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For investors and tech startup founders relocated
from Belarus
Venture capital
investments
in exile
May 16, 2025
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Warsaw
May 16, 2025
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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
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Warsaw
9:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:10
Opening
Valery Astrynski
The first Сhairman and Сo-founder of Angels Band
Serial entrepreneur, father of 4
10:10 – 11:00
Panel:
Fundraising in a New Land: The Journey of Belarusian Startup Founders Abroad
Dzmitry Kalinin
Venture producer, fundraising expert, mentor
Founder of WeStart Community, xmentor.pro and Kalinin.Agency
11:00 – 11:20
What I Have Learned in 20 Years of Startuping
Aliaksei Rudak
CEO of Lingvanex, a writer, a poet
Author of a scientific paper in the field of computational linguistics
11:20 – 11:40
How to Grow a Startup into a Global Business: Insights from Founder and Investor
Ivan Montik
Founder of SOFTSWISS
Entrepreneur and investor
11:40 – 12:00
Deeptech Danger Zone: Surviving the Early-Stage Funding Minefield
Matt Malysz
General Partner at Inovo.vc
12:00 – 12:30
Coffee break
12:30 – 13:00
Will AI Replace Venture Capital? Q&A
Borys Musielak
Founding Partner at SMOK Ventures
13:00 – 13:20
Why and How People Become Startup Founders After 45
Vladimir Vassilevski
Co-founder of RedTrack,
a post-Series A B2B MarTech SaaS company
13:20 – 13:40
How to Raise VC Funding in Today's Market
Uladzislau Sakalou
Co-founder of Taskinfinity
Senior software engineer at PwC
13:40 – 14:00
Woofz Success Story
Natalia Shahmetova
CEO & Co-founder of nove8, Woofz
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch break
14:20 – 15:00
Speed Dating Startup / Investor
15:00 – 15:40
Panel:
Purpose — The New Currency in Startup Culture
Artem Karpechenko
CBDO at Alma Agency & Blinger
Core Mentor at Lab35
15:40 – 16:00
Venture Studio: a Source of Superpower for Superangels
Aljaxandr Skrabowski
Founder of DŌBRA, Impact Venture Studio & Foundation
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:20
Pitch competition
17:20 – 17:40
Pre-Seed in 2025: What Companies to Invest in and Where to Find Them
Yury Shlahanau
Head of Scouting & Analytics, ULTRA.VC
17:40 – 18:00
From Zero to Acquisition in 5 Years
George Kachanouski
CEO and Founder of ScootAPI
18:00 – 18:20
Startup Dilemma: Prioritizing Sales, Fundraising, or Product Development
Nik Bedunkevich
CEO and Founder of Cropler
18:20 – 18:30
Closing
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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ADN Conference Center
Grzybowska 56, 00-844 Warszawa, Poland
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