First Founder Institute Georgia Accelerator Applications OPEN - Build the Future in 2022!

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding. 

The experts that have been critical in bringing the Founder Institute to Tbilisi include local startup leaders Guri Koiava and Hayk Asriyants.

Opportunities are flourishing in Tbilisi. There's now a growing ecosystem of support here for entrepreneurs - and Founder Institute can increase any aspiring technology entrepreneur's chances of success in Georgia, by providing the necessary founder mindset, structure, and network - with a direct link to Silicon Valley!

In addition, many of the region's top founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors have signed on to mentor participating entrepreneurs in the Georgia Virtual 2022 Founder Institute program, including:

• Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
• Adam Matalon: Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, ThermaGEL Innovations
• Adam Hsakou: Head of Community, Demium
• Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
• Aditi Singh: Chief Product Officer, WineChain
• Adrian Stoica: Founder, Soft Galaxy
• Adrian Stanica: Founder
• Adrian Zarnescu: CTO, SysWin
• Adriana Iordan: VP Product Management, Microanalytics
• Agnieszka Osytek: Founder & Head, DEAF RESPECT Agency and Academy of the Deaf
• Ahmad Piraiee: Director, Startup Grind Warsaw
• Aiga Kalbjonoka: Startup Partnership Manager, Httpool
• Ajay Naqvi: Founder, The Blue Renaissance
• Ákos Deliága: CEO, Talk-A-Bot and CHEQ
• Aleksandar Hinkov: Community Evangelist, BESCO - The Bulgarian Startup Association
• Aleksandar Karaviloski: Founder, VE DOG FOOD LCC
• Aleksander Szybilski: Head of Workplace Strategy, Founder Institute Poland
• Aleksandra Czubek: IP/Legaltech/Fashion Law Enthusiast, SSW Pragmatic Solutions
• Alex Dona: Founder , TimesNewRoman.ro
• Alex Paduraru: Founder, Creative Tim
• Alex Cernatescu: CEO, Co-Founder & Global Head of Strategy, Stefanini Infinit - US & EMEA
• Alex Mincu: CEO, Safer Work
• Alexander Swaab: Senior Program Manager, Btomorrow Ventures
• Alexander Zemlyak: Principal, Geek Ventures
• Alexander Sumin: co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, ClaimCompass
• Alexander Naydenov: Head of Sales, GraphCMS
• Alexander Ribbink: General Partner, Keen Venture Partners
• Alexandra Karapidaki: Co-Founder, Bizrupt
• Alexandru Agatinei: CEO, How to Web
• Alexandru Gheorghiu: CCO@ABC Data Distributie, Founder@IBWT
• Alex M. Dascalu: Lead Director, Founder Institute Central Eastern Europe
• Alina Kornienko: COO, co-founder, Quppy
• Alina Balan: Partner, designthinkingsociety.com
• Ana Robakidze: Co-founder & CEO, Theneo
• Ana Dalakishvili: Head of Intellectual Property Training Center, Sakpatenti
• Ana Iorga: CEO, Buyer Brain
• Ana Maria Udriste: Founder & CEO , Avocatoo
• Ana Maria Manda: Global Head AI Adoption Services Center, SAP
• Anano Dolaberidze: Co-founder & CEO, Phubber
• Anastasia Angelova: CSO & Co-Founder, Noble Hire
• Andon Simeonov: VP @ SoftServe | Bulgaria Country Manager, SoftServe
• Andreea Suciu: Managing Partner, Suciu | The Employment Law Firm
• Andrei Cretu: Co-founder of 7card
• Andrei Roth: Commercial Pricing Director, UiPath
• Andrei Pitis: CEO, Simple Capital
• Andrei Ostacie: Founder, Business Development Manager, OKAPI
• Andrei Muscalu: CEO, SUNMARKET.IO
• Andrei Cretu: co-founder
• Andres Jordan: Founder, Factor6, LLC
• Andrew Crawford: Head of Finance
• Aneida Bajraktari Bicja: Serial Entrepreneur, Balkans Capital / Doll'App / Adams Chips
• Angel Angelov: Managing Partner, Innovation Capital
• Angela Ivanova: Co-Founder & CEO , LAM'ON
• Anil Pillai Dr.: Founder and CEO, Buyer Brain
• Anita Jovic: Founder, ANAX3
• Anna Gaile: Co-Founder , Edudoro.eu & zlotynauczyciel.pl
• Anna Radulovski: Partner , Tech Family Ventures
• Anna Magiera: Managing Director, ICLUB Global
• Ante Bilić: VC, SQ Capital
• Antonio Eram: Founder & CEO, NETOPIA Payments
• Armik Yordekyan
• Ashli Weiss: Attorney, Weiss Law LLP
• Assim Ishaque: Co-Director, Founder Institute Midlands, Director, The Entrepreneurs Trust
• Atanas Atanasov: Agile Master, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
• Aurélien Deleusière: CEO, Webellian
• Bacho Khachidze: Chairman, Bach&Investment
• Barbara Płucienniczak: Director, Bank Pekao S.A.
