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Let’s get back to Startup Moldova Summit
2024
This year we are aiming for
Tech Startups from Moldova Present
250
500+
B2B Meetings Between Founders and Investors
Offline Participants
800
30
Countries Representatives Present
Venture Capital Funds and Investors
50
15
Side Events
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Speakers
Maia Sandu
President of the Republic of Moldova 🇲🇩
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization 🇲🇩
Design Lead, Global Conversion & Monetization at Netflix 🇺🇸
Partner at Atomico 🇬🇧
Senior Strategy Manager at Booking.com 🇳🇱
CEO at Startup Moldova 🇲🇩
Senior Partner at Horizon Capital 🇲🇩
Managing Partner at Catalyst Romania, Board Director at SeedBlink, ex-Jury at Arena Leilor 🇷🇴
Program Director at EU4innovation East 🇪🇸
Country Lead for Moldova EU4Innovation East 🇲🇩
Partner at SmartGateVC 🇦🇲 🇺🇸
Investment Manager at Fortech Investments 🇷🇴
Co-Founder of Latitude59, Co-Founder at Waybiller, Founder at Python Estonia 🇪🇪
Director at Moldova Innovation Technology Park 🇲🇩

Chairman of the Board at TechAngels Romania, ex-CPO at UiPAth 🇷🇴
Co-founder at Hydratico, ex-CSO at DynamicAirCooling 🇺🇦🇵🇱
Founder and CEO at Theneo, ex-Head of Engineering at Clientela Inc. 🇬🇪
Founder and CTO at Soofragio 🇲🇩
Founder & CEO at Parkopedia 🇬🇧🇲🇩
Founder and CEO at YEP!Moldova, Executive Director COR 🇲🇩
Advisor at Eyeson, ex-Regional VP of AI Sales Strategy at Eigen Technologies, ex-Regional Director at ByteDance 🇪🇸🇲🇩
Founder and CEO at LanglyApp 🇲🇩
Managing Director at Plug and Play Tech Center 🇪🇸
Executive Director at Plumia and Author, Global Natives 🇳🇱
Startup ecosystem expert, ex-Senior Analitycal Consultant at Google, ex-Associate at Boston Consulting Group 🇲🇩
CEO and Co-Founder at nomiq, CEO at Team Solutions 🇦🇲
Co-founder and CEO at Rubik Hub, Board President at RO Startup 🇷🇴
Principal Manager, Advice for Small Businesses SME Finance & Development Group, EBRD 🇲🇩
Co-founder and COO at Questo 🇷🇴
CEO at Kings International, Co-founder at Paysera Bank Georgia 🇬🇪
Co-Founder and CEO at Such Much AI, ex-Co-CEO at TripAdd, ex-Product Manager at InVision 🇱🇹
Chief Operating Officer at Dreamups 🇲🇩
CEO and Co-founder at glotalco, ex-Director at Future Talent Summit, Co-founder at Sweden Talent Foundation 🇸🇪
Ecosystem Lead at EIT Digital 🇭🇺
Country Representative at UMAEF 🇲🇩
Member Board of Directors at Federation of Cambodian Startups, Partner at Matter Product Studio 🇷🇸 🇺🇸 🇰🇭
Product Manager & Business Analyst, Co-founder of the We4Health Association 🇲🇩
Founder of Wakie and Co-Founder at SleepDoctor, Co-Founder at ITisArmenia 🇦🇲🇫🇷
Product Manager at GemsAround 🇲🇩
CEO at How to Web, Executive Board Member at Launch Romania 🇷🇴
Co-founder and COO at Bloomcoding 🇲🇩
We4Health President, CEO Baby Medy , CTO & Co-fondator CorLab Tech 🇲🇩
Co-founder and Board Member at Axel Business Angels Group 🇬🇪
Chief Financial Officer at Zomni 🇲🇩
CEO at XY Partners 🇲🇩
Founder and CEO at Gardy.ME 🇲🇩
Maia Sandu
President of the Republic of Moldova 🇲🇩
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00
REGISTRATION
09:00 – 09:25
Opening Remarks
Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova
Doina Nistor, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
Jānis Mažeiks, Ambassador of the European Union to Moldova
Katarina Fried, Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Moldova.
09:25 – 09:35
Presentation: Startup Ecosystem in Moldova in Numbers.
Olga Melniciuc, CEO Startup Moldova
09:40 – 10:05
Fireside: Bridging the Gap: What Eastern European Startups Need to Reach Top-Tier Investors and Global Markets.
Sasha Vidiborsky, Partner, Atomico
Vasile Tofan, Senior Partner, Horizon Capital
10:10 - 10:50
Panel: European Opportunties for the starup ecosytem in Moldova.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology, tbd
Member of the European Parliament, tbd
Julien Schmitt, Project Director, EU4Innovation East
Maria Terentev, Principal Manager, EBRD

