FounderX is the Founder Institute's premier private gathering of fast-growing Graduates, top-rated Mentors and leading program Directors from our global network of technology entrepreneurs.
Earlier this month we hosted our first-ever "FounderX Europe" event in Sofia, Bulgaria, and members of the #FIWorldwide Network from 24 countries joined us (from as far away as Australia, Taiwan, and Brazil!).
The theme of the event was "Finding Funding in 2018", and the event agenda was jam-packed with one-on-one Office Hours, a Founder Institute Director Offsite, VIP Dinners, a full day of private talks and workshops, several networking events, and the DigitalK Conference. Helping us dive into the topic and provide tactical advice was a lineup of over 20 top speakers and office hours hosts, including:
- Scott Painter: Founder of TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE), Fair.com ($1BN+ funding), Cars Direct (acquired for $1.1BN)
- Dafina Toncheva: Partner at USVP (U.S. Venture Partners)
- Adeo Ressi: Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, 9X entrepreneur
- Sasha Bezuhanova: Founder and Chairperson at MOVE.BG, Angel Investor
- Raphael Crouan: Founder & CEO of the Startupbootcamp IoT Program
- Rossi Mitova: Founder & CEO of Farmhopping, Forbes "30 Under 30" Europe
- Enis Hulli: Venture Partner at 500 Startups
- Stefano L. Tresca: Managing Partner of iSeed, StartupHome, Founding Member of Level39
- A. Dara Dotz: Co-Founder & Principal Designer at Field Ready, 3D Printing Pioneer
- Vassil Terziev: Co-founder of Telerik, Partner at Eleven Ventures, MD at VT Investments
- Ben Larson: General Partner of Backplane Capital, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Gateway Incubator
- Nuno Arantes-Oliveira: Managing Partner at Arantes Saude Investments
- Daan Weddepohl: Founder & CEO of Peerby, Alumni of Rockstart, Techstars, FI
- Stanislav Sirakov: Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
- Maz Cohen: Founder of Wisher.com, Co-Founder of Metamorph.io
- Kamal Hassan: Partner at Loyal Venture Capital, Global Director at Founder Institute
- Joel Hughes: Director of Europe, Indiegogo
- Peter Lazou: Venture Builder & Angel Investor at ValaCo Ventures, Director of Milan FI
- Mark Rogers: CEO of Futurist Labs, Founder Institute Mentor
- Milen Ivanov: Founder of Angels Club, Founder Institute Director, Angel Investor
- Eeppi Nieminen: Founder of Coachilla, Founder Institute Alumni
- Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder of the Founder Institute, Head of Marketing
- Andrew Crawford: Global Finance Manager, Founder Institute
FounderX Europe was co-hosted with one of Europe's leading technology events, DigitalK; as well as Puzl CowOrKing, the winner of the 2017 CESA Award for Best Coworking Space in Central and Eastern Europe - made by and for IT humans; and S*Bar, a Co-Meeting Space, the newest and trendiest meeting hub for IT professionals, entrepreneurs and digital creators.
Check out photos from the event below, and for more information on FounderX, visit FounderX.com.
(cover photo courtesy Gabriel Misserlis Photography of Tutti.space)