• Bartek Janowicz: Founder, 11 bit studios S.A.
• Bartek Pucek
• Bartłomiej Barwicz: CEO & Co-Founder, Rent like home
• Bartosz Biskupski: General Manager, TCL
• Bartosz Drapikowski: CEO, Debonair Beast
• Benjamin Rameau: Founder, Smile Research
• Bernie Li: Board Member and Investor, Antler
• Beso Kacharava: Founder & Sound Designer, Postred
• Bilyana Dimitrova: Managing Partner, Dimitrova and Staykova Law office
• Bogdan Iordache: Founder, How to Web, TechHub Bucharest, TechAngels
• Bogdan Oprea: Founder, Aventurine
• Boris Hristov: Founder and CEO, 356labs
• Boris Kolev: Founder and Managing Partner, DigiMark Ventures
• Borys Musielak: Partner, SMOK Ventures
• Boyan Pavlov: Investor, ConnectedBin Ltd.
• Bozhidar Georgiev : Founder and CEO, Work & Share Coworking
• Bozhidar Georgiev: CEO & Founder
• Bozhidar Hristov: Founder, Streebl
• Brad Pilgrim: CEO, Parity
• Bulent Erbilgin: Partner, Concordia Ventures
• Bülent Duagi: Digital Business Strategist
• Calin Lupsan: Founder, CEO, Intelligence
• Carlos Morales: Founder, Stealth Startup
• Catalin Grigorescu: Managing Partner, bpv GRIGORESCU STEFANICA
• Charlotte Christensen: Executive Director, Fintocat
• Charlotte Aschim: CEO and Co-Founder, TotalCtrl
• Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
• Chris Lascor: Owner, Global Pecunia
• Chris Foltz: Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Founder Institute
• Christo Peev: Co- Founder & CEO, Motion Software
• Christopher Siemienski: Business Development and Marketing Manager, Skanska
• Claudia Falkinger: Co-Founder, Women in Mobility
• Colin Howes: Founder, Series-A
• Colin Donohue: CEO, Kernel Finance
• Constantino Navarro: CFO, - Jumia / Taparo / World Bank
• Corentin Bernard: CEO, Accolade-Pro
• Corina Toma: Founder, Hub Eleven Advertising
• Corneliu Manescu: Principal Software Development Engineer, Microsoft
• Cosmin Curticapean: Founder, iFactor
• Cosmin Pasnicu: Founder, KOFITI
• Costin Baroiu: Founder, Heroo
• Cristi Badea: Co-founder & CEO , MavenHut Games
• Cristian Negrutiu: Partner, Sparking Capital
• Cristian Orasanu: Co-Founder, Paybilla
• Cristian Onetiu: Entrepreneur, Life Care Corp
• Cristian Munteanu: Partner, Early Game Ventures
• Cristina Daianu: Partner, Dentons
• Cristina Bucur: Counsel, DLA Piper Global Law Firm
• Daan Weddepohl: CEO & Founder, Peerby
• Dachi Choladze: Co-founder, Pulsar AI
• Dachi Gubadze: Co-founder & COO, Stack
• Dan Huru: Co-Founder, Meetgeek
• Dan Calugareanu: Partner, Early Game Ventures
• Dan Mihaescu: Founding Partner , Gapminder Venture Partners
• Danail Hadjiatanasov: Engineering Manager, MUI
• Danail Koev: Co-Founder & CEO, VEDA
• Daniel Rogoz: Founder, Kinderpedia
• Daniel Kiss Kiraly: VC, PortfoLion Capital Partners
• Daniel Neder: Venture Partner, Flashpoint Venture Capital
• Daniel Lorer: Advisory Board Member, Quadrodynamics
• Daniel Vaduva: Founder, Kalium Labs
• Daniel Ratke: CTO, rhome
• David Khosroshvili: Co-founder & CEO, MaxinAI
• David Chechelashvili: Co-founder & SVP Business Development, XpanD
• David Stepania: Founder & CEO, ThirstySprout
• David Llorente: Founder and CEO, Narrativa (AI-Generated Content)
• David Kavelashvili: Senior Portfolio Manager, Digital Area
• Delia Necula: Venture Partner & Entrepreneur , Agista
• Diana Koziarska
• Diana Aladzhova: Founder , CFO Insights
• Dilyan Dimitrov: Partner, Eleven Ventures
• Dimitar Savov: Founder & Head of Marketing, Startup Masters
• Dimitar Giulev: CEO, Antipodes
• Dimitar Vouldjeff: Co-founder and CEO, Enhancv
• Dimitri Abuladze: Partner, Smarter
• Dimitri Dekanozishvili: Head of Product, smava GmbH
• Dimitris Polychronopoulos: Former Oslo Chapter Director, FI Mentor
• Dimitry Kumsishvili: Managing Partner, Kedari Ventures
• Diyan Mihaylov: Co-Founder, ProductTank
• Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
• Dora Petrova: Founder, FemGems
• Dorota Caban: COO, BallSquad
• Dragos Preda: Co-Founder & CEO, PrimeRenting
• Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal: Director/Tecknogog, MERSTRA Foundation / MITC
• Efi Ben Artzy: Investor, Scout & Strategic Partnerships Manager , Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder
• Elena Nikolova: Community Manager, CEO Angels Club, Co-Founder, ESCREO
• Elena Mlotok: General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
• Elena Gramatova-Andreeva: Director of Product Development / Program Manager Generative AI, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
• Eli Zhabevska: Senior Associate, South Central Ventures
• Elif Güngör Reis: Entrepreneurship and Business Development Expert, Istanbul Arel University
• Elina Halatcheva: Managing Director, BrightCap Ventures
• Elina Zheleva: Managing Partner, launchlabs Sofia
• Elitza Stoilova: Founder & CEO, Umni.co
• Emmett King: Co-Founder, Transylvania Angels Network (T.A.N.)
