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Venture in Eastern Europe
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The Event: Join the venture gathering
Over 200 seasoned investors are joining our invite-only event — Venture in Eastern Europe, to discover the best practices in investing and collaboration, and join forces and ideas for better investing in Eastern European startups.
Agenda
October 1st
14:30 – 15:00 | Registration & Networking
15:00 – 15:25 | The Eastern European Venture Market, joined by: Andreas Munk Holm – EU.VC, Camelia Dragoi – EIF, Georgi Mitov – BrightCap
15:25 – 15:50 | Venture Opportunities for Differentiated Strategies, joined by: Andreas Munk Holm – EU.VC, Gunce Onur – Startup Wise Guys, Adrian Rosoaga – BCR Seed Starter, Max Moldenhauer – Sunfish Partners
15:50 – 16:05 | The Resurgence of Dualtech, joined by Vlad Andriescu – start-up.ro, Trisha Saxena – NATO Innovation Fund, Ioan Istrate – NATO Diana
16:05 – 16:30 | European Venture Capital Trends, joined by Vlad Andriescu – start-up.ro, Vuk Vignjević – RSJ, Staffan Helgesson – Creandum, Ervin Luga – EBRD
16:30 – 17:30 | Networking
The report: Get all the venture data from Eastern Europe
Venture wrapped — all the data about Eastern European venture and startups collected in How to Web’s Venture in Eastern Europe Report. Crunch all the data about 2023 and get insights into where this regional landscape is heading.
Why is Venture in EE by How to Web the best playground for investors?
Venture in EE, formerly Venture in CEE, is at its 9th edition in 2024, with a rich history in bringing leading funds and investors in the same place and setting the tone for better ventures.
This is why:
Swift Dealflow
If you want to connect with some of the most promising Eastern European startups joining How to Web, grab an investor ticket and access Dealflow. This will grant you access in advance to the full list of attending startups that want to meet investors, with their contact details and decks.
Industry Best Practices
We bring together leading minds in the industry to discuss best practices, learnings, and identify the best opportunities in the region. You will take part in an invitation-only event, with a finely-curated agenda to level up your know-how.
Peer-to-Peer Conversations
Major European funds and investors are in Bucharest during the How to Web Conference and its pre-event, Venture in EE. This is your chance to (re)connect with fellow investors and create opportunities for fresh and strategic collaborations.
Speakers
Andreas Munk Holm
Founder & Host @ The European VC
Andreas is Europe's LP hypeman, aka founder of The European VC - the go-to podcast and connector of the European venture industry.
Vlad Andriescu
Editor-in-Chief @ Start-up.ro
The editor-in-chief of start-up.ro —the coolest place to find out about the most interesting startups. He has 10 years of experience in the media landscape and he's constantly looking for founders who are not afraid of making mistakes and changing the world.
Staffan
Helgesson
General Partner @ Creandum
General Partner with early stage VC at Creandum looking for amazing entreprenurs with the ambition to disrupt global industries. Investor in Bolt, Epidemic, Spotify, Monta, Enode, Twaice, Neo4j, Trade Republic, Kahoot, iZettle, small Giant Games, and many more.
Ioan Istrate
Advisor @ NATO DIANA
With over 15 years of work experience as consultant and entrepreneur, Ioan covered deep tech and applied innovation, as well as public policy and social impact. At DIANA, Ioan supports the growth of the most promising deep tech startups across both sides of the Atlantic. He is a winner of XPRIZE Visioneers 2016, advised and represented the Romanian government on AI and other emerging technologies internationally. Ioan is also an Atlantic Council Millenium Fellow and member of the Aspen Institute Romania.
Xiaomin Mou
Head of Venture Capital Investments @ IFC
Experienced investment professional with 15 years of relevant experience and track record in venture capital and fund investments with multiple full cycle deals in the emerging markets, focusing on disruptive technologies that reshape emerging economies and deliver outsized impact. Experienced in identifying new investment themes in emerging sectors such as mobility, artificial intelligence (AI), SaaS, climate, and making promising investments in those sectors.
Trisha Saxena
Investment Associate @ NATO Innovation Fund
Trisha Saxena is a DeepTech VC at the NATO Innovation Fund, where she focuses on investing in and supporting advanced technologies that enhance defense and security. With a strong background in deep tech and venture capital, Trisha leverages her expertise to identify cutting-edge innovations and foster partnerships that align with NATO’s strategic goals.
Gunce Onur
General Partner @ Startup Wise Guys
Gunce Onur is Partner at Startup Wise Guys - the leading early-stage VC fund in Eastern Europe with more than 450 portfolio companies. Between 2016-2018, she worked for Keiretsu Forum Angel Investor Network and helped 12 startups to raise more than 3 million dollar angel investment in total. Between 2018-2019, she managed a portfolio of 60 startups in StartersHub Early Stage VC Fund. Since 2019, Gunce Onur has been part of the Startup Wise Guys Investment team and since 2021 invested in 136 startups as GP.
Max Moldenhauer
Founding Partner @ Sunfish Partners
Max is a founding partner of Sunfish Partners, an early stage VC that invests in the best technical founders from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). They invest between EUR 250k and EUR 1m in B2B companies, focusing on digital health, space and defense, and data technology.
Connect with founders
Startup Exhibition
Get to know driven startup founders who are seeking funding opportunities to advance their company’s transformation. Your Investor Ticket guarantees you access to How to Web Conference 2024, where you will discover all the founders within the Startup Exhibition.
Startup Competition
How to Web Conference hosts the biggest startup competition in the region — Spotlight, where stellar founders compete for the grand investment prize and business opportunities. Some of Spotlight alumni include: Collabwriting, Machinations, Cartloop, Codewell, Veridion.
The Investors' Gathering
Join us at Venture in Eastern Europe — the place where you can secure better ventures and best connect with the region.
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