Participants of the 150,000 GEL Co-Financing Grants Program are Preparing for the Final Stage
Participants of the 150,000 GEL co-financing grants program are preparing for the final stage.
According to the information of the Innovation and Technology Agency of Georgia, they announced the 150,000 GEL co-financing grants program on August 17, 2022 for the ninth time. In 2022, the volume of the co-financing grants program increased from 100,000 to 150,000 GEL, and within the eight rounds of the mentioned program, a total of 155 startups were financed. In the 9th round of the program, a total of 207 applications were submitted, of which 51 startups moved to the final stage.
Within a week from today, trainers invited from Silicon Valley will prepare the contestants for the final stage, to be presented before the Investment Commission, especially for this program:
Christopher Burry - entrepreneur, technology leader, investor, and speaker, executive director of the US Market Access Center USMAC, is an active angel investor, since 2005 - a trainer and mentor of entrepreneurs. His experience includes enterprise architecture, software, infrastructure technologies, operating systems, methodologies, and IT. Christopher Berry has founded many companies in the field of programming and services.
Gail Christine Gannon - Managing Director of Wave Edge Capital and Founder of Ensanté LLC. has 15 years of experience in mentoring startup entrepreneurs; Helps companies turn a special idea into reality, correctly define the target market, obtain grants and convince investors. Gail Christine Guenon holds an M.A. from Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health; He regularly participates in international conferences and investment forums in the field of biotechnology and digital health.
Gideon Marks - Co-founder of DogLog, which makes it easy for pet owners to take care of their pets. He is also a head of technology companies with experience in business, finance and corporate development. Gideon has made many successful investments in startup companies.
Ben Connors - Strategy Director at Acenda and member of Harvard Angels. Has experience working in global technology companies in the direction of sales and marketing, is a business development consultant, and has 10+ years of experience in mentoring startups.
LouAnn Conner - Founder and CEO at SagaciousThink, a strategic startup advisor/mentor. Global Operations Executive. Led global technological programs in aerospace and telecommunications. She has corporate management experience in various large companies.
The winners will be announced on December 4, 2022 - startups who will have the opportunity to make their company more successful and be able to take the product to the global market.
The goal of the program is to develop innovative products and services with international potential in Georgia, their commercialization and stimulation of the creation of innovative enterprises.