• Enriko Marinov: CEO, Cyrcl
• Enriko Marinov, Cyrcl
• Eralp Hatipoglu: Co-founder, CityPay.io
• Eric Bartha: Head of Investment Management, Seedblink
• Erik Barna: CEO and Founder, LIFE IS HARD SA
• Erik Evrard: Partner Director EMEA and APAC, Platform.sh
• Evelina Necula: Co-Founder, kinderpedia.co
• Ewa Geresz: Managing Director, Founder Institute Poland
• Ewelina Winska: Managing Director, Girls In Tech Poland
• Ferdinand Mühlhäuser: Digital Strategist, Business Angel & Coach, Founder Institute Germany
• Florian Zgunea: CEO, Remantec AG
• Florin Cioaca: Co-Founder & CEO, Traderion
• Florin Grosu: Co -founder, Traderion
• Frane Sesnic: CEO, Zagreb Innovation Centre
• Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
• Frédéric Delamare: CEO, Park4night
• Frederik Bohn: Manager Venture Development, CreativeDock
• Gabriel Barcaru: Managing Partner, BRIDCON Business and Management Consulting
• Gabriel Meliva: Co-Founder & CEO, Cactus Verify
• Gabriel Paunescu: CEO, Naologic
• Gabriel Paunescu: CEO, Naologic
• Gabriela Milcev: Partner, MILCEV BURBEA Intellectual Property & Law Office
• Gabriel Alin Zainescu: Founder & CEO, Zainescu Consulting
• Galia Jordanova: CEO, Gaida.ai
• Galina Markova: Angel Investor, Angel Investor
• George Oprea, XIGA Marketing
• George Dita: Founder, WiseUp
• George Sidjimkov: General Partner , Sofia Angels Ventures
• George Brashnarov: General Manager, Nemetschek OOD Bulgaria
• George Petrov: Founder, Trevor Labs ltd.
• George Cretu: ALECHMIST, AXIOBIT LIMITED
• George Rimpeff: CEO, Prudentia Sarl
• George Basiladze: Co-founder & CEO, Wert
• George Shamugia: Managing Director, Singular
• George Laliashvili: Co-founder & CEO, Stack
• Georgi Koreli: Co-founder, Novelty
• Georgi Milenchev: CEO, Fonio
• Georgi Ivanov: Founder & CEO, Noble Hire
• Georgi Kadrev: Co-Founder & CEO, Imagga & Kelvin Health
• Georgi Malchev: Managing Partner, XploraBG
• Georgy Kostava, dev.ge
• Gergana Stoitchkova: Investment Associate, Eleven Ventures
• Gerti Boshnjaku: CEO, Business Magazine Albania
• Ghada Othman: Global Executive, Loyal VC
• Giga Kerkadze: Former General Manager, Glovo
• Giorgi Tsurtsumia: Co-founder & Co-CEO, PAYZE
• Giorgi Otiashvili: Co-Founder & Product Development Director, Lemondo
• Giorgi Mirzikashvili: Co-founder, Optio.Ai
• Giorgi Kintsurashvili: Head of Strategic Department, Innovation and Technology Agency
• Giorgi Jvaridze: Co-founder & Director of Engineering, MaxinAI
• Giorgi Kintsurashvili: Head of Digital Banking Ecosystem Unit, Bank of Georgia
• Giorgi Chugoshvili: Co-founder, Phubber
• Givi Beridze: CEO & Co-Founder, Edison
• Gold Hood: Founder, Ads4Earth
• Grażyna Polkowska: CEO, ACROSS THE GLOBE SP. Z O.O.
