Mentors

Strategic Marketing Leader with 9+ years in tech and consumer electronics, delivering high-impact 360° campaigns, data-driven paid media, and CRM strategies across European markets.

Currently serving as EU Channel Partner Marketing Lead at Samsung Electronics UK, where is maximizing sales performance through data collaboration and co-CRM programs. Previously led brand marketing team for Samsung Ukraine & Moldova, achieving significant growth in brand awareness and consideration. Known for driving measurable business outcomes, leading cross-functional teams, and building high-performing brand and retail collaborations across digital and omnichannel ecosystems.

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Has 12+ years of experience leading marketing for international technology companies and digital products. Specialises in go-to-market strategy, growth marketing, brand positioning, communications, and building scalable marketing systems from the ground up.
Founder of Octogamma, a marketing agency helping tech, fintech, AI, and Web3 companies build smart marketing strategies and execute high-impact campaigns that drive growth.
Mentor at Astana Hub, a government-backed tech acceleration hub.
Has mentored and implemented marketing for 60+ tech projects.

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Kateryna is a technical product leader with 17+ years of experience building, scaling, and securing complex IT products, currently focused on Product Management in EnergyTech and ClimateTech domain. She brings deep technical and product expertise across the full product lifecycle, aligning product strategy with engineering, security, and business goals to deliver resilient, scalable, and compliant solutions. Her work emphasizes organizational development, cross-functional collaboration, and achieving strong product–market fit.

Startup Pitch Coach | Speaker & Moderator. She's trained over 600 startups - many from deeptech, medtech, AI, defense industry. Helps tech founders talk like humans.

With over nine years of work experience in international, governmental and private companies in Lithuania and abroad. As the Investors Guru at Startup Lithuania, she excels at creating valuable connections.

Specializes in operational support roles where payments, risk, and compliance requirements intersect with customer experience.

She is a co-founder and CEO of Quoroom, the most advanced deal management and investor relations software for private markets. She's served as Senior Executive at investment services companies and organizations. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, capital markets and finance, financial market transformations and reforms, investors and government relations, multi-stakeholder collaboration and international relationships, research and analytics. She is also a founder and CEO at emerging company Impactsee, portfolio mapping and management software.

Results-driven leader with 15+ years in international business, specializing in strategic growth, team motivation, and operational excellence. Passionate about driving change, optimizing sales processes, and building high-performing teams.

Experienced Head of RnD with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive and information services industry. Skilled in Project Management, having strong technological background.

Anna has over 18 years of experience in corporate, venture capital, and startups. Her expertise includes performance improvement through leading advisory firms like EY and PwC. Mentoring over 250 startups to date.

20+ years of experience in B2B Marketing & Sales across multinational companies. Specializes in IT solutions, Pharma, and Tech, with strong expertise in digital transformation.

Marketing leader and Fractional CMO with 10+ years of experience scaling B2B SaaS companies. Superpower in building GTM and growth strategies, driving up to 8× annual growth.

Helps B2B companies find and secure clients through targeted, multichannel lead generation strategies. Optimizes lead generation strategies, including inbound and outbound campaigns.

More than 10 years of experience in law. Head of AI and IT Law. Legal Advisor at the Association for Ethics and Integrity in AI (AIEI). AI Sandbox Expert from the Ministry of Digital Economy.

A technology and strategy advisor with 20+ years of international experience in data, AI and blockchain solutions. He now supports boards through Headmark Advisory.

Expert in business strategy, innovation, and process optimisation.

Lawyer focused on tech deals and commercial contracts. Runs Ventures'n'Law, dedicated exclusively to tech companies in Romania.

Founder of Ringy, one of the fastest-growing startups in CEE focused on the circular economy.

Former VC turned operator, now leading growth at a manufacturing scale-up. Co-founded a drone tech spinout and brings deep understanding of the founder journey.

Povilas Urbonas is a seasoned innovation strategist and ecosystem builder, with extensive experience nurturing early-stage ventures across the tech and sustainability sectors. Currently leading growth initiatives and partnerships at the nexus of public policy, corporate innovation, and startup acceleration.

🇪🇺 #EU Startups Scout, Mentor, Investor. Specializes in the CEE founder mindset, founder-investor alignment. ex-WeWork Labs Manager, ex-Bolt. Sociologist with Executive MBA.

An experienced leader who has built and scaled numerous startups. Strong suits are business strategy, finance, go-to-market strategy, data driven decision making. Currently offering strategic consulting to startups and scaleups.

30 years in IT business, serial entrepreneur. Done angel investing, moved to angel syndicate VC, business advisor for private clients, mentor in dozen of European startup accelerators.

Matthew Scheepers is a behavioural scientist and founder of Get Prept. His work draws on psychology, neuroscience to understand how people communicate and make decisions under pressure.

Gunce Onur is General Partner at Startup Wise Guys, the leading early-stage VC fund in Eastern Europe with more than 450 portfolio companies. Since 2021, invested in 155 startups as GP.

Highly accomplished strategy, growth, and innovation leader with extensive experience in business transformation, consulting, venture building, and sales. Entrepreneur who established several companies.

Experienced mentor for early-stage founders, with involvement in programs like InnovX and Founder Institute. Helps startups refine their business models, design growth strategies, and become investor-ready.

Startup mentor and advisor helping founders worldwide enter and grow in the US market. With over 20 years of experience in business across the US and Europe. Since 2018, he has guided hundreds of tech startups.

Professional and serial entrepreneur with over a decade of international experience in technology, marketplaces, and business development. Led global initiatives at Amazon.

Akhil Menon is the founder of notNULL, working with top incubators and accelerators backed by major investment banks. He is a 3x founder with 1x exit and has raised several million in venture funding.

