BKVF Balkan Venture Forum Sofia

Expert & Investor Jury


Dragan Antonic
e-Front

Dragan Antonic

Partner
e-Front (Serbia)
ICT
Darko Arsov
Crimson Capital Corp.

Darko Arsov

Project Manager
Crimson Capital Corp. (United States)
ICT
Val Bejenuta
Europe Unlimited

Val Bejenuta

Advisor
Europe Unlimited (Belgium)
Fadi Bishara
Blackbox Accelerator, LLC

Fadi Bishara

Founder & CEO
Blackbox Accelerator, LLC (United States)
ICT
Todor Breshkov
LAUNCHub Ventures

Todor Breshkov

Founding Partner
LAUNCHub Ventures (Bulgaria)
ICT
Kristof De Buysere
Value Development

Kristof De Buysere

Associate Partner
Value Development (Monaco)
ICT
James Digby
James Digby

James Digby

President & CEO
Seed Round Ventures (United States)
ICT
George Dimitriou
SEPVE - Association of Information Technology Companies of Northern Greece

George Dimitriou

Advisor
SEPVE - Association of Information Technology Companies of Northern Greece (Greece)
ICT
Aly Dossa
Osha Liang LLP

Aly Dossa

Partner
Osha Liang LLP (United States)
ICT
Marius Ghenea
Venture Connect

Marius Ghenea

Board Director
Venture Connect (Romania)
ICT
George Giakoumakis
European Investment Fund (EIF)

George Giakoumakis

Mandate Relationship Manager
European Investment Fund (EIF) (Luxembourg)
ICT
Michael Gold
Crimson Capital Corp.

Michael Gold

Managing Director
Crimson Capital Corp. (United States)
ICT
Max Gurvits
Eleven Ventures

Max Gurvits

early-stage VC
Eleven Ventures (Bulgaria)
Urs Haeusler
DealMarket

Urs Haeusler

Chief Executive Officer
DealMarket (Switzerland)
ICT
Oliver Holle
Speedinvest

Oliver Holle

Managing Partner
Speedinvest (Austria)
ICT
Rumen Iliev
LAUNCHub Ventures

Rumen Iliev

Partner
LAUNCHub Ventures (Bulgaria)
ICT
Steve Keil
MammothDB

Steve Keil

CEO and founder
MammothDB (Bulgaria)
ICT
Dan Lupu
Earlybird Venture Capital

Dan Lupu

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
ICT
Lorena Macura
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds

Lorena Macura

Investment Director
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (Serbia)
ICT
Slobodan Markovic
RARS

Slobodan Markovic

CEO
RARS (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
ICT
Mirna Marovic
Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Mirna Marovic

President
Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Croatia)
ICT
Richard Murbeck
Spintop Ventures

Richard Murbeck

Private partner
Spintop Ventures (Sweden)
ICT
Hristo Neychev
Telerik

Hristo Neychev

Director of Business Development
Telerik (Bulgaria)
Celik Nimani
Innovation Center Kosovo

Celik Nimani

Entrepreneur/Community Developer
Innovation Center Kosovo (Kosovo)
Giannis Papadopoulos
Attica Ventures

Giannis Papadopoulos

Co founder and CEO
Attica Ventures (Greece)
ICT
Tim Röhrich
Pioneers Festival

Tim Röhrich

Head of Pioneers Festival, Startups & Investors
Pioneers Festival (Austria)
ICT
Stanislav Sirakov
LAUNCHub Ventures

Stanislav Sirakov

Partner
LAUNCHub Ventures (Bulgaria)
ICT
Bratislav Stankovic, PhD, JD, MSc
Center for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (CIPTT)

Bratislav Stankovic, PhD, JD, MSc

Science and Technology Advisor to the President of Macedonia
Center for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (CIPTT) (North Macedonia)
ICT
Julia Tanasic
netSTART Venture Investment

Julia Tanasic

Director Investments
netSTART Venture Investment (Germany)
ICT
Vadim Tarasov
Bright Capital

Vadim Tarasov

Investment Director
Bright Capital (Russian Federation)
ICT
Adriane Thrash
Adriane Thrash

Adriane Thrash

Innovation Farm (Greece)
ICT
Renaud TRNKA
Bouygues Telecom

Renaud TRNKA

Development and Innovation Manager at Bouygues Telecom & General Manager at Bouygues Telecom Initiatives
Bouygues Telecom (France)
ICT
Siegfried Verstappen
Invest Hong Kong

Siegfried Verstappen

Senior Investment Promotion Executive
Invest Hong Kong (Belgium)
ICT
Nikola Veselinov
Expat Capital

Nikola Veselinov

Financial Analyst
Expat Capital (Bulgaria)
ICT
Raya Yunakova
Microsoft Corporation

Raya Yunakova

Audience Marketing Manager
Microsoft Corporation (Bulgaria)
ICT
Maciej Zak
Intel Capital

Maciej Zak

Investment Director
Intel Capital (Poland)
ICT