• Gregoire Vigroux: Co-Founder & Vice-President, TELUS International
• Grzegorz Grabowski: CEO, Maspex Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova
• Grzegorz Maciaszek: Innovation Manager, Space Bridge Sp. z o.o.
• Grzegorz Koguciuk: Senior Associate, SSW Pragmatic Solutions
• Guri Koiava: Co-Founder, Axel - Georgian Business Angel Network
• Hayk Asriyants: Co-founder, Axel - Georgian Business Angel Network
• Hristo Neychev: Founder & CEO, Tryad Games
• Hristo Tenchev: Co-Founder, Softuni
• Hristo Chernev: Founder and CEO, TaxiMe
• Hristo Hristov: CEO, Darik
• Hristomir Hristov: CEO, Prikazkite.bg
• Hubert Anyzewski: Managing Partner | Founder, Namuri Capital
• Ian Scarffe: Global Influencer in Blockchain, AI and Fintech, Ian Scarffe
• Idowu Akinde: Managing Director, Impact Hub Lagos
• Idowu Akinde: Founder, Impact Hub Lagos
• Idris Revert, Time for the Planet
• Ihar Mahaniok: Managing Partner, Geek Ventures
• Illia Kolomoiskyi: Founder, Boatscribe
• Inga Driksne: Operations Lead & Advisor, Early stage SaaS startups
• Ioan Cocan: Managing Partner, Tremend
• Ioan Iacob: Founder & CEO, FLOWX.AI
• Ionut Patrahau: Managing Partner, Corporate Development, SeedBlink
• Ionut Tata: President, Cluster for Innovation and Technology
• Irakli Vekua: Angel Investor, Axel - Georgian Business Angel Network
• Irena Teneva: CEO, Space Pro OOD.
• Irina Obushtarova: Co-founder & CEO, The Recursive
• Irina Lastovjak: Marketing Expert with multiple Awards 🏆 I connect technology providers with business | Industry 4.0 | Woman in eCommerce '23 📈 Woman of The Future '23 🕊️ The Best Startup Marketer 💡 Business Tigers Diamond Winner, I work for several technology companies
• Iskren Mitev: Co-Founder & Wizard of Light-bulb moments, Co-Founder, ESCREO
• Iskren Krusteff, VC LAW FIRM
• Iulian Circiumaru: Managing Partner
• Ivan Ivanka: General Partner, i1x
• Ivan Dzheferov: Community Manager & GM for Bulgaria, Vereign AG
• Ivan Osmak: CEO & Co-Founder, Quantive (formerly Gtmhub)
• Ivan Draganov: Senior Innovation Analyst, Dealroom.co
• Ivan Guberkov: VP & GM, Hybrid Work Division, OfficeRnD | Flex & Hybrid Work Software
• Ivan Germanov: Regional Success Manager, Founder Institute
• Ivan Ivanka: CEO / General Partner, i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital
• Ivan Bjelajac: CEO, MVP Workshop
• Ivan E. Germanov: Certified Coach, Founder Institute
• Ivaylo Slavov: CEO, Bulpros
• Ivaylo Hristov: Founder, DEV.BG
• Ivaylo Simov: Founder, Eleven Ventures
• Ivaylo Ivanov: Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
• Ivelin Ivanov: Venture Advisor, Founder Institute
• Ivo Vasilev: Founder and CEO, Reloyalty
• Ivo Radulovski: Partner, Tech Family Ventures
• Jacek Turkowski: Marketing & Sales Director , Protektel
• Jacek Koman: Proxy, Stepstone Services
• Jaco Fok: Founder, equalifai.com
• Jacob Barhak: Sole Proprietor, Software Developer, and Computational Disease Modeler, Jacob Barhak Analytics
• Jakub Kubalski: Partner | Interactive Entertainment, IP/TMT at SSW , SSW Pragmatic Solutions
• Jamal Maxey: Co-Founder, Pitch Lounge
• James Song: Co-Founder, HOTPOT NETWORK
• Jan Van Der Saar: Head of Innovation Lab , Bank Pekao S.A.
• Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
• Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
• Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
• Jarek Dudko: Mentor, IndustryLab Akcelerator Innowacji Przemysłowych
• Jarosław Kołcun: CEO, A+V
• Jascha Willimek: Managing Partner, neusta group
• Jeroen Maudens: Managing Partner, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance
• Jeroen Bertrams: Online Marketing Consultant
• Jino Dollini: CEO, Terminal Co-working Space
• Jivko Ivanov: Managing Partner, Simbula Ltd.
