The Mariupol IT Cluster was set up in 2018, uniting over 20 IT companies and 700 professionals from the Azov region and Eastern Ukraine aiming to develop the Donetsk region IT sector. After February 24, 2022 cluster members got relocated to other cities in Ukraine and abroad. Part of the team is currently based in Khmelnytskyi and Mukachevo.
In our new projects we focus on providing assistance in the development and search for partners and investors for relocated IT businesses and specialists from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson and other regions affected by the war.
Assistance to the IT sector of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odessa, Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine, assistance in developing the activities of IT companies and specialists who were forced to get evacuated due to military action.
"IT specialists in the east and south of Ukraine faced a crisis that has not often happened to hi-tech businesses in world history. They lost their homes, got displaced all around the world and often have to start their activity basically from zero. And yet they carry on and develop the IT sphere in Ukraine and abroad thanks to their experience, professional expertise, modern ideas, flexibility and ability to adapt quickly to changes. United we do incredible things, not only saving our team and family, but also helping the country", - Andrii Gadashevich, CEO of Mariupol IT-Cluster.
MRPL IT Cluster is launching a consulting support program to help 7 relocated IT companies develop their development, marketing/sales, project management, and finance strategies. Meetings with leading industry experts, networking and online consultations for IT business teams.
The five-month online program is designed for representatives of the IT sector from Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv regions, or other war-affected regions, employing 15 to 300 people and facing the consequences of the outbreak of war and regressive business consequences.
Online course "Business Development and Sales Management in IT" for sales managers of relocated IT companies.
MRPL IT Cluster is launching an online course "Project Management in IT" for project managers from IT companies that have some or even all of their employees relocated. This course is for those who want to manage IT projects more effectively.
Mukachevo, str. Sadova, 25, Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi, str. Kamyanetska, 112/2, Ukraine