International startups with Belarusian roots.And the people behind them.

At least one founder must have Belarusian roots. Founder background is verified through professional profiles, media coverage, company information and, where appropriate, cross-checked with established members of the startup community.

Founder roots are used solely as an inclusion criterion and do not define the identity or nationality of the company. Included companies may identify with and operate across different countries and startup ecosystems.

Companies must operate beyond Belarus and participate in the international startup environment. This may be reflected in public positioning, participation in international programs and events, partnerships, customers, market activity, team location or other publicly available information.

Projects at the idea or concept stage are not included. A startup must have a working product or MVP that has been released or tested outside the founding team.

For newly created projects, a public launch alone may not be sufficient. Recently launched startups may remain under review until continued product development or external use can be confirmed.

Company activity is reviewed regularly based on publicly available information. A company is considered active if relevant public activity has been identified within the previous six months, such as product updates or launches, funding announcements, partnerships, market activity, participation in industry events, or other meaningful company or team updates.

If no such activity can be identified for more than six months, the company is marked No recent activity. This does not necessarily mean that the company has ceased operations. Inactive companies may remain on the map but are excluded from the active startup count.

Information that cannot be reliably established from available sources is not inferred. Where a company’s stage or another data point cannot be confirmed, it is marked Unknown or left unspecified.

Published company information reflects the data available at the time of publication and is updated as new information becomes available. Updates and corrections can be submitted by founders and companies through the Contribute page.