Apr 20, 2:30 – 5:30 PM (UTC)
Matena Business School, 6 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan, 0019
What if the next wave of global startups doesn’t come from Silicon Valley - but from here?As AI reshapes how companies a...
What if the next wave of global startups doesn’t come from Silicon Valley - but from here?
As AI reshapes how companies are built, one thing remains constant: domain expertise, relationships, and judgment cannot be compressed. And these are exactly the strengths that founders in the Caucasus and Central & Eastern Europe can leverage today.
On April 20, Alex M. Dascalu, Lead Director of Founder Institute CEE & Caucasus and Managing Director of the Georgian Innovative Startup Accelerator, joins Startup Grind Yerevan to share a decade of wisdom and insights.
Having built and scaled founder programs across the region, led national accelerator initiatives, and supported startups entering global markets, Alex brings a perspective that goes beyond theory - into what actually works.
In this session, we’ll explore:
Why this region is uniquely positioned to build global winners
What Silicon Valley accelerators don’t tell you
The real advantages founders here can use today
How to build globally, starting locally
This is a conversation for founders, operators, and anyone thinking beyond borders.
Join us and rethink where global success can start. 🚀
Founder Institute CEE & Caucasus
Lead Director
Monday, April 20, 2026
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM (UTC)
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