An architect from Archimatika created a startup accelerator in a village.

Almost three years ago, a business accelerator for local residents called "Prostir Zatii" started operating in the village of Koziiivka in the Kharkiv region. The project initiator is Oleksandr Stolovyi, an architect at Archimatika. He helps villagers start their own businesses, invests in early-stage startups, and shares his marketing knowledge.

During the time "Prostor Zatіy" has been operating, Stolovy and his fellow villagers have launched six businesses and are preparing to launch six more. The focus is on local products, the secrets of which have been preserved by residents for generations. For example, crushed plums (This is fruit fermented in a barrel.) and herbal tea from Kozivka, which has already been included in the menus of the restaurants "100 Years Ago Forward" in Kyiv, Jam Factory in Lviv, Fabbrica in Ivano-Frankivsk, and "Snidanyshna" in Kharkiv.

LIGA.net tells the story of how the idea of a local product accelerator came to architect Stolyov, who was born in Kozivka, how much he invests in rural businesses, and what is already being sold from these investments.