The Blue Lake Partners are holding Open Office hours on a weekly basis. Startups from different areas, at the different stages, are welcome to request a 30-minute appointment with one of the partners. The format - 10min pitch, 20 min Q&A. You may raise any questions or issues you are facing as a startup. Slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to book your slot!

Official launch - done! The Blue Lake introduction event happened on 3rd October in Kyiv. We were happy to see everyone who came. It was a pleasure to see how many people whom we typically call "Blue Lake Family" came to say hello and support us. What we were talking about? As promised, we told about: how we select startups, how our business model works and of course we shared with the audience our ambitious long-term plans. We were pleased to introduce a couple of startups from the First Cohort who are growing with us. Thank you for every question was asked and every idea suggested. We appreciate this! Stay tuned and see you all at our next event in London!

Once the first Cohort program is completed (September'19 - December'19), the graduation and the demo day of the Blue Lake class will take place in London (December'19) where the best of the 10 startups will have the opportunity to pitch to 50+ early-stage investors. We are continuing to build the Blue Lake Ecosystem, linking together early-stage startups, world-class professionals from various areas, mentors, partners, and investors.  If being a part of the story sounds of interest to you, please reply to this email to schedule the call or meeting with the Blue Lake team.

Just two weeks ago we have commenced the intensive educational three-month program covering the most significant aspects of the startup's life from the very inception. During the acceleration startups will learn, grow, gain contacts and investment opportunities. You can find the framework of the program here. We adopted what became a classical acceleration model with our own know-how and uniqueness of the Ukrainian market. Above all, startups gain access to an outstanding international community of world-class mentors. Pretty much any issues that may face a new business - our mentors been there and done it, probably quite a few times. The right mentor also can bring invaluable contacts with

EBS - is a leading consulting firm, operating in Ukraine since 1998. It was created as a one-stop consulting center, specifically designed to hold the hand of new comers to the market, assist in the development and solving everyday challenges met by Ukrainian companies and international investors.  They understand the region and the philosophies that drive it, but most importantly, EBS team of over 230 qualified experts understands how to unleash the potential of each organization. The range of EBS services includes Management Consulting, Transfer Pricing, Accounting and Financial Management Outsourcing, Tax and Audit, IFRS reporting, IT consulting, Legal and HR services. Their combined expe