As war rages, Ukrainian startups spread message of hope

An Ukrainian start-up desk is seen at the Web Summit, Europe's largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Ukrainian entrepreneurs brought a message of hope to this week's Web Summit in Lisbon, Europe's largest tech gathering that ended on Friday: the war has made them more resilient than ever.

Standing next to her company's stand, Olga Shapovalova, who works at education technology company Headway, said Russia's invasion on Feb. 24 changed everything. Working from a bomb shelter became normal. Some of the startup's employees fled.