European Union supports Moldova Startup Summit 2025!
On 16 April, Chisinau becomes the regional hub of innovation and investment with Startup Moldova Summit 2025, one of the most important events in the region dedicated to business development.
The Summit will bring together over 1000 participants, speakers and investors from 30 countries, and is designed to provide inspiration, valuable opportunities, concrete strategies to all those interested: startup founders, entrepreneurs looking for funding, business professionals, investors or simply tech enthusiasts eager to learn about global trends in the field. During the event, participants will learn how to accelerate the development of their own business ideas or startups and attract funding, having direct access to the largest group of investors in the history of Startup Moldova Summit, with over 40 funders who have confirmed their presence.
Real opportunities for professionals, businesses and enthusiasts
Startup Moldova Summit is not only for startups. It is also a reference platform for established companies looking to accelerate the development of their teams with up-to-date information on key topics such as artificial intelligence and deeptech, product development, marketing, global sales, human resources and more. For these, the organizers have created special corporate packages for participation.
At the same time, the event is also an excellent opportunity for tech enthusiasts, giving them the chance to discover the latest technology trends, expand their personal horizons and interact with internationally recognized leaders in a dynamic and interactive setting.
Top international speakers – global innovation leaders
More than 20 international experts from companies such as Netflix, Booking, Atomico and Horizon Capital will take to the summit stage. Attendees will be able to learn directly from those who have changed industries and markets, discovering both their success stories and valuable lessons learned from challenges and failures. Keynote speakers include:
- Fonz Morris (Netflix) – Lead Product Designer at Netflix, specializing in user experience, digital design and monetization strategies.
- Sasha Vidiborsky (Atomico) – Partner at Atomico, the venture capital fund that has backed global projects such as Stripe, Deepl, Klarna and other world-class companies.
- Sijue Zhao (Booking) – Senior Strategy Manager at Booking.com, startup mentor.
- Marius Ghenea (Catalyst Romania Fund) – Partner in the venture capital fund Catalyst Romania, serial entrepreneur and business angel with successful investments in Eastern Europe, one of the Lions of the Arena of Lions TV show.
- Vasile Tofan (Horizon Capital) – Senior Partner at Horizon Capital, with investment experience in Ukraine and Moldova.
Masterclasses, networking, pitching and the chance to win $1.000.000
In addition to special sessions of keynotes and panel discussions, masterclasses, side events, workshops and networking, one of the most awaited moments of the event is the National Pitching Competition – Startup World Cup Moldova, where local startups will compete for a place in the global finals in San Francisco, with a chance to win a prize of $1.000.000.
Another novelty of the event will be the Investors Pitching – a session where investors will present their expectations for the areas and businesses they want to fund. This will give founders and entrepreneurs a real insight into investor expectations, helping them to tailor their strategies to attract funding.
On 16 April, come to Startup Moldova Summit 2025 – the place where innovation takes shape.
Startup Moldova Summit is organized with the financial support of the EU4Innovation East project, funded by the European Union, co-funded by the Government of France and implemented by Expertise France, as well as with the financial support of Sweden, UMAEF and the Government of Switzerland and Helvetas, through the OPTIM Project.
