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November 20, 2022

Outrage after a startup with Russian founders wins Slush pitch competition

The Polish and Ukrainian startup communities, in particular, have criticised the result of Slush’s pitching competition


Zosia Wanat

6 min read

Slush 2022

Updated 12.30pm: Slush have revoked Immigram's award after criticism of the startup's Russian links. Read our story here.

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Anastasia Mirolyubova, CEO of Immigram, onstage at Slush 2022
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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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