The Challenger Startup Roast, organized as part of the Challenger Accelerator promo campaign, has successfully concluded. 

The event brought together 11 promising startup teams across three tracks — EdTech, HealthTech, and AI. It was attended by 10 expert jury, including representatives from venture funds and industry specialists, as well as over 30 guests, including startups, developers, researchers, and innovators contributing to Ukraine’s tech ecosystem.

We congratulate the winners:

• EdTech: EYA - (Enhance Your Ability) is an innovative application designed to facilitate alternative communication for individuals with speech impairments or limited verbal abilities. 
• HealthTech: Mindship - Personalized AI-powered breathwork for stress relief and focus
• AI: HEFT - AI-driven system designed to monitor the health and fertility of dairy cattlе
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While the main goal of the event was to receive valuable feedback, we also rewarded the top teams with prizes — two tickets to the RЕСТАРТ Conference from AIN. Make the most of this opportunity — connect, collaborate, and spark new partnerships!

We also recognize the strong performances of the remaining teams — Mirror Lead, Perispeak, Readlax, Dofamine, Body Metrics, Generect, Adminix, and IntelSwift — and encourage them to apply the jury’s feedback to further enhance their projects.

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We extend our sincere gratitude to the expert jury — Markiyan Moroz, Dmytry Sofyna, Hlib Polyanovsky, Bohdan Dorosh, Kateryna Zabigaylo, Oleksandr Yarusevych, Alexander Sharko, Yurii Kardiyan, Oleksandr Krakovetskyi, and Roman Kysly — for their professional guidance and valuable insights.

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Special thanks to our partners supporting Ukraine’s startup ecosystem: ESTDEV, UMAEF, USF, EdTech Ukraine Association, Teсhosystem, Спільнота Медичного Маркетингу, Tinydata, and Grammarly. Their contributions are crucial to the growth and development of innovative ventures in the region.

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Applications are now open for EdTech, HealthTech, and AI startups to join the next Challenger Accelerator program, running from January to April. Participating startups will receive mentoring support, workshops, networking events, and partner prizes, including:

• $25,000 from UMAEF for the winner.
  
  
• $25,000 in AWS cloud credits from USF for the top three teams.
  
  
• A trip to Latitude59 for outstanding startups.
  
  
• Fundraising preparation for one startup supported by Tinydata.
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Applications are open until November 20.

Apply and learn more.