From Vision to Action: Crowd Ukraine Brings Private Investment to Ukraine’s Recovery

Just one year after its launch, Crowd Ukraine Invest AG has taken a big step toward helping rebuild Ukraine. At the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) 2025 in Rome, the company signed an important agreement with UkraineInvest, the Ukrainian government’s investment agency.

This moment shows how a young startup can play a real role in shaping the future — using private capital, smart partnerships, and a clear mission to support the long-term recovery of a country in need.

A Key Moment at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025

On July 9, 2025, Crowd Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UkraineInvest. The signing took place at the beautiful Salone delle Colonne in Rome, during a special side event at the URC conference.

This agreement officially launched a €100 million private investment initiative focused on rebuilding homes, infrastructure, and community spaces in Ukraine. The signing brought together government officials from Germany and Ukraine, members of the press, and international guests.With this agreement, Crowd Ukraine became the second German company to sign a cooperation deal with UkraineInvest — a clear sign of growing trust in private-sector support for Ukraine.

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A Big Vision, Born in a Blackout

The idea for Crowd Ukraine started during the blackouts of 2023. Founder Alexander Tebbe, along with co-founders Dr. Olga Titar and Svitlana Shatalova, believed that private investors could help support Ukraine’s recovery — if they had a secure and transparent way to do so.

This began as a defiant vision during the blackouts of 2023. Today, it becomes a €100 million commitment to build housing and hubs for Ukraine’s new generation, said Alexander Tebbe.

The team also includes Kurt Strasser, former head of KfW Bank in Kyiv, who now leads finance and policy at Crowd Ukraine. Together, they helped make the MoU a reality.

How the Investment Model Works

Crowd Ukraine’s model is built around ESG investment — projects that are environmentally and socially responsible — and focuses on housing and infrastructure.

To protect investors, all investments are backed by a 15-year guarantee from the German government. This guarantee covers political and war-related risks, making the process safer and more attractive for investors.

I firmly believe that investment is the driving force behind economic growth, new business opportunities and better lives for people, said Oleksandr Melnychenko, Acting Executive Director at UkraineInvest. That’s why we continue to build partnerships.

Legal and Financial Milestones

Just days before the Rome event, Crowd Ukraine completed a €5 million capital increase, approved by a German court in Osnabrück. This marked the final step in its transformation into a full stock corporation.

The company is now working with five European crowdfunding platforms to make its shares available to the public. In Germany and Austria, its partner is CONDA.at, where equity sales will begin shortly.

This will be the first-ever German Crowd-IPO focused on Ukraine — offering the public a way to invest directly in the country’s recovery.

Conclusion

The partnership between Crowd Ukraine and UkraineInvest is more than a symbolic gesture — it’s a working model for how private investment can support real change. It brings together startup energy, government support, and public-private cooperation in one clear mission: rebuilding Ukraine.

With strong guarantees, a transparent structure, and growing investor interest, Crowd Ukraine shows how small teams with bold ideas can help solve big problems. In a time of uncertainty, this initiative offers a concrete, hopeful way forward.

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