About

ISKRA Partners is an advisory company operating in strategic sectors. It is organised into two practices.

ISKRA Partners Tech Supports startups and technology companies in entering and developing international markets: market intelligence, market-entry strategy, business development and local establishment. The practice covers civilian technologies, defence and dual-use applications. Explore our expertise ISKRA Partners Development Consulting Provides sector advisory and delivers technical assistance projects in developing countries, working with public institutions, development partners and programme implementers. The practice also supports private-sector engagement for the reconstruction of Ukraine’s energy and water sectors. Explore our expertise

Our work focuses on sectors in which public policy, industrial priorities and regulatory conditions shape commercial opportunities and project implementation.

Our team

Valentin Jedraszyk

President and Partner, Strategy and Partnerships

Valentin specialises in international business development and investment mobilisation. Previously, he represented Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, in North America, advising companies on expansion and export finance, following roles at the French Ministry of Economy.

Lyubov Smachylo

Partner, Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Lyubov specialises in regulatory analysis and cross-border compliance, drawing on corporate advisory experience at LOXAM and Deloitte. She also heads the Analytical Department of the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), leading multidisciplinary research and legal submissions to international institutions.

How we support our clients

Advice built around your business

We begin by understanding your technology, commercial objectives and operating constraints. This provides the basis for a strategy adapted to your market, resources and stage of development.

Public-sector knowledge and commercial insight

Our experience combines public institutions and private-sector advisory. We assess how market demand, public priorities and regulatory requirements affect your options and the steps needed to advance them.

Established relationships in France and Ukraine

Our relationships with public institutions, industry and innovation organisations support access to relevant counterparts. We mobilise specialist partners according to the requirements of each assignment.

Continuity from strategy to implementation

We support clients through analysis, commercial engagement and project preparation. As work progresses, we coordinate the partners and specialist contributions required to move agreed actions forward.

Resources matched to the assignment

We agree the scope, deliverables and resources for each mandate. Direct involvement of the partners maintains continuity in the client relationship and oversight of the work.