Online Event
Scaling Startups Globally: Insights from a Cross-Border Investor & Builder
Learn the best growth tactics from leading experts
Date
Mar 19, 2025
Time
05:00 am - 06:30 am
Address
Online Event
Cross-border ventures come with unique challenges—that's why we've organized a think-tank webinar, recorded live and published as a podcast. This is your opportunity to be part of an exclusive, live podcast experience!Join us for an insightful online event where industry experts explore the strategies, challenges, and opportunities of launching, investing in, and scaling cross-border startups worldwide.
This session is designed for founders, investors, and business leaders who are keen to understand the intricacies of expanding their ventures across borders.
Gain valuable insights from Sertac Yeltekin, Founder & Executive Director of InVirtuoLabs, and from Erdinc Ekinci, Co-Founder & CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co, and Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan, as they are both experienced in the topic will share their experiences in building and investing in global businesses.
📍 Venue: Online through Zoom
Agenda:
- Welcome & FI Introduction
- Speakers Introduction
- Panel Discussion
- Q&A Session
📌 Featured Speaker:
- Sertac Yeltekin, Founder & Executive Director, InVirtuoLabs - Sertac Yeltekin is the Founder & Executive Director of InVirtuoLabs, with extensive international experience across multiple managerial and functional roles in the corporate and consulting sectors. His expertise spans Banking, Management Consulting, Asset Management, Executive Education, and Venture Capital, with a particular focus on impact investing. Having worked across Asia, Europe, and the United States, Sertac has consistently bridged geographical and thematic boundaries.
📌 Moderator :
- Erdinc Ekinci - Co-Founder and CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co and Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan - With over 12 years of experience spanning international business strategy, GTM, partnerships, and new business development across the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia, and Japan, he has built a strong track record in startup ecosystem development. He introduced the Founder Institute Accelerator to Japan and Korea, creating a portfolio of 56 startups in under 3 years. At OpenFor.Co, he drives global impact by helping organizations grow partnerships and collaborative communities, with a focus on effective marketing, sales, and fundraising. Aspiring to launch a venture capital firm, he specializes in advocacy of new start creation, pre-seed and seed-stage ventures, global GTM, and funding readiness of startups.
📌 Who Should Attend this Event:
- Startup Founders looking to expand globally and navigate cross-border challenges
- Investors interested in global opportunities, especially those with a focus on international scaling and impact investing
- Business Leaders and ecosystem builders seeking strategies to scale their ventures worldwide
- Corporate Executives and consultants exploring new global markets and partnerships
- Venture Capitalists and industry professionals looking to connect with founders and investors scaling in different regions
📌 What You’ll Learn:
- Strategies for scaling startups across borders and entering new global markets
- Insights from an investor’s perspective on the opportunities and challenges of global expansion
- Key factors to consider when managing cross-cultural and international business operations
- Best practices for navigating regulatory landscapes and financial considerations in different regions
- How to build and sustain global partnerships and networks for long-term success
About the Organizers:
- Founder Institute: The Founder Institute is the world’s largest startup accelerator, helping entrepreneurs around the globe turn ideas into impactful technology companies. With over 8,000 alumni and $BN raised since 2009, there are programs in 200 cities in the world. FI’s mission is to empower entrepreneurs to build meaningful technology businesses.
- Openfor.co: A “Global Partnership Accelerator” originated in Silicon Valley that combined with an online platform and marketplace for learning, building, launching, monetizing, and growing partner ecosystems and collaborative community around you for achieving effective marketing, sales, community building, GTM, fundraising, and many more.
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Co-capital: Supports startups, investors, and governments by providing extensive networks, programs, and strategic guidance, on GTM, helping them gain international traction, and funding opportunities through a collaborative ecosystem focusing on creating synergies between the Enterprise and High Tech to foster a cohesive ecosystem where each sector supports and enhances the others with it's regional focus on East Asia to Silicon Valley.
Speakers
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Google
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