Ahmad Piraiee is a venture builder and startup advisor with over 20 years of experience in innovation, acceleration, and market entry across Europe. As CMO at freshmango, he supports early-stage startups and corporate partners through tailored growth programs.

Misha is a product leader with experience in various business domains, who has scaled B2B and B2C platforms at various stages of product development. Misha mentors on product strategy, market and competitor analysis, OKRs and KPIs, user research, MVP scoping, and go-to-market strategy.

Colin is the founder of Series-A, where he helps founders scale from Seed to Series A with a strong focus on go-to-market strategy. With 30 years of experience in GTM, he is a successful exited founder, a former senior executive at Microsoft, and the former Director of Founders Institute London.

Volodymyr is an Investment Manager at Skyrora Ventures, specialising in early-stage startups. In 2024, he served as a mentor for the UK-Ukraine Tech Bridge Investment Accelerator. He advises on fundraising and business strategy.

With over 15 years of experience in economic development and project finance, Tetiana has led initiatives supported by international donors (including SECO, GIZ, NEFCO, and USAID) and managed energy and infrastructure projects with a total value exceeding €115 million.

Owen helps founders refine their investment narratives and fundraising strategies. His work at the Wyss Institute at Harvard provides him with deep insight into how to turn scientific breakthroughs into viable businesses.

David is a strategic adviser, investment director, angel investor, and client portfolio manager, with an education from Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He brings 25 years of professional experience in investment, including 15 years as an angel investor.

With 20 years of experience across leading technology companies and startups, Col Gabriel has worked at the intersection of the UK’s public and private sectors in fields such as artificial intelligence, space, cybersecurity, and defence. He has invested $12 million in startups.

Has experience in venture investing and operations. Was one of the early employees of a fintech startup and the first hire at Whoppah.

Experienced startup builder with a track record in commercialising products with social impact and emerging technologies.

Levon built an EdTech project from scratch, growing the team to 100+ people in three years. He personally built all sales departments in his projects.

Nataliia has over 15 years of management experience in IT. She specialises in organisational development and scaling, digital transformation, and financial performance management.

Frontend engineer with 9+ years of experience. Works at Jiji, a leading online marketplace in Africa. Supports those looking to grow in new направлениях.

Project manager and mentor. Implemented sales transformations in 40+ companies.

DreamX specialises in UX/UI design for startups, including the creation of pitch decks, MVPs, and other product solutions. Oleksandr has hands-on experience in launching businesses from scratch and building strategic partnerships.

Vice President of Government Relations at Skeleton Technologies, a European scale-up from Estonia specialising in high-power and fast-charging energy storage technology.

After earning a degree in Journalism in the United Kingdom, Yuliia has over 10 years of experience in public relations and communications. She began her career working with some of the world’s most recognised brands, including TomTom, ASUS, and Visa.

Academic leader and expert.

Open data expert.

Has expertise in planning, using, and reporting public funds

Experienced in project management, marketing, and business development.

Leads IT project implementation, software development, legal support, communication campaigns, and user support.

Works in environmental policy and governance.

Experienced in project management, public registries, and open data.

Experienced in change management, stakeholder engagement, project management, data analysis, and customer needs assessment.

Works with project management, OKRs, and organisational transformation.

Experienced in data analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, GIS, and open data.

Expert in corporate governance and fintech.

Expert in developing and implementing digital projects.

Works with data analytics, visualisation, and digital transformation.

Expert in product development, open data, fintech, and data analytics.

Works with open data, entrepreneurship, and project management.

Expert in business model development (Canvas), competitive and financial strategy, revenue streams, organisational design, digital strategy, and project business planning.

Experienced in managing projects within the social sector.

Experienced in SaaS, BI, AI, product management, and fundraising.

Experienced in data analytics, development, and project management.

Has expertise in AI, innovation management, data protection.

Serial entrepreneur with experience scaling tech companies.

Experienced in customer development.

Experienced in building business processes, team development, and fundraising.

Experienced in building and executing business strategies and models. Head of PRO WOMEN UA.

Expert in environmental data, data analytics, web development, chatbots, and open data advocacy.

Works with business modelling, data processing, and data visualisation.

Experienced in marketing, branding, communications, PR, and promotion.

Experienced in product design and prototyping, as well as project management.

Works with development, idea validation, and project management.

Experienced in HR management and recruitment.

Experienced in project management.

Experienced in marketing, design, web3, and product development.

Experienced in project management and finance.

Experienced in product development, research, data analytics, project management, and marketing strategy.

Experienced in data analytics and project management.

Experienced in project management.

Cyber security and M&A expert

25+ years in tech across industries. Recently focused on building product portfolios for the Atlassian ecosystem.

Serial entrepreneur with leadership experience across multiple Fortune 500 companies. Has over 10 years of experience in strategic marketing.

Supports and invests in early-stage international founders in the UK with a global vision.

Venture investor focused on early-stage companies

Works with venture building, strategy, and launching new ventures.

Board Advisor and business mentor with extensive experience in startup ecosystem

Startup advisor and investor with strong experience in venture development and startup growth.

Corporate finance partner advising on cross-border M&A, IPOs, venture capital, and ESG.

Founder and CEO focused on legal tech innovation.

Senior account manager with experience in the UK public sector. Proven track record in managing complex government sales and tender processes.

Optimises and structures processes for 20+ startups.

Has over 25 years of experience in product management and e-commerce across a wide range of sectors.

Works across export support, team building, strategy, business development, and sales.

Manages relationships with a wide range of investors, from local angels to leading venture capital firms.

Has experience in launching, scaling, and investing in startups. At Sifted, leads the development and execution of Sifted Pitch Days.

Founder of Short Story Ventures, a venture studio that helps early-stage startups build a fundable startup brand.