Whats behind AustrianTech4Ukraine?
Over the past month since Russian forces attacked Ukraine, we as members of the Austrian Tech and Startup ecosystem, have been constantly thinking about what we can do to help. We are a group of people who are focused on making change and taking action against injustices and issues happening in the world. We have all felt a great responsibility to use our resources and networks to support the devastating situation in Ukraine in any way possible.
When Inna Ushekova from Scalarr.io, a founder in Ukraine, reached out to the 3VC team, asking for support and explaining how they are running out of food and needed immediate help, we joined together and began organizing the AustrianTech4Ukraine Campaign. The founder who initially reached out from Kharkiv explained that since resources are depleting so quickly, they have been organising volunteers to go to neighbouring cities to buy more of the food, medical supplies and other materials they need. At the same time, resources in the overall area are becoming scarce, hence, they become more dependent on aid being delivered to them. Along with Scalarr.io, other startups in Ukraine, Mastermind.ai, Ideasoft.io and Sigma.Software setup helpkharkiv, a humanitarian aid centre. Their work has been so effective that they have been asked to run the Red Cross in Kharkiv and neighbouring regions now and will be receiving the donations we are able to send with AustrianTech4Ukraine.
Of course, there are many global organizations fundraising for Ukraine. Unfortunately, we felt it can take a long time for big charity organizations to deliver meaningful support to Ukraine, and it's not always clear where the money is going. At the same time, private donations don’t always make big difference but we couldn’t sit aside and do nothing. So, we decided to arrange humanitarian support ourselves.
By joining forces from different companies within the Austrian tech and startup community, we can deliver tons of food and other critical humanitarian help to Ukraine within days and make sure it goes where it is most needed. Plus, we do everything completely voluntarily, meaning all fundraised amounts goes directly to buying critical goods with discounts. Through our joint networks, we have already reached out to food producers and suppliers and received a huge amount of support, and with our connection to the startup community and the Red Cross in Kharkiv, organised the logistics and transportation.
Now we are members of the Austrian Startup and Tech Community, are personally asking for your donations! Let’s truly help Ukraine. Now. Together. As entrepreneurs and members of this community!
When a founder in Ukraine reached out to the 3VC team, asking for support and explaining how they are running out of food and needed immediate help, we joined together and began organizing the AustrianTech4Ukraine Campaign. The founder who initially reached out from Kharkiv explained that since resources are depleting so quickly, they have been organising volunteers to go to neighbouring cities to buy more of the food, medical supplies and other materials they need. At the same time, resources in the overall area are becoming scarce, hence, they become more dependent on aid being delivered to them. Their work has been so effective that they have been asked to run the Red Cross in Kharkiv and neighbouring regions now.
Of course, there are many global organizations fundraising for Ukraine. Unfortunately, we felt it can take a long time for big charity organizations to deliver meaningful support to Ukraine, and it's not always clear where the money is going. At the same time, private donations don’t always make big difference but we couldn’t sit aside and do nothing. So, we decided to arrange humanitarian support ourselves.
By joining forces from different companies within the Austrian tech and startup community, we can deliver tons of food and other critical humanitarian help to Ukraine within days and make sure it goes where it is most needed. Plus, we do everything completely voluntarily, meaning all fundraised amounts goes directly to buying critical goods with discounts. Through our joint networks, we have already reached out to food producers and suppliers and received a huge amount of support, and with our connection to the startup community and the Red Cross in Kharkiv, organised the logistics and transportation.
Now we are members of the Austrian Startup and Tech Community, are personally asking for your donations! Let’s truly help Ukraine. Now. Together. As entrepreneurs and members of this community!
Thank you,

