2022 Global Startup Mentor Awards

FI's 'Global Startup Mentor Awards' aims to highlight the top mentors devoting time and energy to make an impact on the next generation of startups. These Mentors were selected amongst hundreds in each region/ category, with founder ratings, network recommendations, and time contributed being the main criteria.

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Winners & Nominees

Select a region to view the respective nominees.

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Winners

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Alex Mincu
Top Grad Turned Mentor

Alex Mincu

Gabriel Paunescu
Highest Rated

Gabriel Paunescu

Iskren Mitev
Most Supportive

Iskren Mitev

Ivelin Ivanov
Most Dedicated

Ivelin Ivanov

Nominees

Thank you again to all of our Nominees

Alexander Naydenov

Alexander Naydenov

Alina Kornienko

Alina Kornienko

Andrei Ostacie

Andrei Ostacie

Andrei Pitis

Andrei Pitis

Andrew Osipov

Andrew Osipov

Balázs Slezák

Balázs Slezák

Barnabás Málnay

Barnabás Málnay

Bilyana Dimitrova

Bilyana Dimitrova

Eva Vajda

Eva Vajda

Florin Cioaca

Florin Cioaca

Imre Hild

Imre Hild

Malin Iulian Stefanescu

Malin Iulian Stefanescu

Max Gurvits

Max Gurvits

Mihai Sfintescu

Mihai Sfintescu

Nora Szeles

Nora Szeles

Oleksandr Pavlenko

Oleksandr Pavlenko

Sam Olawale

Sam Olawale

Svetozar Georgiev

Svetozar Georgiev

Victor Schiller

Victor Schiller

Thank you, Startup Mentors.

Sharing learnings with the next generation is a critical component of technological progress - and all of these mentors have done so admirably.

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