For investors and tech startup founders relocated from Belarus

Venture capital
investments
in exile

May 16, 2025 \ Warsaw
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
    \
  • Matt Malysz
    General Partner at Inovo.vc
    \
  • Vladimir Vassilevski
    Co-founder of RedTrack,
    a post-Series A B2B MarTech SaaS company
    \
  • Aliaksei Rudak
    CEO of Lingvanex, a writer, a poet
    Author of a scientific paper in the field of computational linguistics
    \
  • Borys Musielak
    Founding Partner at SMOK Ventures
    \
  • Aljaxandr Skrabowski
    Founder of DŌBRA, Impact Venture Studio & Foundation
    \
  • Dzmitry Kalinin
    Venture producer, fundraising expert, mentor
    Founder of WeStart Community, xmentor.pro and Kalinin.Agency
    \
  • Artem Karpechenko
    CBDO at Alma Agency & Blinger
    Core Mentor at Lab35
    \
  • George Kachanouski
    CEO and Founder of ScootAPI
    \
  • Nik Bedunkevich
    CEO and Founder of Cropler
    \
  • Uladzislau Sakalou
    Co-founder of Taskinfinity
    Senior software engineer at PwC
    \

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Grzybowska 56, 00-844 Warszawa, Poland
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