• Joel Walker: Co Founder & MD Platform Services , THE KNOWLEDGE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
• Josephine Hus: Chief Transformation Officer, Superbet
• Juliusz Modelski: CEO, WNĘTRZA3D
• Kacper Reutt: Engineering Manager, Tink
• Kamen Bankovski: Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
• Kamila Wincenciak: Head of FinTech Partnerships, Alior Bank
• Kamila Stępniowska: Owner, Ginger Tech
• Karolina Mikołajczak: Chief Education Officer, ITFF Institute
• Karolina Tądel: Digital Health Innovation Manager, Novartis Poland
• Karolina Wilk Tryjanowska: Director | Investor Network, Founder Institute Poland
• Katarzyna Solarz: VC I M&A I Corporate Partner, SSW Pragmatic Solution
• Katarzyna Szczudlik: Partner at SSW Pragmatic Solutions| Data, privacy & TMT | attorney at law, SSW Pragmatic Solutions
• Keti Meparishvili: Regional Manager of Asia, TWINO
• Keti Kavtaradze: CEO, Kedari Ventures
• Koba Kurdadze: Founder & CEO, Unipay
• Konrad Ozdowy
• Konrad Latkowski
• Konstantinos Karvounakis: Principal, Metavallon VC
• Konstantinos Vassakis: Co-founder, Bizrupt
• Kostadin Mihaylov: CEO, BuddyGuard
• Kostas Karolemeas: Founder, CEO, Allcancode
• Krasimir Kehayov: Partner, DYNAX Invest
• Krasimir Nikolov: CEO & Co-founder, Quark VR
• Kristijan Mileski: Program Director, Business Impact Lab
• Krzysztof Kowalewski: President, MovieBeats S.C. & Advertise Sp. z o.o.
• Lars Wiechen: Partner in Charge, Deloitte
• Lasha Antadze: Founder, Shelf Network
• Laura Bloomer: Founder, Backed Technologies / Redaim
• Laurent Uhres: Partner and VP, Webellian
• Laurentiu Balasa: Founder, Founder at Biblechat
• Lena Marcinoska: Associate, Wardyński&Partners
• Lenard Adanov: CEO, Adan Media Ltd.
• Leo Mart: Founder, Sunrise VR Studio
• Leona Aslanova: Founder and CEO, Innovation Starter Box
• Liviu Dragan: RIP, RIP
• Luca Stirbat: CEO, Creative Motion & ReaktorX
• Lucas Jacquet: Chief of Staff, Umiami
• Lucas Stapf: Business Development Manager, Start Smart CEE
• Lucia Cerchlan: Co-Founder, Lumus Investment
• Luiza Nowacka, Vinci S.A.
• Luka Ivicevic: CEO, Index Health
• Lukasz Owczarek: Head of Growth, MIT Enterprise Forum CEE
• Lukasz Polikowski: CEO at człowiekabsurdalny, CzłowiekAbsurdalny
• Łukasz Wiśniewski
• Łukasz Smolarski: Innovation & Co-creation Manager, Ikea
• Lyubomir Yanchev: Founder and CEO, MClimate
• Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
• Maciej Niezgoda: Associate at SSW Pragmatic Solutions, SSW Pragmatic Solutions
• Maciej Majewski: CEO, Accelpoint
• Maciej Markowski: Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer, SpaceOs
• Maciej Zawadzinski: General Partner, Hard2beat
• Maciek Sadowski: Cofounder, Startup Hub Poland
• Magdalena Jabłońska: CEO, MIT Enterprise Forum CEE
• Magdalena Olczak - Nowicka: Board Observer, eologix sensor technology
• Magdalena Kulczycka: Managing Director, Central European BioForum
• Maher Santarissy: Managing Director, moment
• Maka Natadze: Fintech, Uber
• Makho Kituashvili: Co-founder & CEO, OMOFOX
• Maks Stempniewicz: Partner Poland, Startup Wise Guys
• Maksym Moneta: CEO and Founder, Startupers Online
• Malin Iulian Stefanescu: Vice President, TechAngels
• Mara Rada: Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
• Marcel Dridje: Member of the Supervisory Board, Sophia Business Angels
• Marcin Kurek: Founder & Partner, Protos Venture Capital
• Marcin Koziorowski: CEO, EcoBean
• Maria Mihes: Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
• Maria Kobryń: CEO, BlueShell Legal
• Maria Voskanyan
• Mariam Sharangia: Head of Strategic Development Department, Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA)
• Mariam Gagua: Product Manager, Klarna
• Marian Ignev: CEO, SashiDo.io
• Marian Dinu: Managing Partner, DLA Piper Dinu
• Mariano Doncel M.: Business Accelerator Leader and Professor of EAN University , Universidad EAN
• Mario Rojas: -, Octopus Ventures
• Mariola Bitner: Director, Founder Institute Poland
• Marius Costin: CEO, PayU
• Marius Dosinescu: Founder, AYSA.ai
• Marius Dosinescu: CEO, AYSA.ai
• Marius Deak: CEO, AVANDOR & Green Pixel
• Marius Mitroi: CEO , Rise
• Marius Ursache: CEO & Co-founder, MetaBeta
• Mariusz Mielczarek: Head of Public Policy & Government Affairs CEE at Amazon, Amazon
• Mark Rogers: CEO, Futurist Labs
• Marta Machalska: Chairman of the Board, iPro Sp. z o.o.
