NEXTFinTech – The Bridge to Inclusive Finance
Book the date in your calendar. We bring you the first Demo Day in Romania dedicated to fintech startups.
We’re inviting you to our NEXTFinTech – The Bridge to Inclusive Finance event, online, on February 24, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (UTC+2).
Once again, we facilitate the access of startups to investors and investments, supporting the local ecosystem.
After three months of mentoring sessions, the 11 selected startups are prepared to meet our amazing guests and specialized early-stage & deeptech investors during the DEMO DAY.
They’ll pitch their products and present their achievements after three months of bootcamps, mentoring, training & matchmakings in front of an international & local jury of investors.
The moderator of the event is Thomas Ohr, Editor and CEO of EU-Startups.
๐๐’๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง
Register here and book your spot >>> https://hopin.com/events/next-fintech-demoday
AGENDA
14:00 – Welcome: Thomas Ohr, Editor and CEO, EU-Startups
14:10 – Opening remarks: Markus Aschendorf, Chairman, EFSE DF
14:15 – Keynote speech: Building Unicorns in SEE , Teodor Blidฤruศ, Co-founder and CEO, FintechOS
14:30 – Pitch Session 1: 22Trust Venture / Leaseman / ZoomReport / Investory / TimedFX
15:00 – Panel 1: Co-creation of the Fintech Ecosystem: Driving Inclusive Finance with representatives of:
โข Bogdan Mihai, Deputy Director, National Bank of Romania
โข Papuna Lezhava, Deputy Governor and a Member of the Board, National Bank of Georgia
โข Tanja Jakimova, Senior Advisor in Financial Stability, National Bank of North Macedonia
โข Nika Kurdiani, Deputy CEO, TBC Bank Georgia
โข Mihaela Nฤdฤsan, Deputy CEO, IR&FI and Markets, Banca Transilvania, Romania
โข Olimpiu Balaศ, Owner, TechVentures Bank, Romania
Moderator: Rฤzvan Enache, Project Manager, Future Banking
16:00 – Pitch Session 2: Alphablock / KidsFinance / Monett / ENSO Business / Optimrent / Finpathic
16:45 – Panel 2: Experts Insights: Winning the Investorsโ Heart with:
โข Ashot Arzumanyan, Co-founder and Partner, Smartgate VC, Armenia
โข Aylin Lim, Finance Director, Technolera, Turkey
โข Dan Oros, Head of Marketing, Google & YouTube, Romania
โข Cosmin Cosma, President, Romanian Fintech Association
โข Cristian Dascฤlu, Partner, GapMinder VC, Romania
Moderator: Thomas Ohr, Editor and CEO, EU-Startups
17:30 – Thank you Note & Closing Remarks
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๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ:
๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฟ?
โข You’ll have access to our #NEXTFinTech program and meet your peers;
โข You’ll have access to all the investors invited;
โข You’ll get insights about pitches and learn about raising investment
๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐พ๐?
โข You’ll meet new teams and founders with promising products;
โข You’ll get to see the progress they made after three months of acceleration;
โข You’ll have the chance to analyze the opportunity to invest;
๐ณ๐พ ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ด๐๐ด๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฐ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ฝ?
โข Youโll get inspired to boost innovation in your corporation;
โขYouโll get motivated to become an advisor for startups and maybe join the one, that you love most, as an advisor or founder;
โข Keeping close to the startup ecosystem offers you a source of inspiration on being more agile and think outside the box;
๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ด๐?
โข Youโll be updated with Techcelerator programs and benefits;
โข Youโll have an accelerator partner where to orientated the startups we are working with;
โข Weโll show the international startup community that we are many, smart, and stronger together;
๐ฐ๐๐ด ๐๐พ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐พ๐๐ฝ๐ณ๐ด๐?
โข You’ll learn how to pitch and how to impress an audience;
โข Youโll get hints on how to prepare to raise from a VC;
โข You’ll get to know some amazing guests and listen to their insights;
โข You’ll meet the founders and learn about new high-tech products;
โข You’ll find out more about our future programs;
โข The online networking is good, we promise!
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AGENDA โฆ is in progress and we promise high quality. Stay tuned!
๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ
EFSE, Google for Startups, GapMinder VC, Seedblink, TechAngels, RoFintech, Freshworks, Stripe, Hubspot, British Embassy
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๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ #NEXTFinTech ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ
The acceleration program takes place online until the end of January 2021 and includes four intensive mentoring modules: sales & matchmaking with financial institutions in the region, product marketing, transition strategies to the international market, and investment readiness.
The 11 startups will also be able to access Google Cloud credits, Stripe credits, HubSpot accounts for startups, software products from Freshworks, etc., with a total package value of over 150,000 euros.
They’ll also be introduced to investor partners GapMinder VC, TechAngels, SeedBlink and have the chance to access a round of financing up to 200,000 euros.
Come and meet them:
โข ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ โ B2B product dedicated to retail banks that allows them to offer dynamic prices, using AI technology in their lending activities; https://www.22trustventure.com/
โข ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ introduces the Alphabot, a smart chatbot application that helps capital market investors implement investment strategies with a passive level of risk, but with active levels of performance; https://alphablock.org/
โข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌโ a web platform that redefines the way companies connect and interact with their suppliers; https://enso.services/
โข ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ โ digital financial advisor which analyzes the userโs financial data, by using an extended financial database, and suggests the optimal investment portfolio; https://finpathic.com/
โข ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ uses game-based learning to help children understand finance; https://investory.app/
โข ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ is a product for parents and children that promotes financial education and comes with an associated prepaid card for children; https://www.kidsfinancesolutions.com/
โข ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง โ the platform for renting and managing the available commercial spaces; http://www.leaseman.ro/login
โข ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ญ -the first platform for real estate owners and tenants that aims to automate the processes involved in property management; https://optimrent.ro/
โข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ solution for easy financial control of investments in pension funds; https://www.goldring.ro/
โข ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ โ a platform that offers the best exchange rates for companies that use several currencies in their business, thus helping them to minimize foreign exchange losses; https://timedfx.com/
โข ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ โ a platform that provides users with integrated, geographically located public data and helps them analyze local socio-demographic and economic environments for business decisions. https://zoom.report/