Advisory Board
In 2026, UA Tech London formalised an Advisory Board — Ukrainian operators and founders who shape our strategy, growth and standards. The Board meets four times a year, votes on direction, and helps the founding team think bigger than we could on our own.
Why it exists
Strategic guidanceOn vision, growth, and the decisions that matter most.
Credibility & reputationAs a serious, well-governed community.
Financial sustainabilitySponsorship, membership and revenue.
Expertise & accountabilityDiverse perspectives — and pushing back on the founders when it counts.
The board
Operator & investor · formerly Head of Expansion, Revolut
Seven years at Revolut — joining at forty employees — building internal audit, strategy and international expansion. Led launches into Brazil and Mexico, with foundations for India, Argentina, the UAE and Türkiye. A vocal advocate for Ukraine in global tech, representing Ukrainian founders at the Ukraine Recovery Conference and Game4Ukraine.
Startup Marketing Lead, UK/I & EMEA · Google Cloud
Leads marketing for Google Cloud’s UK/I and EMEA startup ecosystem, supporting the European generation of founders building on Google infrastructure. Teaches digital marketing to Ukrainian students through Franco-Ukrainian university programmes, and is one of London’s most active Ukrainian tech-marketing voices.
Co-founder · Legal Nodes
Co-founded Legal Nodes in 2018 — a tech-enabled legal consultancy helping companies scale internationally and transform legal and compliance operations through AI-enabled workflows. Backed by Techstars, Google and leading European angels. Lawyer, legal engineer and operator.
Co-founder & CEO · OpenMinds
Founded OpenMinds, a cognitive-defence tech company working with Ukrainian and NATO-member governments on counter-disinformation. 380+ counter-disinformation campaigns and 55+ research projects, featured in The Economist, CNN, The Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. Former Harvard research fellow in social and behavioural sciences.
Founders
UA Tech London was founded by Uliana Avtonomova and Margo Sivakova in 2022. Read how it began.