Victoria Repa (entrepreneur)
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Victoria Repa is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of BetterMe.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Repa grew up in a village in the east of Ukraine.[4] In 2014, she was a student at Donetsk National University[3] and received a full scholarship in business and financial economics from Kyiv School of Economics.[2][5]
Career
[edit]Repa started her career by working with Procter & Gamble[2][6][7] as a Finance manager.[6] She then sought employement at a local media and tech firm Genesis.[6] In 2016, she, along with co-founder Vitaly Laptenok, worked on a women-related app called BeautyHub.[2]
Later, in 2018, they launched another app called BetterMe which offered customized fitness and diet courses.[2][8]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Repa was recognized by Forbes magazine in its 30 Under 30 Europe list under the Technology category for the year 2022.[9] She was also recognized as one of the Top-20 Women Tech Entrepreneurs in Ukraine 2020.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff. "What 17 female entrepreneurs are doing to support their clients and help their businesses survive the pandemic". Business Insider.
- ^ a b c d e Shaw, Dougal (30 March 2020). "My $60m weight-loss app cured my personal pain". BBC News.
- ^ a b Mari, Angelica. "'I have no fear': How Ukrainian tech founders are outlasting Russia's war". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "CEO Victoria Repa Is Leading the Way to a Healthier Tomorrow. Here's How". nasdaq.com.
- ^ Svyrydenkov, Denys. "KSE graduate Victoria Repa has entered the rating of Forbes '30 Under 30 Europe'". Kyiv School of Economics (in Russian).
- ^ a b c Istomina, Toma (2020-11-27). "Victoria Repa: Techie creates fitness app BetterMe to help millions live healthy lives - Nov. 27, 2020". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Bender, Yuri (2022-05-09). "Young entrepreneurs pivot to battle on Ukraine's economic frontline". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Web Summit Lisbon 2022: Ukraine Seeks IT Investment as War Rages Back Home - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2023-04-26. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Releases, Forbes Press. "Forbes Returns To Tel Aviv And Jerusalem For 2022 Under 30 Summit EMEA". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Results of Ukraine Innovation Awards 2020". awards.center42.tech.