with financial support from the European Union and the governments of Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. Hack for Locals 2.0 has also become the hackathon with the biggest prize fund in Ukraine's history (more than $ 70,000 of money grants for winners).

During the project10 startups were selected and competed for a lucky ticket to Startup Fair 2018 and opportunity to compete for 100 000 EUR investment fund prize in Startup Fair 2018.
*Made in co-partnership with UNIT.City.

Two-day event for game developers and creative people where they had a whole weekend to create a real game (or a prototype) in a team of other creative individuals.

As part of Ukraine Innovation Awards 2020, Center42 Innovation Agency with a support of USAID Competitive Economy Program Ukraine has organized the online startup conference who watched more than 15 000 people!