The Ukrainian society is not frozen. Beyond the headlines, much of everyday life and business innovation is actually functioning quite well.

Anastasiia Liubiashcheva is deeply involved in the Ukrainian startup ecosystem, working with Home of Startups Accelerator, Vacuum Deep-Tech Acceleration and the EU-funded consortium Seeds of Bravery.

Her mission is primarily to boost deep tech companies, moving from local labs to global markets.

She explains how many agritech companies now have moved move into defensetech.

But how is war-time life in Ukraine taking its toll on mental and physical health?

Heja Framtiden met Anastasiia during the Sweden week of Swedish Institute's Impact Pioneers programme.

Podcast host: Christian von Essen // Learn more at hejaframtiden.se