3N Digest. Issue No 10

News

• According to Global Startup Ecosystem Report for 2022 Armenia moved 5 spots up and is ranked 60th globally. Yerevan improved by 38 spots to 244th globally. This increase pushed Yerevan up to be 244th globally. This increase pushed Yerevan up the ladder in Eastern Europe, where it is now ranked 19th, versus 29th in 2021.
• 22 startups founded by Diaspora Armenians participated in the 5-day Neruzh 3.0 Diaspora Tech Startup Program. Biocentric, ATMT and Reactive Science won grants by the Ministry of High Tech Industry of Armenia. Interians, MMD, Low-Code Armenia and DrumStar teams were selected to participate in the next batch of BAJ Accelerator.
• Armenian edu-tech startup LiveBoard won the 1st prize at the She Loves Tech competition among the Western European startups. Now the team is gearing up for the global competition that will be happening on Nov 10-11 in Singapore.

Upcoming Events

• November 2, 2022. Untapped Ventures organizes an LP-only Investor Summit on Nov 2 in Los Angeles. Its a hybrid event with both an in-person venue in LA and Livestream on Zoom.
• Check out a quick clip from their last investor event here (https://youtu.be/q6tVhrdC-YA).
• November 8-9, 2022. BDO Armenia and Orion Worldwide Innovations Armenia organize a 2-day conference on Alternative Investments in Yerevan.
• December 10-16, 2022 - Seaside Startup Summit organizes SSS Holidays Program in Mobor beach, Goa, India.

Training

• Startups planning to expand to Germany, Austria, or Switzerland are welcome to apply to the Vienna Startup Package. Application deadline: 24 February 2023.

Grant Programs

• The Science Committee of Armenia announced a grant competition for the experimental development projects. Application deadline: November 25, 2022

Acceleration Programs

• Techstars Austin Accelerator: for founders who are able to build a meaningful company and attract world class talent. Application deadline: November 2, 2022.
• The Alchemist Accelerator: a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises. Application deadline: November 4, 2022.
• Applications for the Oncology to Optometry Innovation Accelerator program are open. Application deadline: November 18, 2022.
• Applications for the Angel Investor Club of Armenia 15th pitching session are open. Application deadline: November 20, 2022.
• The Stockholm Techstars Accelerator: for early-stage, high-growth companies looking to build and expand in the Nordic-Baltic startup ecosystem. Application deadline: November 30, 2022.
• The Filecoin Techstars Accelerator: for the startups that use the IPFS/Filecoin blockchain-based storage network. Application deadline: November 30, 2022.
• The Techstars Healthcare: for founders focused on innovative technology solutions in the healthcare industry. Application deadline: November 30, 2022.
• Techstars Chicago Accelerator - The center of the Midwest startup community, one of the fastest growing ecosystems in the U.S. Application deadline: November 30, 2022.
• Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator: For the startups focused on artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, quantum information science, 5G/advanced wireless technology, biotechnology, and clean energy technology. Application deadline: January 4, 2023
• Startup Wise Guys Milan: for the B2B SaaS startups. Application Deadline: December 1, 2022.
• Newchip is a global remote startup accelerator which invests in startup developing apps and solutions in software and retail industries. No deadline, the program is available on rolling basis.