0 to 60 in Record Time. Nika Abashidze on CARU Georgia and Entering US Market

Nov 26, 2022, 1:00โ€‰โ€“โ€‰4:00โ€ฏPM (UTC)

Tbilisi

Hilton Batumi, 40, Rustaveli Ave, Batumi, 6010

Nika was always a car fan, and he has turned his passion for cars and their care into a national success, he is now taking to New York in his journey to create a global company. Come learn about how he chose his topic, lessons learned in starting and growing in Georgia, and his experience entering the US market. Join us in Batumi for a great gathering of tech people, entrepreneurs & innovators!

In-person event
Fireside Chat

About this event

แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒแƒฆแƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒ แƒ˜แƒฎแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ— แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ— โ†“

Startup Grind will gather some of the most interesting people in Batumi in tech and entrepreneurship Saturday afternoon.  You don't have to be a startup to enjoy the community of local tech leaders, young business leaders, expats managing international businesses in Georgia and others who build and scale companies.  

Our special guest will be Georgian founder Nika Abashidze who has grown an amazing following in Georgia with his car-servicing app CARU and is now entering the US market in New York City.

5-6:00 Networking time with light refreshments and wine. Meet interesting people from Batumi and beyond, to share stories, ideas, contacts and dreams. 
6-7:00 Fireside chat with Nika Abashidze, founder of CARU, the car service app that is a tremendous success in Georgia and has now launched in New York City to approach the US market. 
7-8:00 Networking time with light refreshments

Georgian founder Nika Abashidze became semi-famous in the tech world when his publicity stunt at TechCrunch went viral.  A TC participant posted a picture of Nika with a tee-shirt proclaiming his sales and profit numbers to attract the attention of investors. Hundreds-of-thousands of views on LinkedIn helped Nika's fundraising where he has $2M in commitments. 

Startup Grind in BATUMI! Join us by the seaside for the return to Georgia of Nika Abashidze, now known as "The Guy With That Swag".  


The event is sponsored by the European Union for Georgia, Bank of Georgia, Mayors for Economic Growth, UNDP, Chelti Winery, Batumi City Hall and supported by GITA, Medialab, Terminal, NEXIA TA and Hilton Batumi.

*Event will be held in both Georgian and English, with networking in whatever language you want!


แƒฆแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒกแƒซแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฉแƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒš, แƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒ  แƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ”.

แƒแƒ› แƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒก แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒž แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒขแƒ”แƒฅแƒœแƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒแƒ แƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒก แƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒงแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒจแƒ˜. แƒแƒ  แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒฃแƒชแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒงแƒแƒ— แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒžแƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒจแƒ”แƒซแƒšแƒแƒ— แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒขแƒ”แƒฅแƒœแƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒ• แƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—แƒแƒœ, แƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ’แƒแƒ–แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ–แƒœแƒ”แƒก แƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—แƒแƒœ, แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒจแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒแƒ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ–แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ—แƒแƒœ, แƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒช แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒฅแƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒจแƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒฃแƒ  แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒžแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก.

แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒฅแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒคแƒฃแƒซแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒซแƒ”, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒแƒช แƒแƒ แƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒžแƒแƒ•แƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒแƒ•แƒขแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ”แƒ แƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒžแƒšแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒ— CARU แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒฎแƒšแƒ แƒแƒจแƒจ-แƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ–แƒ”, แƒœแƒ˜แƒฃ-แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ™แƒจแƒ˜ แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก.

5-6:00 แƒœแƒ”แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฅแƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜ แƒฎแƒ”แƒ›แƒกแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒ—. แƒแƒฅ แƒ’แƒแƒ˜แƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒคแƒแƒ แƒ’แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ—, แƒ’แƒแƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ— แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒขแƒแƒฅแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒชแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก.

6-7:00 Fireside แƒžแƒแƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒฃแƒกแƒ˜แƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒซแƒ”แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒœ, CARU-แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒคแƒฃแƒซแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒแƒœ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒฃแƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒก แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒฆแƒฌแƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒฎแƒšแƒ แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ“แƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒฃ-แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ™แƒจแƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ—แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒก แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒš แƒ‘แƒแƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ–แƒ”.

7-8:00 แƒœแƒ”แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฅแƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜

แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒซแƒ” แƒขแƒ”แƒฅแƒœแƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒฃแƒ  แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒฎแƒ“แƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒกแƒแƒช TechCrunch-แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒแƒฌแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ› แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒแƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒœแƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒก แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ—, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ–แƒ”แƒช แƒ“แƒแƒขแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒงแƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒงแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ แƒ˜แƒชแƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ—แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ”แƒžแƒงแƒ แƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ•แƒ”แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒงแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒฆแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. แƒแƒกแƒ˜แƒแƒ—แƒแƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒ•แƒ LinkedIn-แƒ–แƒ” แƒ“แƒแƒ”แƒฎแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒœแƒกแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒแƒช $2 แƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ” แƒจแƒ”แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒœแƒ.

แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒž แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒจแƒ˜แƒ! แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ–แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ แƒฅแƒแƒšแƒแƒฅแƒจแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒแƒฎแƒšแƒแƒฎแƒแƒœแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒซแƒ” - แƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช "The Guy With That Swag" แƒ’แƒแƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒแƒ  แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก.

แƒฆแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒกแƒซแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒžแƒแƒœแƒกแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒแƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ˜แƒ แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก, แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒœแƒ™แƒ˜, Mayors for Economic Growth, UNDP, แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒ, แƒ›แƒ”แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ˜, แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ แƒ›แƒฎแƒแƒ แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒญแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, GITA, แƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒšแƒ˜, NEXIA TA แƒ“แƒ แƒฐแƒ˜แƒšแƒขแƒแƒœ แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜. 

 

Check out what happened

When

When

Saturday, November 26, 2022
1:00 PM โ€“ 4:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

1:00 PMNetworking and Food
2:00 PMFireside Chat
3:00 PMNetworking

Organizers

  • Colin Donohue

    Kernel

    Tbilisi Director

  • Giorgi Tukhashvili

    Startup Grind Tbilsi

    Co-director

  • Nia Basaria

    Startup Grind Tbilisi

    Chapter Co-director

  • Tamar Tukhashvili

    Startup Grind Tbilisi

    Team Member

  • Merab Tevdorashvili

    Team Member

Global sponsor

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Google Cloud

Partners

European Union logo

European Union

Bank of Georgia Business logo

Bank of Georgia Business

Mayors for Economic Growth logo

Mayors for Economic Growth

UNDP Georgia logo

UNDP Georgia

Batumi City Hall logo

Batumi City Hall

Chelti Winery logo

Chelti Winery

Terminal logo

Terminal

Nexia TA logo

Nexia TA

Hilton Batumi logo

Hilton Batumi

Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency logo

Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency

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MediaLab

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