UNIT.City

UNIT.City is an innovation park located in central Kyiv. It is being created with the goal of mobilizing Ukraine’s knowledge and talent resources to create an environment that is conducive for development and growth in priority technological fields. Beyond containing world-class office space, and housing technical laboratories, accelerators for the country’s most promising startups, R&D centers for global brands, educational institutions, cafes & restaurants, recreational facilities, and housing & social infrastructure, the park will also provide a suite of services and solutions designed to add value to all of its residents, regardless of their stage on the business lifecycle.These include fundraising support, a worldwide network of mentors and industry experts, built-to-suit R&D and outsourcing solutions, business scouting & facilitation, and educational programming. The resulting sum is unmatched infrastructure, human capital, and an environment that fosters for innovation and business growth.At the moment, 25 hi-tech companies are located in UNIT.City, including Concepter, Forland, Hi Tech Office Ukraine, SmartFarming, and two labs: a VR lab and FabLab, a 3-D prototyping lab. It also hosts UNIT Factory, a school established in partnership with the French School 42, which trains IT specialists through innovative learning methods that conform with the disruptive realities of the digital economy. UNIT Factory currently has 300 students, and will have 800 by the end of 2017.