Viktoriya Tigipko

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Viktoriya Tigipko

Viktoriya V. Tigipko (Ukrainian: Вікторія Вікторівна Тігіпко Viktoriya Viktorivna Tigipko; née Lopatetska; born August 17, 1973 in Kyiv) is a businesswoman, public figure, founding partner and managing director of venture capital firm ,^[1] president of private investment club ICLUB Global, president of Odesa International Film Festival, Head of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian Film Academy, mastermind of the "IDCEE.^[2] Internet technologies and Innovations" conference (2010–2014).

Initiated the establishment of Code Club UA^[3] - the Ukrainian chapter of Code Club (global network of volunteer-led coding clubs for children). Co-creator of Wtech^[4][5] - a community for women IT and tech business leaders.

Biography[]

Viktoriya was born on August 17, 1973 in a family of a military musician and a music teacher Viktor Lopatetskyi and a speech therapist Lidiya.

In 1996 she graduated from the faculty of "International Economic Relations and Law" from Kyiv Institute of National Economy with honors. After, she continued her studies in Austria, in Vienna University and Vienna Economic University, where she studied financial management and international insurance. Viktoriya also completed an Executive Education program in a University of California in Berkeley.

Besides native Ukrainian and Russian, she also speaks English, German, French and Italian.^[6]

She married Ukrainian politician and finance specialist Serhiy Tihipko in 2004.

Career[]

Viktoriya Tigipko's professional career started when she was a freshman at University. Viktoriya was the youngest broker at Ukrainian universal trade stock. In the same time she was working as an English interpreter in a banking school at the International Management Institute.^[6]

Viktoriya Tigipko is the Founding Partner and managing direction of TA Ventures,^[7] organizer of the "IDCEE. Internet Technologies and innovations" conference for Internet entrepreneurs in CEE. The venture capital fund employs over 200 people.

In 2010 she was rated among "25 most successful business ladies in Ukraine",^[8] and in 2011 she was rated 10th among "100 most influential women of Ukraine".^[9] In 2012 she was named one of the "TOP-100 most influential Ukrainians".^[10] Besides, the same year she became one of the TOP-5 most influential persons in Ukrainian Internet.^[11]

In 2010-2014, the fund also was a general partner of the largest tech conference in Ukraine and CEE, "IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations”.

Wtech[]

In 2018, Viktoriya Tigipko, together with Veroslava Novosilnaya, created Wtech^[4][5] - an international community for women leaders in tech and online business. Tasks of the platform: networking and exchange of experience, mentoring support, career development, communication with potential investors, grants, assistance with business development, finding the right business contacts through the international community. Wtech also supports girls who have technology projects on their trips to international conferences in order to establish a contact base.

The first Wtech meeting was held in Kyiv on November 1, 2018. In September 2019, the Wtech community has more than 3,500 participants. The Wtech Advisory Board consists of 36 leaders from different business verticals, well-known entrepreneurs and public figures of Ukraine. Wtech is an international community. In Ukraine, it is already represented in Odessa, Dnipro, Lviv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Poltava and Vinnitsa.

KinnernetOdesa[]

KinnernetOdesa^[12] is an invitation-only event, structured as an '(un)conference'. Kinnernet has a format, where all the participants give their contribution, by collaborating in the different sessions, encouraging discussion, interaction, and creativity among the attendees. The Kinnernet community is formed of entrepreneurs, technology visionaries, startup founders, scientists, media professionals, and creatives.

Yossi Vardi, one of the major figures of worldwide innovation eco-system, is a Co-Host of this event. The event originated in Israel in 2003 and is held several times a year in various parts of the world. Previous Kinnernet unconferences have taken place across the world from Israel, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Sweden to Estonia. in Ukraine Kinnernet was held for the first time in 2019 in Odesa.

EscapeLAB[]

EscapeLAB ^[13][14] – a national network of educational spaces for children 7-16 y.o. The mission is to help school students be competitive in the global market, educate innovators and create a new high-quality cluster of society that will focus on creating global technological products and services. EscapeLAB school has offices in major Ukrainian cities and offers students weekend courses.

Film Industry[]

The President of Odesa International Film Festival and Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Film Academy

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viktoriya Tigipko.

• "Website of TA Venture fund". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
• "Website of Odessa International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
• "Rating of the TOP-25 most influential business ladies of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-21.