Moderator: Thibault Charlet, Programme Manager, Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood
10:50 - 11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 11:20
Panel: Is Moldova a Good Place to Move Your Startup?
Lauren Razavi, CEO Plumia, Author
Patrick Walsh, CEO and Co-founder, Glotalco

Moderator: Marina Bzovii, Administrator MITP
11:25 - 11:35
Presentation
Marius Ghenea, Managing Partner, Catalyst Romania Fund, Serial Entrepreneur, Business-Angel, Investor from Lions' Arena TV Show
11:40 - 12:00
Fireside: What it takes to build a successful startup ecosystem - The Estonian Way.
Raido Pikkar, Co-founder of Waybiller, of Latitude59, and Startup Garage, Founder of Thorgate Group, Leader at Python Estonia, Angel investor & mentor.

Interviewer: Eugene Tsyrklevich, CEO and founder, Parkopedia
12:05 - 12:40
Panel: Are accelerators worth the hype?
Liliana Chimbir, COO Dreamups
Viorica Cerbusca, CEO YEP!Moldova
Vlad Gliga, CEO Rubik Hub
Borja Aznar-Bonilla, Managing Director, Plug and Play
Renata Ungureanu, CEO XY Partners

Moderator: Stella Jemna, Country Representative UMAEF
12:40 - 13:00
Rapid-Fire Investor Pitching: Part 1
Catalyst Romania
Atomico
0100 VC
VU Venture Partners
LunchHub Ventures
Early Game VC
Sparking Capital
Fortech Investments
Sunfish Partners
SmartGate VC
DSI Business Angels Network
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK
14:10 - 14:20
Presentation. Dream Big, Exit Bigger: Lessons from a Moldovan Founder
Eugene Tsyrklevich, CEO and Founder, Parkopedia
14:25 - 15:00
Panel: Growing Pains & Global Gains: Stories from EaP Startups gowing global
Ana Robakidze, Founder and CEO at Theneo, Georgia
Katerina Ryabo, Co-founder at Hydratico, Ukraine
Tat Ajamyan, Founder of Wakie and Co-Founder at SleepDoctor, Armenia/France
Tatev Avagyan, co-founder and CEO at nomiq, Armenia
Vladimir Readiboi, CEO at Gardy.me, Moldova

Moderator: Ionela Titirez, Country Lead, Eu4Innovation East
15:05 - 15:20
Presentation: Monetization Strategy - Lessons from Netflix on how user experience can shift company growth.
Fonz Morris, Design Lead, Global Conversion & Monetization at Netflix, USA
15:25 - 16:00
Rapid-Fire Investor Pitching: Part 2
TechAngels
Nation1 VC
MITON VC
Purple Ventures
Longe VC
Angel Group AXEL
Smart Impact Capital
V7 Capital
Keiretsu Forum Southeast Europe
Plug and Play Ventures Team
Thorgate Ventures
16:05 - 16:45
Panel: Trends Shaping Startup Investments in Eastern Europe
Florin Visa, Early Game VC
Michal Csonga, 0100VC
Marcus Erken, Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners
Raya Yunakova, LaunchHUB Ventures

Moderator: Marius Istrate, TechAngels
16:45 - 17:10
Startup World Cup Moldova Finals
Moderator: Alexandru Agatinei, CEO Launch Romania, How To Web
17:15 - 17:25
Closing Remarks and Family Photo
10:15 - 10:20
Startup World Cup Moldova. Regional Semi-Finals. Rules.
MC Alexandru Agatinei
10:25 - 10:30
Welcoming Remarks
Startup World Cup Ambassador
10:35 - 11:00
Startup Pitching – Part 1
(3-minute pitch + 3-minute Q&A)
11:05 - 11:35
Panel: Crossing Oceans – Lessons from Taking Eastern European Startups to the U.S. Market
Ashot Arzumanyan, Founder, SmartGate VC
Vlad Gliga, CEO, Rubik Hub

Moderator: Keo Sar, Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel Investor
11:40 - 12:00

Startup Pitching – Part 2
(3-minute pitch + 3-minute Q&A)
12:05 - 12:10
Next Steps – Investors' Deliberations
MC: Alexandru Agatinei
12:10 - 12:15

Community Stage Launch
Lidia Scarlat, MC Community Stage
12:15 - 12:25

Presentation: The $60M Raise That Led to a $10M Exit – A Masterclass in Painful Lessons
Vasile Granaci, Head of EMEA Sales, Oyster & Angel Investor
12:30 - 12:40

Presentation: The Future of TravelTech
Sijue Zhao, Senior Strategy Manager, Booking.com
12:40 - 13:10

