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

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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