Startup Burger: founders will cook burgers and share the recipe for building an AI startup

Startup Burger: founders will cook burgers and share the recipe for building an AI startup

On August 19, Kyiv will host Startup Burger: Cooking with Founders, an event bringing together startup founders, investors, and members of the technology ecosystem.

August 4, 2026
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Startup Burger: founders will cook burgers and share the recipe for building an AI startup

On August 19, Kyiv will host Startup Burger: Cooking with Founders, an event bringing together startup founders, investors, and members of the technology ecosystem.

The organisers invite guests to gather around the kitchen table – a place where there are no prepared talking points and conversations happen honestly. Founders will share the stories that rarely make it into LinkedIn posts: doubts, risks, failed bets, and the decisions that ultimately shape a company's future.

At the heart of the event is an experimental format. Throughout the evening, founders will cook burgers while simultaneously exploring the key ingredients of building an AI startup ingredient by ingredient – from the initial idea and founding team to fundraising, strategy, and each company's own "secret sauce."

Discussion topics will include:

  • What matters more for a startup: the team or the idea?
  • When should founders trust data, and when should they rely on intuition?
  • Can funding actually hurt a business if it arrives at the wrong time?
  • Why can two companies with the same resources end up with completely different outcomes?

Speakers:

Anna Chorna, Co-founder & CMO, Mindship

One more founder – stay tuned.

Moderator 

Alex Orap, Founder of YouScan

Admission is available with a donation starting from UAH 100. All proceeds will be donated to the UNBROKEN Centre.

Registration is open until August 17: https://luma.com/tk2fo4i1

Startup Burger: Cooking with Founders is organised by Challenger Accelerator in partnership with Sigma Software Labs, with the support of ESTDEV and UMAEF.

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