Online Event
To be or Not to Be (Accelerated)
Discover if an accelerator is the right step for your startup at "To be or Not to Be (Accelerated)?"
Date
Mar 06, 2025
Time
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Address
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Discover if an accelerator is the right step for your startup at "To be or Not to be (accelerated)?". This event is tailored for entrepreneurs, founders, and startup enthusiasts eager to gain clarity on navigating the accelerator journey.
The event will be hosted by:
- Ivan Germanov, Co-Director at Founder Institute Eastern Europe - Serial entreprenuer, Local Leader at Foudner Institute Eastern Europe and Regional Success Manager at Foudner Institute HQ.
- Ivaylo Ivanov, Co-Director at Founder Institute Eastern Europe - where he empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with essential skills and knowledge. With a career spanning mathematics, technology leadership, and investing, Ivaylo has applied cutting-edge innovations across 5 continents. He also serves as a Board Member of Podkrepi.bg, an open-source platform supporting charitable causes with transparency and efficiency, reflecting his commitment to impactful global change.
- Alex M. Dascalou, Co-Director at Founder Institute Eastern Europe - Alex Dascalu, Lead Director of Founder Institute Eastern Europe, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. He has over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience and expertise in launching and scaling startups and helped launch 64 new startups and counting, including some of the most gender-diverse portfolios across 180 global programs, earning the Startup Visionary Award in 2018.
Featured guests include:
- Alexandru Agatinei, CEO of How to Web - CEO of How To Web. In his own words: "Eastern Europe is a hotbed for technology and innovation, with founders at its core. How to Web is here to support the regional tech and innovation scene's growth and watch it booming."
- Luca Stirbat, CEO of ReaktorX - CEO of ReaktorX. The pre-seed, idea-level accelerator that invests 25K EUR tickets in 5 of the best CEE startups and flies them straight to US to help them sell.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale, this event promises actionable advice, networking opportunities, and candid discussions about navigating the accelerator journey.
This event is organized in colboation with ReactorX Accelerator and How to Web Conference
Join us to explore whether an accelerator is the missing piece in your startup's growth story!
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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