2022
overview
$3M in Volunteering Projects
60 Army Units Supplied
50 projects
180 Cars
16 Convoys
January
420 members in Kyiv Hub
Year starts and LIFT99 was at the full capacity, lifting the Ukrainian startup ecosystem
1 Jan
In preparation, LIFT99 team rented a car and created protocol of actions in case of emergency
February
420 members in Kyiv Hub
Russia launches it’s full scale invasion on Ukraine
24 Feb
LIFT99 Kyiv team evacuates to Lviv
24 Feb
Slack launched to bring together a community ready to help & support
25 Feb
March
0 members in Kyiv Hub
LIFT99 team starts working from Lviv’s bunkers
Instead of donating to bigger organizations, we focused on end-to-end support: finding a need, fundraising, and supplying directly to people.
1 Mar
Help99.co community power against war launched
1 Mar
Together with FUEL finance, we kicked off a platform to support small business in Ukraine that paused their work in order to help the army & the people.
Boycott Russia Open Letter sent to the world’s biggest tech companies
Coaches for Ukraine launched
Free expert-led coaching sessions for Ukraine’s business owners helping navigate their businesses in times of war. Developed and led by Ariane de Bonvoisin.
Coaches for Ukraine launched
LIFT99’s Ragnar Sass bought a car in Tallinn to drive it to front lines. People started donating money, supplies and time. 1 car became 14. Freedom convoys began.
Convoy #1, 14 cars
Convoy #1, 14 cars
1 Mar
Raised $10k for satellite phones
24 Mar
We evacuated 38 dogs & 5 cats abandoned in Lviv and Rivne to Poland
27 Mar
April
0 members in Kyiv Hub
Convoy #2, 12 cars and ambulance
7 April
Convoy #3, 13 cars
13 April
Convoy #4, 12 cars
26 April
Fundraised $20k for medicine
2 Apr
Fundraised $9.5k for gasoline generators
5 Apr
Delivered 2k Tourniquets to the army
8 Apr
With the help of Bachoo team we delivered medicine, diapers and baby food to volunteers in Kharkiv
Raised $6K to buy diesel electric generators
We raised and delivered much needed medicine to Kharkiv for $680
May
16 members in Kyiv Hub
LIFT99 Kyiv hub reopens and welcomes back the community with a first aid workshop
Convoy #5, 16 cars
26 April
3 members of LIFT99 community join the armed forces of Ukraine.
Daytime LIFT99 birthday party & humanitarian fundraiser for people in Kyiv region.
Fundraised for & brought bulletproof vests for the army.
LIFT99 welcomes InScience team to support them in their mission to create favourable conditions for innovation development in Ukraine.
June
60 members in Kyiv Hub
Kate Joins the LIFT99 Team
Launched an NFT fundraiser. A collection of NFTs all made by Ukrainian artists. Aim: to buy a demining car for the Lviv border guard detachment.
Convoy #6, 9 cars
June 10
July
60 members in Kyiv Hub
3 team members head to Berlin to launch a LIFT99 pop-up.
LIFT99 welcomes Blood Agents to support them in promoting voluntary, free and regular blood donation.
Sasha Joins the LIFT99 Team
August
80 members in Kyiv Hub
Maryna Joins the LIFT99 Team
Convoy #7, 8 cars
September
80 members in Kyiv Hub
Convoy #8, 10 cars
Second volume of Coaches for Ukraine
8 → Months
25 → Sessions
24 → Coaches
1420 → Participants
25 → Sessions
24 → Coaches
1420 → Participants
Collaboration with Acrobator who bought and brought a car to Kyiv
October
80 members in Kyiv Hub
LIFT99 fully equipped bomb shelter
We fundraised for 70 sets of Carinthia winter clothing for the Special Forces (А7042 unit)
Readdle & Lemon io teams join LIFT99
Hub Occupancy skyrockets, Fuel finance team joins LIFT99
First blackout in the hub
5 Aug
Kyiv attacks - 1km from the Hub
Oct 17: Convoy #9
6 cars
6 cars
NAFO Military Patches fundraiser for 24 532 € for two Toyota Hilux vehicles to the Georgian National Legion and the Kraken battalion
November
240 members in Kyiv Hub
LIFT99 equipped with Starlink
Fundraiser event in Tallinn for the Freedom convoy
Team off-site in Tallinn
Petcube team joins LIFT99
11th NAFO convoy fundraiser for 54 830 € to collect money for the Freedom Convoy
Launched a project to fundraise & fix houses damaged by Russian shelling for those who cant afford it in small villages.
Convoy #10, 4 cars
Convoy #11, 11 cars
December
240 members in Kyiv Hub
Charity event for children from recently de-occupied territories. Together with collaborators who came from Tallinn to teach children how to make cocktails and DIY lamps
Installed a generator in the hub to power the entire premisses in case of blockout.
Convoy #10, 4 cars
Gandalf patches fundraiser for 4 pickups, 6 generators & 90 sleeping bags.
Opened the “69th Sniffing Brigade” Fund
$3M in Volunteering Projects
60 Army Units Supplied
50 projects
180 Cars
16 Convoys
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