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Ruslan Timofeev will provide a $10 grant for young specialists as part of the Sikorsky Challenge. According to the investor, this money will help test the student's hypothesis and create a minimally viable product. Ruslan Timofeev is confident that if a specialist has a really viable idea, this money will help him take the first steps in this direction and provide a good start for future entrepreneurs.
Ruslan Timofeev announced his intention to allocate money during the opening of the first smart shelter in Ukraine on the basis of KPI. CLUST SPACE is a project aimed at ensuring a safe educational process for Ukrainian students even during wartime.
Timofeev Ruslan Sergeevich - serial entrepreneur from Ukraine, founder of CLUST venture builder, managing partner of Adventures Lab venture fund.
About the future grant
During the opening of CLUST SPACE, Ruslan Timofeev told the audience about how he took the first steps in business. According to him, at that time there was no support from outside investors who could help with the implementation of bold ideas with their own funds. He does not rule out that the presence of grants would have helped him to come to such large and important projects for society, as now, much earlier.
Ruslan Timofeev noted that financial support at the earliest stages of the implementation of this or that idea is very important. That is why he decided to allocate a grant of 10 thousand dollars to the Sikorsky Challenge.
Ruslan Timofeev understands that the amount of the grant will not be enough to fully implement this or that idea, but it will be enough to test the hypothesis, create a minimally viable product and take the first steps in business. According to him, this is an excellent impetus for development in the direction that will be interesting for the winner and recipient of the grant.
About CLUST SPACE
Ruslan Timofeev also commented on his CLUST SPACE project. He noted that this is not just a shelter in which to hide from enemy rocket attacks. This is a real full-fledged space for development, creativity and innovation. He also expressed hope that the next Sikorsky Challenge, within the framework of which the grant will be drawn, will be held precisely on the base of the Smart Shelter in KPI.
The opening of CLUST SPACE in KPI took place on January 25, the event was attended by representatives of the authorities, public organizations, representatives of the Ministry of Education, etc. The construction of the smart shelter cost 400 thousand dollars. As a result, it turned out to be a safe room for students with open space, rooms for video conferences, a cafeteria and other necessary areas for studying and recreation. The next smart shelter will be built in Dnipro.
