Meet with Peers
We have a dedicated Investors Lounge, where you can set up meetings with industry peers and debunk the future of tech together. How to Web is the meeting point for everything startup & investment in Eastern Europe.
Do you want to generate deal flow, meet outstanding founders, and partner with like-minded investors? Join us at How to Web Conference 2023 and you’ll find them all under one roof.
BUY TICKETSWe have a dedicated Investors Lounge, where you can set up meetings with industry peers and debunk the future of tech together. How to Web is the meeting point for everything startup & investment in Eastern Europe.
Do you want to discover the next tech breakthrough and even be a part of it? At How to Web Conference, innovation is served on a hot plate with intense pitching competitions.
Discover the rising stars in technology ⭐
Connect with the most ambitious founders within our dedicated 1:1 meetings.
You get access to the 200+ startup list, present at the event.
Part of your custom How to Web experience is our niched pre-event Venture in CEE — exclusively with & for investors.
Here we invite industry representatives to participate in dedicated panels in which we analyze upcoming trends, challenges, and opportunities.
Participation for Venture in CEE is granted by the Investor Pass. Buy your ticket and get together with the best investors and LPs from Europe.
Managing Partner @ Catalyst Romania
Manages the first Romanian VC Fund, Catalyst Romania I, with successful investments and exits e.g., SmartBill to Visma, GreenHorseGames to Tencent, VectorWatch to FitBit, and Catalyst Romania II, the first 2nd generation Romanian VC Fund, with 50 million euros for SEE countries.
FOUNDING PARTNER @ FIEDLER CAPITAL
Robert started doing pre-seed investments in 2014, following a decade-long career in Management Consulting across Europe, Middle-East and Asia, and he was instrumental in getting companies such as Bitrise & SEON off the ground as their first investor.
General Partner @ Creandum
General Partner with early stage VC at Creandum looking for amazing entreprenurs with the ambition to disrupt global industries. Investor in Bolt, Epidemic, Spotify, Monta, Enode, Twaice, Neo4j, Trade Republic, Kahoot, iZettle, small Giant Games, and many more.
Venture Capital Investment Programme @ ERBD
EBRD Venture Capital Investment Program is launched to provide EUR 200 million of growth equity for technology companies from Central Europe to Central AsiaEBRD Venture Capital Investment Program is launched to provide EUR 200 million of growth equity for technology companies from Central Europe to Central Asia
Principal @ Earlybird Digital East Fund
Digital East Fund (DEF) is one of the leading early-stage focused venture capital investors in Europe, investing in tech startups with global ambitions and roots in Emerging Europe with over $600m committed capital across active funds. DEF team’s investment track record includes some of the multi-billion dollar successes emerging from the region, including UiPath, Payhawk, Peak, and Trendyol.
Managing Director @ Cleverage Venture Capital
Ioana is managing director of Cleverage VC, the only community in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to investing in health tech startups. She has extensive deal experience gained in roles at Big 4 companies and in the private healthcare sector.
Investment Analyst @ Tilia Impact Ventures
Jan represents Tilia Impact Ventures, an early-stage VC investment fund focusing on companies whose business model goes hand-in-hand with positive social or environmental change. Jan has a background in finance, economics & law and is on a mission to find & support the next generation of impact founders.
Chairman Of The Advisory Board @ Seedblink
Radu has over 30 years of experience in founding and developing companies - Software, Internet, eCommerce. Successful exits include acquisition of RAV antivirus technology by Microsoft in 2003, ePayment business by Naspers in 2010, Avangate by Francisco Partners in 2013 and Vectorwatch technology by Fitbit in 2016.
General Partner @ Logo Ventures
Merve is a general partner at Logo Ventures, which is an early-stage (pre-seed through Series A) VC fund and partners with Eastern European & Baltic (incl. Turkish) founders. Their platform acts as a launchpad and accelerate transition from local markets to global markets.
Principal @ PortfoLion Capital Partners
Márk is a principal and joined PortfoLion in 2019. Mark focuses on early stage investing in various verticals from Seed to Series B stages. He is particularly interested in FinTech, but has experience in Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Technology and HealthTech as well.
