20/09/2022
Новости латвийской венчурной экосистемы вкратце
🚀 3, 2, 1… We are ready for take-off! Check out recap of the launch event for LatBAN New Season Grand Opening at Rietumu Bank.
In total, 78 Angel Investors, VCs, policy makers, ALTUM, Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra - LIAA and other partners came from different parts of Latvia to talk about Latvian startup future.
Our special guests included honorable Leonid Lozner (EPAM systems co-founder), Latvias pride - first unicorn's Printful founder Davis Siksnans, prospective unicorn Sonarworks founder Helmuts Bems and LANDE startup founder Nikita Gončars, Liepāja Angel Investor community representative, VC representatives from the the Untitled ventures, Change Ventures, Venture Faculty, Commercialization Reactor, Latvijas Pasts, Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera and many more.
Opening speach recaping LatBANs ambitions was given by the CEO Kristine Tarvida and keynote of future possibilities, strength and opportunites was led by our Chairman of the Board Kirill Golub.
The program included 4 exciting panel discussions looking at these topics:
⚡️“VC Funds and Angel investors — partners, competitors or enemies? How we'll work together for the Latvian ecosystem in 2023”
⚡️“What the Government and the Society can do for Angel investors? How can Angels pay them back?”
⚡️“Angels triumphs and f%ckups: sharing the best and the worst decision in your Angel's career?”
⚡️“What Founder needs from an Angel investor, and how Angel investor may help Founder in his journey?”
🚀 We finished the events official part with our member - CrowdedHero newest portfolio startup pitch presentation - GAGE.
🚀 You know the winter is coming and that’s why we were glad to welcome Advangrids CEO Oskars Gūtmanis on the startup stage (https://www.advangrid.com/) and
🚀 Deep Tech startup Terrawaste building innovative plastic recycling solution with never ending recource reusage made by Aija Pope (https://terrawaste.tech/).
Thank you Rietumu Banka for the very welcoming hospitality!