33 projects win Sikorsky Challenge contest

The Culture and Arts Center at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute named for Igor Sikorsky was the venue for the closing ceremony of the seventh festival Sikorsky Challenge on October 19. The chairmen of the jury for the tech startup contest Sikorsky Challenge and the contest POLYTECO Ukraine'2018/2019 announced winners and, together with the representatives of investors, presented awards and gifts to the authors of the best projects.

Over the course of seven years of the festival, a certain award tradition has developed. At first, the winners of the startup contest, which gave its name to the festival, would take the stage, followed by the youngest participants who won the contest among schoolchildren, namely POLYTECO Ukraine'2018/2019. They are joined by jurors, and the representatives of foundations and companies who have decided to support the best projects and their authors.

This time, the organizers and members of the International Expert Jury for the startup contest were the first to take the stage. Of 155 startup projects submitted to this contest in 2018, 55 competed in the finals. Ultimately 33 projects won the competition and some of their authors signed memorandums with potential investors, some received awards from the International Expert Jury or the partners of the innovation ecosystem Sikorsky Challenge.