Partner @ LAUNCHub Ventures
Former IT and Telco guy, now a VC. Networker. Geek. At LAUNCHub Ventures, one of the leading Early Stage funds in Southeastern Europe we are looking to invest in the best startups in the digital space from the region, as well as founders originating from that region, but now based in the biggest startup hubs.
Investment Manager @ Catalyst Romania
Investments and finance professional with experience in the venture capital and private equity industry. Interested in continuous learning and developing new abilities, with a focus on investment management, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
Managing partner @ BrightCap Ventures
With over 20 years of experience in the software industry, Georgi is a seasoned venture capitalist and software/aviation expert at BrightCap Ventures, a Sofia-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups in Eastern Europe. He leads the firm's strategy, operations, and portfolio management, leveraging his extensive background in software development, product design and marketing, and aviation.
Investment Manager @ Impetus Capital OOD
IMPETUS Capital invests in strong founding teams oriented towards building rapidly growing innovative companies that expand worldwide. Current focus is on Future of Mobility, Commerce, Supply chains and eSpace. Impetus is an investor behind Shelly Group, Discordia and StoriedData. Prior to joining IMPETUS, Christina worked on major CEE and Bulgarian M&A projects, including due diligence and valuation assignments as a Senior Strategy and Transactions consultant for EY.
Partner & Head of Legal @ ROCA X Management SRL
Sonia Fedorovici is a General Partner and the Head of Legal at Roca X, the largest privately funded Venture Capital Fund in Romania. Under her guidance the fund’s management team became the first Romanian management team to be registered under the European Venture Capital Regulation.
Partner @ Enterprise Investors
Rafał Bator specializes in technology investments. Among the most important projects are 3S, AVG Technologies and intive. Before joining the Enterprise Investors team, Rafał Bator worked at Prokom Software Systems and Optimus, two of the most important IT companies in Poland at that time, and Price Waterhouse Cooper (now PWC).
Managing Partner and Co-Founder @ ZAKA VC
Jan is a serial entrepreneur from the year 1988. He owns and co-owns more than 47 companies, which are active in 9 industries, with revenue of 560 million EUR and 600+ employees. He is experienced in communication, the energy sector, car dealership, leisure & hospitality, real estate, development, and IT.
Head of Portfolio & Operations @ SID Venture Partners
Startup evangelist and strategist with 11+ years in management and communications. As Head of Portfolio & Operations at SID Venture Partners, Galyna is shaping the development strategy for entrepreneurs by bringing her expertise in operations and networking to help fund the Future.
Investor @ KAYA VC
He initially joined KAYA in 2018 after his internship at BCG while still studying Math at University. During these two years as an analyst, he had a chance to go on a secondment with Twisto, one of the portfolio companies (exited to Zip.co), where he was helping with “smarter” growth.
Principal @ Inovo.vc
Principal at Inovo.vc. Founder & operator turned VC. Before joining Inovo, he co-founded a B2B marketplace, raised a seed round, scaled it to 15 people and over 100 enterprise customers. Also was COO at Oxla (data infrastructure) and Climatica (AI climate insurtech) startups. Before that, boring Excel & Powerpoint guy, who participated in over 10 investments and M&A deals totalling over $100M.
Associate @ Earlybird Digital East Fund
Digital East Fund (DEF) is one of the leading early-stage focused venture capital investors in Europe, investing in tech startups with global ambitions and roots in Emerging Europe with over $600m committed capital across active funds. DEF team’s investment track record includes some of the multi-billion dollar successes emerging from the region, including UiPath, Payhawk, Peak, and Trendyol.
Consultant @ L Capital/ Renovata & Co
Alex Zaharia is a consultant at Renovata & Company, focusing on the intersection of human capital, business strategy investments and technology. Renovata have three subsidiaries: Renovata Search, having placed C-suite executives for companies like Spotify, Omio, Babbel and FintechOS. L Capital - Private equity investment vehicle. Investments include Klarna, Mirakl, Elemica and Informatica. The firm also does pre-deal due diligence for funds like Nordic, Permira and EQT.