• Marta Subko: CEO, Subko&co
• Marvin Liao: Partner, GAMEGROOVE Capital & Diaspora Ventures
• Matei Dumitrescu: Startup Advisor , VP @ TechAngels
• Mateusz Stasiak: CEO, Trainers.org & ITFF
• Mateusz Kozlowski: President, Venture Capital Development
• Mateusz Zawistowski, ff Venture Capital
• Matiullah Rahmaty: Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
• Matteo Ressa: Founder & CEO, ChefPassport
• Mattia Raffaelli: CEO & Co-Founder, RoomMate
• Max Gurvits: Managing Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
• Maya Zlatanova: Co-Founder & CEO, FindMeCure
• Mester Catalin: Founder, Bookups & I Love Failure
• Michael Y. Gordon: Fractional Head of Operations, Agile Delivery Partner, Business Analyst, Mentor, Holistic Coach, Ignite Ops
• Michal Sukiennik: CEO, Personit
• Michał Paschalis: Vice President, K2 Internet SA
• Mihai Darzan: Founder, RINGHEL
• Mihai Sfintescu: Managing Director, Abilito Capital
• Mihai Stefanescu: Senior Advisor at Innovation Norway, innovasjonnorge.no
• Mihai Rotaru: FOUNDER, CLEVER TAXI
• Mihail Dimitrov: CEO, Swipe
• Mika Wojtczak: Founder/CEO, Just Click
• Mika Wojtczak: Founder/CEO, Just Click - Social
• Mike Hapoianu: CEO, Mindspace Romania and Poland
• Mike Suprovici: Head of Acceleration, VC Lab
• Mila Petrova, TeamUp services
• Milen Ivanov: Managing Partner, Sofia Angels Ventures, Co-Founder, CEO Angels Club
• Milena Kraeva: Founder & CEO, Nexus Impact Ventures
• Mircea Capatina: Founder, smartbill.ro
• Mircea Vadan: Founder, Cluj Startups, MVP Academy
• Mirella Yordanova: Network & Community Manager, Seedcamp
• Miroslav Miroslavov: Co-Founder and CEO, OfficeRnD
• Miroslav Nedyalkov: Co-founder & CTO, OfficeR&D
• Miroslav Nedyalkov: Software Architect & Co-founder, OfficeRnD
• Misa Nikolic: CEO, Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
• Monica Georgieff: CMO, School Space
• Monika Borowiecka: Managing Partner , Tangent Line Ventures Capital
• Moritz Spangenberg: CEO, Founder, Unlock LinkedIn
• Myrto Papathanou: Partner, Metavallon VC
• Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
• Naimul Abd: CEO, Connect Öst & SweBAN (Swedish Business Angel Networks)
• Nancy Brito: Partner - Investor, Ground Capital
• Natalia Iudina: Co-founder & COO, Zlotynauczyciel.pl, Edudoro.eu
• Natalya Bagrova: Co-Founder, Art Director, Brand Strategist , Suva Inc.
• Natanail Stefanov: Executive Director
• Nathan Evans: Founder | Angel Investor | Advisor , Stealth Fintech Startup
• Nato Chakvetadze: Ambassador, WTM Georgia
• Nick Saunders: Chairman, Golden Media OOD
• Nick Todorov: Founder & CEO, LimeChain
• Nicolas Boitout: Co-Founder, Beyond Business School
• Nika Koreli: Co-founder & CTO, Hinkal Protocol
• Nika Kapanadze: Insights Analyst, Google for Startups Accelerator (via EPAM)
• Nikita Kharchenko: Startup Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Nikolai Nedelchev: CEO, Publicis Groupe Bulgaria
• Nikolas Samios: Managing Partner, PropTech1 Ventures
• Nikolay Yarmov: Founder and CEO, CEED
• Nina Nikolikj: SwissEP Program Officer, Swisscontact
• Nina Tumanishvili: Founding Member, Odin
• Nino Jolia: Head of Legal Advisory Department, Grant Thornton Georgia
• Nino Macharashvili: Co-founder & CEO, ForSet
• Nodar Daneliya: Co-Founder & CEO, shuttle
• Nodo Ivanidze: Co-founder & CEO, WiFisher
• Oana Petrescu: CEO, Blueair
• Olena Bochulia: Co-Founder, Severus
• Olivia Marcu-Iordănescu: Founder, Chief Legal Strategist, https://spotlegal.io
• Orkun Ozbatur: Director & Founder, FI Benelux & Amazon
• Oskar Kiwic: Head of Innovation @ OHG, Physician, Inventor & Entrepreneur
• Ovi Negrean: Chief Executive Bee, SocialBee.io
• Ozana Giusca: CEO & Founder, BeYou.BeFree
• Paata Shurghaia: Deputy Managing Partner, Grant Thornton Georgia
• Paloma Lecheta: LatAm Regional Director, Founder institute founder institute
• Panayiotis Ketikidis: Chairperson, South East European Research Center (SEERC)
• Patrick O'Connor-Read: AI || Blockchain || Product, Architect & CTO
• Paul Kikano: Head of Product, B2B Marketplace Europe, Amazon
• Paul G. Putz: Managing Partner, Danube Angels GmbH
• Pavel Kaminsky: Founder & CEO, 7Security GmbH
• Pavlina Dzhartova: COO, HyperAspect
• Pavlina Yanakieva: Founder, Bulgaria Innovation Hub, Inc.
