Invest in Kyiv

What Invest in Kyiv does

Invest in Kyiv is the official investment promotion portal and brand of the Department of Economics and Investment of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), operating since 2016 when the first Kyiv Investment Forum was held at NSC Olimpiyskyy. The entity functions as a municipal intermediary that curates and publishes investment projects across real estate, education, healthcare, sports, energy, transport, waste management, and social infrastructure, and routes them through transparent competitive tender processes. Its core services include an online investment project database, an annual international Investment Forum (running 2016–2023), a donor assistance program coordinating flows from organizations such as UNDP, EBRD, World Bank, IFC, USAID, GIZ, KfW, NEFCO, and JICA, an international market access directory linking Ukrainian businesses to 20+ trade promotion bodies, and downloadable investor guides/passports. The organization is engaged by foreign and domestic investors, Ukrainian businesses seeking international market entry, and international donor organizations; notable project scale markers include 40+ projects worth UAH 9+ billion surfaced at the 2017 Forum, a UAH 1 billion medical center at Kyiv Clinical Hospital No. 14, and a UAH 1.91 billion residential complex on Myloslavska Street.

Name

Invest in Kyiv

Legal name

Department of Economics and Investment of the Kyiv City State Administration (ДЕПАРТАМЕНТ ЕКОНОМІКИ ТА ІНВЕСТИЦІЙ КМДА)

Website

https://investinkyiv.gov.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Invest in Kyiv is the official municipal investment promotion agency of the Kyiv City State Administration, curating investment projects, hosting annual international forums, and coordinating donor funding for the city's infrastructure and economic development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Investment Promotion

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (523910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAMAD

Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Trade & Economic Development

SECONDARYBPAHADAG

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYFSAEALAF

Infrastructure & Energy Fundraising Placement

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Placement Agents & Capital Raising Intermediation

Keywords

• Investment promotion services
• Municipal investment facilitation
• Foreign direct investment
• Government investment agency
• Donor coordination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded by the Kyiv City State Administration (КМДА) / Department of Economics and Investment KCSA. No commercial revenue model — operates as a public institution facilitating investment into municipal projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Invest in Kyiv is a state-run investment promotion agency that maintains a municipal investment project platform, organizes annual international investment forums, and provides free facilitation, matchmaking, and donor coordination services to connect foreign investors and international donors with municipal projects, Ukrainian businesses, and public-sector initiatives in Kyiv. All services are provided free of charge as a public service of the Kyiv City State Administration.

Product overview

Invest in Kyiv is a government investment promotion platform operated by the Kyiv City State Administration and Kyiv Investment Agency. The platform functions as a comprehensive investment ecosystem offering multiple interconnected services: an investment project database across sectors (real estate, education, medicine, sports, energy, transport, waste management, social projects), a donor assistance program connecting international funding sources with local projects, commercial offers from Kyiv-based companies including the UNIT.City innovation park, international market access support through connections with trade promotion agencies worldwide, and annual investment forum events. The platform serves foreign investors, Ukrainian businesses, and city authorities in facilitating investment into Kyiv's infrastructure and economic development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Project Platform A municipal database/platform that lists curated, investment-ready projects in Kyiv for foreign and domestic investors to evaluate and pursue.
• Donor Assistance Program A facilitation service that channels international donor funds and technical assistance from foreign governments and multilateral organizations into vetted Ukrainian municipal and civil-society projects.
• International Market Access Support Support service for Ukrainian and Kyiv-based businesses seeking to access international markets, foreign buyers, and partnerships, leveraging the agency's international forums and donor/embassy networks.
• Kyiv Investment Forum (Annual International Investment Forum) A recurring annual international event series convened by the agency that brings together investors, donors, government officials, and Ukrainian businesses to showcase Kyiv investment opportunities and to facilitate deal-making.
• UNIT.City Commercial Offers Curated commercial offers associated with the UNIT.City innovation park, surfaced through the Invest in Kyiv portal for prospective tenants and investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 investment projects worth UAH 9+ billion submitted at the 2017 Forum
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNDP Ukraine (Програма розвитку ООН)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2023UNDP implements projects supporting Kyiv's economic recovery, infrastructure rehabilitation, and entrepreneurship stimulation among displaced persons and host communities.
• UNICEF UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF protects children, youth, and women from HIV/AIDS, violence, and supports child rights awareness and effective policies for children in Ukraine.
• OSCE (Організація з безпеки і співробітництва в Європі)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSCE coordinates projects in Ukraine on legal reform, human rights education, fighting organized crime and terrorism, border security, media freedom, elections, governance, and gender equality.
• British Council UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrengthens connections between Ukraine and the United Kingdom in arts, English language learning, higher education, and civil society development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Invest Lithuania: Lithuania's national investment promotion agency offering similar FDI facilitation services targeting technology, shared services, and manufacturing investors. Comparable scale, structure, and investor-facing service model.
• Polish Investment & Trade Agency (PAIH): Poland's national investment promotion agency operating in a neighboring CEE market. Performs similar FDI attraction, investor support, and project pipeline facilitation functions targeting Western investors looking at Central Europe.
• CzechInvest: Czech Republic's investment promotion agency with comparable mandates around FDI attraction, investor aftercare, and project pipeline development. Operates as a direct regional competitor for CEE-bound FDI.
• Enterprise Estonia / Invest Estonia: Estonia's national investment and export promotion agency. Performs similar functions in attracting FDI, supporting foreign investors with market entry, and facilitating project pipelines — serving as a key regional competitor for tech-oriented investment.
• Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA): Hungary's government investment promotion agency offering comparable FDI attraction services targeting manufacturing, technology, and shared services investments. Direct regional competitor for CEE FDI flows.
• Romanian Investment Promotion (InvestRomania): Romania's national investment promotion office offering similar FDI facilitation, project pipeline, and investor support services. Competes for the same pool of CEE-bound Western institutional investors.
• Invest Sofia (Sofia Investment Agency): City-level investment promotion agency for Sofia, Bulgaria — directly comparable in scale and city-level mandate to Invest in Kyiv. Competes for similar regional FDI in tech, shared services, and real estate development.

Direct peers

• UkraineInvest (Ukraine National Investment Promotion Office): Ukraine's national-level investment promotion agency. Most directly comparable peer as it performs the same FDI facilitation function as Invest in Kyiv but at the country level rather than city level, often coordinating with municipal agencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/investinkyiv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kyiv-investment-agency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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