'I feel at home here': Utah tech community welcomes 18 Ukrainian companies

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Yaroslav Fisiuk works with a software development company where about 95% of its more than 300 developers are based in war-torn Ukraine.

at the Delta Center, which attracted over 10,000 attendees to network with Utah-based and global tech and business leaders."I feel at home here," he said from the Silicon Slopes event Thursday. "All the people of Utah, they are so friendly, they are so open. They have a very strong will to help."

"That was our main motivation, building economic ties between Ukraine and Utah, and it remains our focus today," Freedman said. He added he was "thrilled" to see those relationships continue to build at this week's events. "They've made a ton of great connections with Utahns here, and we're excited to see that progress and for these relationships to continue," Fuller said. "These are really great, entrepreneurial, talented people, and we see a lot of similarities in each other ."

Vail said everyone should be "doing our part in this unprovoked and unjust war," and it makes sense for Utah's tech sector to partner with Ukraine's because it has "some of the brightest tech minds." Turns out, Fisiuk chose Utah. He has already registered the company with the U.S. and opened shop at Kiln, a coworking office space, in Salt Lake City. He plans to move from Ukraine to Utah by the end of this year.Tuesday's event, Vail said, was "incredible.

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