Evgeni Utkin

Evgeni Utkin (born in 1958, Donetsk, Rostov Region, USSR) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and one of the pioneers and leaders of the high-tech industry in CIS and CEE, a philanthropist, active in promotion of Ukrainian culture through his support of art and music projects both in Ukraine and Europe.

From 1975 to 1976 he worked as an electrical fitter at the Zahidna mine (Donetsk, Rostov region); from 1980 to 1982 he was an employee of the Research Institute of Precision Technologies (Zelenograd), in 1982 - 1990 (consecutively) an engineer, head of the laboratory, chief designer of Kyiv Research Institute of Micro Devices.

In 2009, Evgeni Utkin together with former employees of Kvazar-Micro, created the high-tech holding KM-Core, which started a number of technological companies, such as: De-Novo, a Ukrainian provider of IaaS and data center cloud services; KM-Ware, software developer; PolytEDA, a developer of automated microcircuit design tools; KM-Disty, distributor of computer equipment and electronic components; KM-Labs, a developer of nanomaterial technologies.

In 2010-2013, Utkin became a co-founder and investor in a number of technological startups in Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Israel, and USA.

He is a co-founder of the cultural and educational center "Dom Master Klass",[4] Gogolfest and Bouquet Kyiv Stage festivals.