Chisinau Startup Week

PROFILE

hub:raum are supporting innovations where they have space to grow – in this case in the central and eastern European regions.

The hub:raum office in Krakow are offer startups with outstanding business ideas from Poland and other countries in South and Central Europe a comprehensive package of seed-funding, co-working space, mentoring and access to Deutsche Telekom assets, such as customer bases, technical service and infrastructure facilities.

With the office from Krakow, they want to focus on the special needs and requirements of this part of the European market. Even though our services mirror those offered at our base in Berlin, we recognize the fact that companies here necessitate a different approach, and are developing a tailor-made strategy for supporting startups in Central and Eastern Europe.

Want to get your startup to the next level and look for advice from experienced mentors? We are excited to announce this new opportunity for startup founders and managers – one-to-one mentorship sessions with Israeli entrepreneurs Ishay Tenster and Natan Leibzon. These mentors are brought to you by the USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project, within Chisinau Startup Week 2016.

Register now for mentor hours: http://bit.ly/mentor-hours

More about mentors:

1. Ishay Tentser (IniTech) - Ishay Tentser’s determination, coupled with excellent communication skills and a business mind set, led him to his current position as IniTech CEO. Ishay’s broad experience in the high-tech sector, veteran leadership, and passion for success make him a perfect candidate to help develop and implement business solutions. A former IDF / Mamram officer and graduate of both Hebrew University (B.Sc. in Computer Sciences) and the Technion (MBA), Ishay is also a founding member in several startups, a networking guru, and unyielding performer. 

With over a decade of leadership experience, IniTech CEO Ishay Tentser has played an active role in the success of countless clients and actively participates in several mentorship programs hosted by leading Israeli incubators. Mentoring startups from multiple accelerators and at different stages in the disciplines of technology and user experience. Helping entrepreneurs to focus their attention, understand their technological needs and hack product growth.

You can meet Ishay, on November 9th. Pick the time slot that is convenient for you.

2. Natan Leibzon 
As a trilingual innovator and entrepreneur attending Bar-Ilan University for law, Natan Leibzon has become well versed in critical thinking under pressure and making fateful decisions when they count the most. His passion lies with changing the world, and is determined to go through any obstacle for such a vision. 

Natan has a proven timeline of learning from his mistakes to quickly find the "next big thing," and move forward. As a pitch expert and challenge undertaker, Natan possess the entrepreneurial mind set and experience others may lack. Natan believes not only in dreams but also to make dreams come true. His experience and the amount of projects can prove that. Managing Director at Hubanana – Entrepreneurship center and home for startups in Raanana. Co-founder and Managing Director at ILANNOVATION - Entrepreneurship club of Bar-ilan University Community Manager at Start-Up Stadium – the largest entrepreneurial community in Israel with over 38,000 members. He is CEO & Co-founder at Startup Company Edoptrerz and CEO & Co-founder at Startup Company SoInFit Ltd.

You can meet Natan, on November 11th. Pick the time slot that is convenient for you.

Are you a successful entrepreneur or manager of a growing IT company? Have you ever been invited to mentor young startup teams? You felt flattered but hesitated, as you were not sure what is actually expected from you? Join this session and you will get many uncertainties clarified!  

 

What makes a good mentor

 

Guest speaker: Moshe Porat – Founder & CEO of MESH, Israel - Passionate visionary entrepreneur at heart, community expert, with extensive experience in developing and mentoring for-profit and social entrepreneurship projects; with great energy, love for people and determination to get things done.      

Moshe will give meaningful insights on how to become a great mentor, being able to motivate young entrepreneurs, help them build successful projects or provide them with amazing learning experiences in the entrepreneurial world.

 

Moderator: Ionela Titirez, IT Education and Entrepreneurship Development Manager, USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project, Founder of the Moldovan Startup Ecosystem

The preliminary results of the 1st mapping of the Moldovan Startup Ecosystem, conducted by the USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project, in in partnership with Civitta and with the financial support of the development cooperation fund of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be presented to the public. It will be followed by a discussion on what should be done to grow the ecosystem faster and how can everyone contribute.

Mircea will meet startup founders who want to receive feedback or advice on various matters regarding their own startup