• Pawel Lopatka: Vice President, Poland Country Manager
• Pawel Bochniarz, European Center for Services Investments and Financing - ECSIF
• Paweł Michalski: Managing Partner, Cobin Angels
• Paweł Petryna: Vice president , MovieBeats S.C. & Advertise Sp. z o.o.
• Paweł Przybyszewski
• Paweł Sieczkiewicz: Co-Founder, Telemedi.co
• Pedro Conceição: Director of Growth, Kencko
• Pedro Vieira: Director of Operations, Startup Programs - EMEA, 500 Global
• Petar Tsachev: Investor, Launchub Ventures
• Petar Zaharinov: CTO, DiFOLD
• Petar Petrov: Chief AI Officer, Eleven Ventures
• Peter Lozanov: Co-founder and CEO, BattlePass Studio
• Peter Barta: CEO, FPP
• Peter E. Braun: CEO, Phenogy
• Petko Karamotchev: Director
• Petya Angelova: Strategic Sourcing Lead, EnduroSat
• Philip Grother: CEO & Founder, Stepping-Stone / Test my App
• Philip Choban, Telios
• Piotr Semla: CEO, Space Wizard
• Piotr Boulangé: Startup Mentor Advisor 🚀, EIT Jumpstarter
• Piotr Augustyn: Board Member/Owner, Rise.pl
• Pouria Kay: Founding Partner, Atlan
• Radoslav Stankov: Head of engineering, Product Hunt
• Radoslav Nikolov: Managing Director, SAP Labs Bulgaria
• Radostina Tsenova: Lead Manager of Tech Tour Investors Club, Tech Tour
• Radoy Stoyanov: FSI Leader, DIGITALL
• Radu Savopol: CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL MANAGER, 5-To-Go
• Radu Balaceanu: Co FOunder, LifeBox
• Radu Ionicioiu: National Quantum Coordinator, Romanian Quantum Network
• Radu Ticiu: Co-Founder, Growceanu Angel Investment
• Radu Sebastian Amarie: CTO, Findie.me
• Rali Ivanova: Head of Venture Studio, Appolica
• Raya Yunakova: Investor, launchhub
• Razvan Tapu: Chief Digital Officer, Stefanini
• Razvan Dinu: Founder, RoboSelf
• Regine Harr: Investor , Regine Investements
• Remi Saint-Jean: Founder, delighting.io
• Renata Heranova: Miss, Callaflow LTD
• Ricardo Monagas: CTO, TotalCtrl
• Rina Onur: General Partner, 500 Istanbul
• Rita Vilas Boas: Investor & Advisor, Ground Capital
• Robert Ługowski: CEO, Cobin Angels
• Robert Wijers: Founding Partner, Value & PurposeValue
• Robin Teurlings: Managing Partner, Zero Emissions Fund
• Rodrig Naska: Founder, Revido
• Roland Van Kralingen: Founder, Marketing Fund
• Romain Rebour: CEO, Glokal
• Roman Sharapov: Mr., xRobotics inc.
• Roman Gujabidze, Giffer
• Ross Knap
• Ruben Seoane: CEO, Damocles Analytics
• Rudradeb Mitra: Serial Entrepreneur, Omdena Inc.
• Rumen Iliev: Partner, LAUNCHub
• Ruslan Leteyski: Founder & CEO, Vanga AI
• Ruslan Bocancea: Owner, Bocancea Law Group
• Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
• Rusudan Chachanidze: Head of Media Lab, Media Academy
• Ruxandra Ion: CEO, Ventivo Group
• Ryan Riegg: Senior Associate, Adams Corporate Law, Inc
• Salim Virani: Founder, Source Institute
• Sam Olawale: Founder, DGL
• Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
• Sasha Bezuhanova: Founder and Chairperson, MoveBG
• Serban Alexandrescu: CEO, Headvertising
• Sergii Kalinchuk: Ambasador, Founder Institute CEE
• Sergiu Gîdei: Founder, Boanță, Gîdei și Asociații
• Sergiu Petre: Senior PR Consultant, Graffiti Public Relations
• Sergiu Maier: Founder, Plaeto
• Shahar Hillel: Software Solutions Specialist, Innovation-Hill
• Shalva Bukia: Co-founder & Product Director, Spribe
• Shota Giorgobiani: Co-founder & CEO, Optio.Ai
• Silvia Axinescu: Managing Associate, Reff & Associates SCA
• Silyana Bojilova, Nebula Coworking Space
• Simon Stanisz: Co-Founder, The NorthStar Consulting Group
• Simona Irmova: Eastern Europe Program Manager & HQ Operations Associate, Founder Institute
• Simona Bali: Head of Investor Program, GoingVC
• Sinisha Djukic: General Manager, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
• Siyanna Lilova: Co-Founder, CuratedAI
• Sławek Karasiński: Partner, F&K Attorneys at Law LL.P
• Sopo Chkoidze: VP, Operations, Impel
• Sorina Conea: Co-Founder, EduMagic
• Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje: Associate, imVentures
• Stanislav Sirakov: Partner, LAUNCHub
• Stefan Jørgensen: CEO, itembase.com
• Stefan Vladimirov: Creative Director, monolig.
