Oleg Mole
Oleg Mole - successful Ukrainian investor and businessman
Date of birth: 06.03.1983
Oleg Mole is a well-known Ukrainian investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is also an expert in the technology industry and a columnist for Ukrainian and foreign media. Together with his partner Yuri Lazechnikov, Mole has founded more than ten international companies. With the help of his holding company TECHIIA, the entrepreneurs bring Ukrainian technological solutions to the international stage.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Oleg Mole has actively supported the Ukrainian defense forces. By March 2023, he had donated material assistance worth over 63 million dollars to the armed forces. Of this, 23 million dollars were through the OO 'Foundation Tehia' and over 40 million dollars from his own funds.
Oleg Mole actively invests in technology companies, including Esports, UAVs, construction technologies, fintech, and IT products.
For over 15 years, Oleg has been conducting business and has worked with his partner Yuri Lazechnikov for the last 12 years. During this time, more than ten companies have been established in Ukraine and brought to the international market.
In 2012, Mole founded the company WePlay Esports, an organizer of esports tournaments.
In 2012, the first plush toy was developed - a character from a video game, which laid the foundation for the establishment of the company WP Merchandise! in 2016.
In 2016, WP Merchandise! was founded, a manufacturer of licensed, highly detailed plush merchandise.
In 2017, the IT company ENESTECH Software was founded, which develops SENET - a SaaS solution for managing computer rooms and arenas.
In 2018, the company for IT product development, JMIND, was established.
In 2019, Oleg Mole founded the TECHIIA holding and launched the NGO 'Tehia Foundation', which made Mole's and Lazechnikov's social initiatives known to the public.
In 2021, the technology company Culver Aviation was incorporated into the TECHIIA holding.
In 2021, the car-sharing service TECHIIA Motorsports joined the holding.
In 2022, Aestech was founded, a manufacturer of highly durable insulating glass panes that form the basis for frameless facades.
In 2022, Mole also invested in the American startup Mannequin Technologies.
Oleg Mole has been recognized as a key figure in Ukrainian business. In 2020, he was included in the TOP-5 of transformational leaders among Ukrainian CEOs. In 2021, he was listed among the TOP-10 entrepreneurs in Ukraine. And in 2022, the editorial office of Forbes Ukraine included Oleg Mole and Yuri Lazechnikov in the list of entrepreneurs who provided the most assistance to Ukraine during the war.
Oleg Mole is actively engaged in social activities and practices strategic philanthropy. He has built his business on the principles of sustainable development and has engaged in charity since the founding of his first company.
Since 2019, Oleg Mole and his partner have invested 27 million Hryvnia in the modernization of Ukrainian hospitals. During this time, 19 hospitals in 14 cities of Ukraine received new equipment and medications. Thanks to them, more than 10,000 surgeries and procedures were performed, and over 84,000 lab tests were conducted.
In 2022, the 'Tehia Foundation' launched the new project 'Support for the Freedom of Ukraine' after the comprehensive Russian aggression against Ukraine. Within the project, a complete aid cycle is provided for the Ukrainian defense forces - from procurement at the manufacturer to delivery to the front.
17.03.2023