Est. 2022 · London

A space for globally minded Ukrainians to unite and belong.

An invite-only community of 500+ Ukrainians building in tech in London — founders, engineers, product leaders, designers and operators. Reputation-led, and small enough that you actually know who’s in the room.

500+ members Invite-only Vibe · Grow · Impact
UA Tech London mark

About

Three things hold this community together

The three feed each other — a flywheel. People come for the Vibe, Grow through the community, and the more they grow, the more they give back through Impact.

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Founders

Started by two

From a first dinner of five to 500+ senior and mid-level tech professionals across London — Uliana Avtonomova and Margo Sivakova started UA Tech London in 2022.

Uliana Avtonomova

Uliana Avtonomova

Co-founder, UA Tech London

Founder, Apex Talent Foundation, Investment Committee Member of the €50M Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund — a pre-seed to Series B fund for Ukrainian founders.

uliana@uatech.london

Margo Sivakova

Margo Sivakova

Co-founder, UA Tech London

Co-founder, Legal Nodes, Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe & Ukraine, European Women of Legal Tech Award winner, and a Techstars alum.

margo@uatech.london

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Advisory Board

Four operators behind the community

Ukrainian operators and founders who shape our strategy, growth and standards — and push back on the founders when it counts.

Dmytro Strelchuk

Dmytro Strelchuk

Investor · formerly Head of Expansion, Revolut

Yuliana Oselska

Yuliana Oselska

Startup Marketing Lead, EMEA · Google Cloud

Nestor Dubnevych

Nestor Dubnevych

Co-founder · Legal Nodes

Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi

Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi

Co-founder & CEO · OpenMinds

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Vibe

Events & meetups

A monthly rhythm of gatherings — in person, not online. Networking mixers, festive dinners, the Summer Rooftop VC night, hiking weekends and trips. Click any photo to open it.

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Grow

POV Talks

Talks and panels on the themes that move a tech career — led by people worth listening to, often hosted with partners like Google, Wise and Preply.

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FinancePersonal finance, investing and wealth.

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AIAugmented teams and where the frontier is.

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LeadershipManaging teams and scaling yourself.

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FoundersFundraising, growth and the journey.

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Product & careersShipping product, and building a career around it.

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Guest speakersOperators from Google, Wise, Preply & more.

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Impact

Scholarships for students in Ukraine

Alongside the events and the network, members fund scholarships for students back home — through two partners we stand behind.

£4,000
Raised by the community
UCU
Robotics & Applied Sciences
Apex
Olympiad maths students
100%
Goes straight to students

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Partners

Curated access to the community

Our community is 500+ Ukrainians in tech across London — senior engineers, founders and product managers. We partner with VCs, legal firms and big product companies that want to engage top founders and senior executives, and build relationships that turn into hires, investments and lasting partnerships.

500+ Ukrainians in tech at a UA Tech London rooftop networking evening
RevolutPreplyGoogleMetaAWSStripeWise+ dozens of startups

Partner with us →

How to join

UA Tech London is invite-only

There’s no public sign-up. You join through a personal referral from a current member — they submit a short form, and Uliana and Margo review within 2–3 weeks. Know a member? Ask them to introduce you. It’s the only way in.

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