Venture in CEE
October 3
Welcome to the investor experience powered by How to Web, where we gather to discuss best practices for investing and collaboration.
The Investor ticket for the How to Web Conference grants access to Venture in CEE.
The Experience
All About Venture Capital
In its 8th edition, the event will highlight the best practices for investing and collaboration with some of the leading players in the wider European and CEE industry, LPs, investors, emerging fund managers and business professionals interested in VC. The event focuses on both the dynamics of the CEE investment landscape and insights from global funds that have an active interest in the region.
Impactful Conversations
Venture in CEE focuses on conversations that nurture further the VC ecosystem. See below our confirmed speakers for 2023. The discussions will take you from a macro view of the investment and entrepreneurial European ecosystem to putting the lenses on the impressively-growing Eastern European tech scene. Expect insightful market analysis and in-depth flavors of AI and how recent technological changes are impacting the VC decision-making processes.
Agenda
14:30 – 15:15 | Registration & Networking
15:20 – 15:45 | A Deep Dive into the current Macro Investment Environment, joined by: Allen Taylor – Endeavour Catalyst, Stephan Wirries – Ventech VC, Camelia Dragoi – EIF, Andreas Munk Holm – The European VC.
15:45 – 16:05 | Lessons learned from Bulgaria’s experience in building the venture landscape, joined by: Milena Stoycheva – Minister of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria and Oana Cosman – start-up.ro.
16:05 – 16:25 |
Building one of Europe’s top VC players, joined by: Staffan Helgesson – Creandum, Andreas Munk Holm – The European VC.
16:25 – 17:00 | Coffee break
17:00 – 17:25 | Investment Trends, joined by: Dan Lupu – Earlybird Venture Capital, Ertan Can – Multiple Capital, Ondrej Bartos – Credo Ventures.
17:25 – 17:40 | The 2023 AI Tsunami, joined by: Svetozar Georgiev – Eleven Ventures, Andrei Pitis – Simple Capital, Irina Obushtarova – The Recursive.
17:40 – 18:00 | Early Stage Investment in Eastern Europe, powered by Catalyst Romania, joined by: Elena Mazhuha – Flyer One Ventures, Marius Istrate – Techangels, György Simó – Day One Capital, Marius Ghenea – Catalyst Romania, Stefan Tzalov – EIF, Irina Obushtarova – The Recursive.
18:00 – 19:30 | Networking
Venture in CEE is part of the investor experience at How to Web Conference 2023 and you can attend if you acquire an Investor Pass. It takes place pre-conference in a special setting in Bucharest, Romania.
Buy Investor PassSpeakers
Dan Lupu
Partner @ Earlybird Venture Capital
Investor in technology companies such as UiPath, FintechOS, Photoneo, Minit, Sessions. Computer science and business background.
Allen
Taylor
Managing Partner @ Endeavor Catalyst
Based in Northern California, Allen is part of the global leadership team at Endeavor, a mission-driven organization focused on supporting high-growth companies in emerging and underserved markets.
Andreas Munk Holm
Founder & Host @ The European VC
Andreas is Europe's LP hypeman, aka founder of The European VC - the go-to podcast and connector of the European venture industry.
Andrei Pitis
Founder & CEO @ Simple Capital
Entrepreneur, investor, advisor with 4 successful international exits, Andrei is an Open Source veteran, ex-VP Product at Fitbit, Founder of Vector Watch, investor in Clever Taxi.
Marius
Ghenea
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.