Juri Lasewnikow
Date of Birth: 16.06.1983
Juri Lasewnikow – Investor, Innovator, Entrepreneur, expert in technological industries, IT and E-Sports, author of columns in Ukrainian and foreign media. Together with his partner Oleg Krot, he founded more than ten international companies.
In 2020, he signed a memorandum on behalf of TECHIIA with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine to promote the development of IT, E-Sports, and STEM education in Ukraine, as well as the construction of data centers. Since 2021, he has been living with his family in Los Angeles. He continues to develop TECHIIA's business ecosystem in the USA.
Since the beginning of the comprehensive Russian invasion of Ukraine, he has been actively supporting the Ukrainian defense forces together with his partner Oleg Krot. By March 2023, the TECHIIA holding, through the NGO 'Fond Tetscha', acquired military supplies worth $23 million and delivered them to the armed forces.
Areas of Activity. Investments in technological companies, including E-Sports, UAVs, construction technologies, artificial intelligence, IT products.
2012 – Founding of the company WePlay Esports, organizer of E-Sports tournaments Artificial Intelligence, IT products.
Career. He has been in business for over 15 years, the last 12 years – together with his partner Oleg Krot. During this time, over ten companies were founded in Ukraine and brought to the international market.
2012 – Development of the first plush toy – a character from a video game, which led to the founding of the company WP Merchandise! in 2016.
2016 – Founding of WP Merchandise! – manufacturer of licensed highly detailed plush merchandise.
2017 – Founding of the IT company ENESTECH Software, developer of SENET – SaaS solutions for managing gaming clubs and arenas.
2018 – Founding of the company for IT product development JMIND.
2019 – Founding of the TECHIIA holding and the start of activities of the Public Organization 'Fond Tetscha', which has made public the social initiatives of Oleg Krot and Juri Lasewnikow.
2021 – the technology company Culver Aviation was integrated into the TECHIIA structure.
2021 – the car-sharing service TECHIIA Motorsport joined the holding.
2022 – Founding of the company Aestech – manufacturer of high-strength insulating glass panes that form the basis for frameless glazing of facades.
2022 – Investment in the American startup Mannequin Technologies.
Awards. In 2020, he was included in the top 10 entrepreneurial founders in Ukraine.
Social Activity. He is part of the jury and mentor of Ukrainian startups within the framework of the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) and the startup incubator YEP. He is the founder of the YouTube project TECHPUB, where experts help startups improve their business ideas and secure investments. Co-founder of the NGO 'Fond Tetscha', which has invested 27 million UAH in the modernization of Ukrainian hospitals since 2019.
In 2022, after the comprehensive Russian invasion of Ukraine, the NGO 'Fond Tetscha' launched a new project 'Support for the Freedom of Ukraine'. Within the framework of the project, comprehensive assistance is provided to the Ukrainian armed forces – from procurement from manufacturers to delivery to the front.
17.03.2023