• Stefano Glauser: Founder, Startup Jam
• Stephane Gantchev: Co-Founder, Mobile Monday Sofia
• Stéphane Ambrosini: European & Chartered Patent Attorney, Marks and Clerk
• Stephanie Claudel: Digital Marketing Strategist, Founder Institute Berlin
• Stoyan Nedin: Venture Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
• Svetla Simidchieva: Founder and CEO, Placement Feed
• Svetlin Nakov: Co-founder, Software University Ltd.
• Svetoslava Georgieva: Founder, Talent Hub
• Svetozar Georgiev: Co-Founder, Telerik, Telerik Academy, Campus X
• Tamta Gvelesiani: General Director, Spark
• Tasha Tolmacheva: Co-Founder/Community Director, PropTech Finland
• Tatjana Kalezic: Founder, Serbia Start Up
• Tatyana Mitkova: Co-Founder and CEO, ClaimCompass
• Teodor Panayotov: CEO, CourseDot
• Tessa Mclver
• Test Test: Test, Test
• Thibaut Taittinger: Founder & CEO, Puzl CowOrKing
• Till Kaestner: Founder, Managing Director, BrightSide Holding UG
• Tim Angus: CEO, Bell Lap Ventures Inc.
• Timo Kugler: Co-Founder, NASH + BANKS
• Timur Daudpota: Lifecycle Manager, Upland
• Todor Kolev: Founder and CEO, Farstar
• Tomasz Sieroń: CEO Poland, Frontkom
• Tomasz Kolodziejak: Angel Investor, Self Employed
• Tomasz Rudolf: Co-Founder, Doctor.One
• Tornike Turiashvili: Managing Partner, Kraken
• Torrey Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx
• Vadym Melnyk: CEO, Dronehub
• Valentin Mihov: CTO, Santiment
• Valentina Zaharia: Actor & Coach, The National Theater In Bucharest
• Valerian Gegidze: Co-Founder & CEO, Team up
• Vasile Tamas: CEO, Beez
• Vassil Popovski: CEO & Co-founder, Connecto.ai (Acquired by Leanplum)
• Veroniek Vermeulen: Founder, Silatha
• Vestico LTD: Co-founder & CEO, Vestico
• Victor Schiller: President, R Cubed Group
• Viktor Petrov: Co-Founder & COO, Crypto APIs
• Viktor Bilyanski: Chief Technology Officer, ScaleFocus
• Viktor Minchev: VC Investor, Eleven Ventures
• Viktor Minchev: VC Investor, Eleven Ventures
• Vittoria Casanova: Investment Manager, The Index Project
• Vlad Sarca: Partner, Sparking Capital
• Vlad Tudorie: Founder, Fuse Press
• Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
• Vladimir Sijakovic: Founder, Cvik & Partners
• Vladimir Rusev: Regional Manager Eastern Europe, Turkey and Israel, Leanplum
• Vladyslav Kampov: Staff UI Engineer, Netflix
• Volen Vulkov: Co-Founder, Enhancv
• Walid Barsali: CEO / Director , BallSquad / Founder Institue Poland
• Weronika (Vera) Banas: Co-Founder, Solty
• Wiktoria Wójcik: Co-Founder, inSTREAMLY
• Xenia Muntean: Founder, Planable
• Yannick Kok: Team Lead - Smart Office Advisor, Mapiq
• Yasen Rusev: Co- Founder & CEO, Escreo
• Yavor Gochev: Director, Rinker Center for Entrepreneurship
• Zbigniew Barwicz: Managing Partner, Freya Capital
• Zoya Todorova: Partner, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm
• Zsofi Toth: Co-founder and Navigator, Puzl CowOrKing Budapest
• Zurab Pertaia: Head of IT Learning Academy, TBC

• And many more to be announced.

The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, and the results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.85BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe (see the FI 50 Report here).

Join us in Georgia to get funded and build a global business. 

Apply to the Georgia Virtual 2022 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.  

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