Panel: The Future of TravelTech – How Startups Are Revolutionizing the Way We Explore the World
Claudiu Petria, Co-founder & COO, Questo (Romania)
Mihai Vozian, Co-founder, Zomni (Moldova)
Victor Nicoara, Product Manager, GemsAround (Moldova)

Moderator: Sijue Zhao, Senior Strategy Manager, Booking.com
13:10 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:10 - 14:50

Panel: Next-Gen Learning – How Technology Is Redefining Education
Vitaliy Petrosyan, Founder, LanglyApp (Moldova)
Mihaela Kawisnka, Co-founder, Bloomcoding (Moldova)
Irakli Vekua, Co-founder, Kings Olympiads (Georgia)
Representative, Ministry of Education & Research, Moldova

Moderator: Krisztián Gál, Ecosystem Lead, EIT Digital
14:55 - 15:05

Presentation: Why Building a Startup Is So Hard? The Hidden Challenges Behind the Headlines
Claudiu Petria, Co-founder & COO, Questo (Romania)
15:05 - 15:40

Panel: Navigating the AI Wave for Startups
Edmundas Balčikonis, Co-founder & CEO, Such Much AI (Lithuania)
Ana Robakidze, Founder & CEO, Theneo (Georgia)
Tatev Avagyan, Co-founder & CEO, nomiq (Armenia)
Vitalie Esanu, Founder & CTO, Soofragio, AI Expert (Moldova)

Moderator: Cristian Cerneanu, Startup Ecosystem Expert
15:45 - 16:30

Panel: Vertical vs. Horizontal Approach in HealthTech
Mihai Dascal, We4Health President, CEO Baby Medy, CTO & Co-founder, CorLab Tech (Moldova)
Tat Ajamyan, Co-founder, SleepDoctor (Armenia/France)

Moderator: Stanislav Cobiletchi, Product Manager & Business Analyst, Co-founder, We4Health Association
15 April, 18:00
Startup Grind
Organiser: Dreamups
17 April, 09:30
Startup Coffee
Organiser: Technovator
Full access to all sessions and live Q&A;
GENERAL TICKET
1000 MDL
Meals and beverages throughout the event.
Access to Executive lounge;
Access to networking and matchmaking platform;
Access to the exclusive post-event networking party;
Access to all side events;
Full access to all sessions and live Q&A;
EXECUTIVE TICKET
2000 mdl
Meals and beverages throughout the event.
Access to Executive lounge;
Access to networking and matchmaking platform;
Access to the exclusive post-event networking party;
Access to all side events;
Tickets
T.A.N
Transylvania Angels Network
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Last week I had the chance to attend Startup Moldova Summit 2024 in #amazing Chișinău, event organized by Startup Moldova

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Community builder, storyteller & strategist
🚀 Reflecting on an incredible experience at the Startup Moldova summit last week! 🇲🇩

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Startup Moldova Summit 2024
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Startup Moldova Summit is on 🚀
President Maia Sandu 🇲🇩 opened the event this morning.
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Come join the fun!
And let's catch up for ☕
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Investors attending
Investor at LunchHub Ventures 🇧🇬
General Partner at 0100 VC 🇨🇾
Partner at Atomico 🇬🇧
Managing Partner at Catalyst Romania, Board Director at SeedBlink, ex-Jury at Arena Leilor 🇷🇴
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners 🇺🇸
Managing Partner at Early Game 🇷🇴
Chapter President at Keiretsu Forum Southeast Europe 🇽🇰
Partner at SmartGateVC 🇦🇲 🇺🇸
Investment Manager at Fortech Investments 🇷🇴
Chairman of the Board at TechAngels Romania, ex-CPO at UiPAth 🇷🇴
Co-founder and Partner at Smart Impact Capital 🇷🇴
Founding Partner at Sparking Capital 🇷🇴
Senior Associate at Longe VC 🇺🇸 🇨🇭
Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners 🇩🇪
Corporate Partnerships Manager at Plug and Play Tech Center 🇪🇸
Board member at TechAngels Romania 🇬🇷
Communication Lead at Vintage Investment Partners 🇮🇱
Managing Partner at N1 Ventures 🇨🇿
Senior Partner at Horizon Capital 🇺🇦
Board member at Transylvania Angels Network 🇷🇴
Angel Investor 🇬🇧🇲🇩
Partner at Purple Ventures 🇨🇿
Infrastructure Architect Amazon Web Services | Tech Consultant | Angel Investor 🇮🇱
Investment Manager at MITON 🇨🇿
Angel Investor, DSI Business Angel Group 🇷🇸 🇺🇸 🇰🇭
Founding Partner at Thorgate Ventures 🇪🇪
Guri Koiav
Co-founder and Board Member at Axel Business Angels Group 🇬🇪
Venture Partner at V7 Capital 🇷🇴
Angel Investor, TAN member 🇷🇴
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Inspire Capital 🇷🇴
Startups attending
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