Andrii Matiukha is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, philanthropist and international investor best known as a, founder of the FAVBET group of companies. He serves as president of the Favbet Foundation and, since 2025, has also led his own charitable initiative — the Andrii Matiukha Foundation.
Born on September 27, 1972, in Kyiv.
Andrii Matiukha began his entrepreneurial career in 1999 when he founded a company that would later become one of the key players in Ukraine’s entertainment industry. FAVBET operates across several sectors: online casinos, sports betting, land-based gambling venues, and traditional offline casinos.
By 2005, FAVBET was present in more than 90 cities across the country, with around 170 betting shops. In 2013, the company went international, entering European markets.
In 2024, FAVBET Group paid 6.75 billion UAH in taxes to Ukraine’s state budget, making one of the industry’s largest contributions.
In the first half of 2025, the group transferred another 4.37 billion UAH in tax payments to the state budget.
The brand is also expanding in Croatia and Romania.
Since 2025, operational management of the holding company has been handled by Dmytro Matiukha, who previously led the company’s international expansion.
The tech segment is represented by FAVBET Tech, a resident of Diia.City and a member of the IT Ukraine Association. In 2024, the company ranked among the top 50 product IT companies in Ukraine according to DOU.
FAVBET Tech also co-initiated the AI Committee of the IT Ukraine Association, partnered with the women’s IT community WTECH, which includes more than 7,000 members in 31 countries, and supports major industry events such as IT Arena, Forbes Tech, and ICE London.
Since 2024, Andrii Matiukha has been developing a new direction — the Ukrainian natural mineral water brand VODA UA.
Andrii Matiukha and FAVBET actively support initiatives aimed at tackling gambling addiction, using leading global experience and the most effective industry practices. FAVBET was the general partner of a national project to introduce social services for individuals at risk of gambling addiction.
The company also funded the first large-scale gambling addiction study in Ukraine, conducted with the participation of the Ministry of Health, and later contributed to the development and implementation of a state standard for social and psychological rehabilitation services for people with gambling addiction.
In 2024, with the support of FAVBET and partners, the first specialized assistance center — Life Space — was opened in Kyiv. The center provides professional support for individuals experiencing gambling addiction symptoms and their families and works to promote a culture of responsible gambling in Ukrainian society.
In 2025, the company, in partnership with the Responsible Gambling Center, launched a broad international exchange initiative to improve public policy in the area of responsible gambling. The goal is to build an effective social and psychological support system and align Ukrainian practices with European standards.
Since the early 2010s, Andrii Matiukha has actively contributed to sports development at both professional and amateur levels, in Ukraine and abroad. His initiatives cover various types of sports and focus on promoting healthy lifestyles and modernizing sports infrastructure.
For many years, the company under his leadership has partnered with numerous Ukrainian football clubs. These include Shakhtar (Donetsk), Rukh and Karpaty (Lviv), LNZ (Cherkasy), Obolon, Arsenal, Livyi Bereh and Dynamo (Kyiv), Metalist (Kharkiv), Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih), Polissia (Zhytomyr), Mynai (Uzhhorod), Kolos (Kovalivka), Mariupol, Zorya (Luhansk), Oleksandriia, Desna (Chernihiv), Volyn (Lutsk), Podillia (Khmelnytskyi), and Chornomorets (Odesa).
Internationally, the company supports UTA Arad and Gloria Buzău in Romania, as well as leading Croatian clubs — Dinamo Zagreb, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, HNK Rijeka, and NK Istra 1961.
Beyond football, FAVBET is the general partner of Ukraine’s national federations of basketball, hockey, and fencing, and was previously a patron of the Ukrainian Professional Football League, which organizes competitions in the first and second leagues.
Among key international initiatives is the development of the Croatian basketball league Favbet Premijer Liga, known for its strong organization and competitiveness.
Andrii Matiukha also actively supports Ukrainian boxing, sponsoring prominent boxers over many years at both national and international levels.
Another area is esports: FAVBET founded its own team, FAVBET TEAM, and supports other promising gamer collectives.
For his significant contribution to sports and infrastructure, Andrii Matiukha was awarded a special prize in 2023 as part of the national program “Person of the Year – 2021.”
The Favbet Foundation, founded in 2020, runs major social initiatives in sports, science, education, and healthcare. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the foundation has shifted its focus to comprehensive support for Ukraine’s military and defense sector.
As of July 2025, total aid provided to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Defense Forces by the Favbet group exceeds 730 million UAH. This includes drones, equipment, vehicles, protective gear, contributions to the national UNITED24 platform, and more.
In 2023, Andrii Matiukha initiated the Re:start project with partners, aimed at physical and psychological rehabilitation of wounded soldiers using advanced technologies.
The foundation also promotes medical literacy in the sports community. Together with the NGO FAST and government institutions, it launched a project to train athletes and coaches in basic first aid. So far, over 200 participants have completed the training, and by the end of the year this number will rise to 2,000 across the country.
In 2025, a separate charitable organization — the Andrii Matiukha Foundation — was established to focus on supporting defense, national recovery, veteran assistance, and development of education and healthcare infrastructure.
Initiatives implemented in 2025 include:
The foundation also joined a fundraising campaign to build a football field and inclusive sports ground for orphans in Zhytomyr, creating safe conditions for physical development and sports.
In February 2025, in partnership with Good Donations, the foundation provided Okhmatdyt with a high-tech Thompson Retractor surgical system, used in top global clinics. The equipment cost 2.22 million UAH.
In July 2025, the hospital received a new batch of aid from partners — advanced tools for urgent surgery. The package included Ligasure Mariland instruments and a Ligasure Exact dissector with nano-coating. These are advanced vessel-sealing systems that allow surgical procedures with minimal blood loss.
Okhmatdyt performs about 800 surgeries per year, around 70% of which are complex or high-risk. The new equipment will enable at least 70 such procedures, reducing complication risks and operation times. This is especially important when treating the hospital’s youngest patients.
The Favbet Foundation launched the “Superheroes Club” initiative as part of the Favbet Kids program, aimed at supporting children of military personnel and internally displaced families. The project offers free sports training and basic IT education, creating conditions for comprehensive development, socialization, and adaptation in difficult circumstances. Over 1,000 children participated in the program during its first year.
In 2021, Andrii Matiukha partnered with the Photo Kyiv 2021 art project, held under the slogan “Invisible Life.” The event highlighted an important social issue — Ukraine’s National Strategy for a Barrier-Free Environment — and was supported by the First Lady of Ukraine.
In 2023, with the support of Andrii Matiukha, a biography was published about Darijo Srna, the legendary captain of Shakhtar Donetsk and one of the most influential players in Ukrainian football history.
In 2024, he co-produced and sponsored the documentary “We Were Recruits” by director Liubomyr Levytskyi. The film tells the story of the soldiers of Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade and was made without any government funding. It was shortlisted by the Ukrainian Oscar Committee in the category of Best International Feature Film of the Academy Awards.
