OLD variant /Angels Band SUMMIT 2025

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For investors and tech startup founders relocated from Belarus

Venture capital
investments
in exile

May 16, 2025 \ Warsaw

120+

Belarusian investors, startup founders and other ecosystem players

Speakers

Top industry leaders will share insights on the venture capital investments

Pitch competition

Pitch competition of innovative startups with a monetary award

Discussions

Engaging panel discussions exploring key challenges in venture investments in exile

Quality Networking

Build valuable connections and get informal support through dynamic networking sessions and afterparty

Speed dating

Startup / investor speed dating session

Summit Agenda

May 16, 2025 \ Warsaw

9:30 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 10:10

Valery Astrynski

The first Сhairman and Сo-founder of Angels Band
Serial entrepreneur, father of 4

Opening

10:10 – 11:00

Dzmitry Kalinin

Venture producer, fundraising expert, mentor
Founder of WeStart Community, xmentor.pro and Kalinin.Agency

Panel: Fundraising in a New Land: The Journey of Belarusian Startup Founders Abroad

11:00 – 11:20

Aliaksei Rudak

CEO of Lingvanex, a writer, a poet
Author of a scientific paper in the field of computational linguistics

What I Have Learned in 20 Years of Startuping

11:20 – 11:40

Ivan Montik

Founder of SOFTSWISS
Entrepreneur and investor

How to Grow a Startup into a Global Business: Insights from Founder and Investor

11:40 – 12:00

Matt Malysz

General Partner at Inovo.vc

Deeptech Danger Zone: Surviving the Early-Stage Funding Minefield

12:00 – 12:30

Coffee break

12:30 – 13:00

Borys Musielak

Founding Partner at SMOK Ventures

Will AI Replace Venture Capital? Q&A

13:00 – 13:20

Vladimir Vassilevski

Co-founder of RedTrack,
a post-Series A B2B MarTech SaaS company

Why and How People Become Startup Founders After 45

13:20 – 13:40

Uladzislau Sakalou

Co-founder of Taskinfinity
Senior software engineer at PwC

How to Raise VC Funding in Today's Market

13:40 – 14:00

Natalia Shahmetova

CEO & Co-founder of nove8, Woofz

Woofz Success Story

14:00 – 15:00

Lunch break

14:20 – 15:00

Speed Dating Startup / Investor

15:00 – 15:40

Artem Karpechenko

CBDO at Alma Agency & Blinger
Core Mentor at Lab35

Panel: Purpose — The New Currency in Startup Culture

15:40 – 16:00

Aljaxandr Skrabowski

Founder of DŌBRA, Impact Venture Studio & Foundation

Venture Studio: a Source of Superpower for Superangels

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 – 17:20

Pitch competition

17:20 – 17:40

Yury Shlahanau

Head of Scouting & Analytics, ULTRA.VC

Pre-Seed in 2025: What Companies to Invest in and Where to Find Them

17:40 – 18:00

George Kachanouski

CEO and Founder of ScootAPI

From Zero to Acquisition in 5 Years

18:00 – 18:20

Nik Bedunkevich

CEO and Founder of Cropler

Startup Dilemma: Prioritizing Sales, Fundraising, or Product Development

18:20 – 18:30

Kiryl Valoshyn

Co-founder of Angels Band, TUT.by
Managing Director of Angels Band

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Speakers

Ivan Montik

Founder of SOFTSWISS
Entrepreneur and investor

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Yury Shlahanau

Head of Scouting & Analytics, ULTRA.VC

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Natalia Shahmetova

CEO & Co-founder of nove8, Woofz

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Matt Malysz

General Partner at Inovo.vc

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Vladimir Vassilevski

Co-founder of RedTrack,
a post-Series A B2B MarTech SaaS company

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Aliaksei Rudak

CEO of Lingvanex, a writer, a poet
Author of a scientific paper in the field of computational linguistics

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Borys Musielak

Founding Partner at SMOK Ventures

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Aljaxandr Skrabowski

Founder of DŌBRA, Impact Venture Studio & Foundation

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Dzmitry Kalinin

Venture producer, fundraising expert, mentor
Founder of WeStart Community, xmentor.pro and Kalinin.Agency

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Artem Karpechenko

CBDO at Alma Agency & Blinger
Core Mentor at Lab35

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George Kachanouski

CEO and Founder of ScootAPI

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Nik Bedunkevich

CEO and Founder of Cropler

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Uladzislau Sakalou

Co-founder of Taskinfinity
Senior software engineer at PwC

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