Berkeley SkyDeck was a launchpad for many successful Armenian-founded startups: SuperAnnotate (Series B), Krisp (Series A), Feedback Intelligence (acquired by ActiveCampaign) and many others.

❗ The applications are closing on Feb 13. Hurry up to use this opportunity!

#SkyDeck #Acceleration

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STRIVE Pre-Incubation Program for Aspiring Founders

Built on the Ice House Entrepreneurship methodology, STRIVE is a 10-week, experiential, pre-incubation program focused on real-world problem solving, ambiguity, and resource constraints.

The goal is to shape how participants think, act, and learn as entrepreneurs, regardless of the path they later choose.

Who it’s for:
• Individuals (not teams)
• Open to everyone (including non-AUA community)
• No startup idea required
• Intermediate+ English
• Able to attend weekly in-person evening sessions at AUA

Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/GZxhHaLA

#STRIVE #PreIncubation #AUA #EPIC

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Workshop in Yerevan: Going Global with Your Career or Business

Based in Yerevan and aiming to work with international jobs, clients, or partners?

This workshop is focused on practical intercultural communication skills that translate into real opportunities.

Topic: How to Get International Jobs, Clients, Partners: Intercultural Communication Skills that Bring Money

The session combines interactive exercises, concrete tools, and high-quality networking.

What you’ll learn:
• How to network effectively in new markets
• How to organize your job or client search using LinkedIn and other tools
• How to present your local experience confidently to a global audience

Feb 28 (Saturday)
16:00–17:30 (UTC+4)
Letters and Numbers, Tumanyan 35G, Yerevan

Price:
• Early bird (until Feb 20): 7,000 AMD / €15
• Regular: 9,000 AMD / €20

Get your tickets here: http://buymeacoffee.com/kristinaroppelt/e/509661

#Workshop #Event #Networking

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“Speedrun Alpha” Fellowship for Technical Talent

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has launched Speedrun Alpha, a new early-stage fellowship for technical students and recent graduates interested in startups.

The program targets individuals even before they have a startup idea, team, or registered company.

It offers:

✅A $20,000 equity-free grant for participants building a startup at the pre-idea, pre-team, and pre-entity stage
✅Up to $250,000 in potential investment
✅The option to join a fast-growing a16z portfolio company as a full-time engineer

It will begin in June with an in-person retreat, followed by an 8-week fellowship experience. Participants will engage with engineers, founders, and venture capitalists within the ecosystem.

Startups formed through the fellowship will automatically qualify for a guaranteed final-stage interview for a16z’s flagship Speedrun accelerator program.

🔗 Learn more and apply
⌛ Deadline: March 6, 2026

#Fellowship #TechStudents

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Call for Founders in AgriTech, Green Energy & Climate Solutions

Source: ImpactHUB Yerevan

Impact Hub Yerevan has opened applications for a new round of the ACBA Federation Fellowship one-year Incubation Program.

The top participant will receive 1,200,000 AMD after the final pitch.

Additional Benefits:
• Membership at Impact Hub Yerevan
• Individual support, membership
• Workshops, peer-to-peer learning, networking.
• Top 2 participants will get access to reArmenia Academy’s Fundraising Program

Application by: Mar 2, 2026; 11:59 PM Armenia time
Apply & learn more: https://yerevan.impacthub.net/acba-federation-fellowship-2026/

#ImpactHUBYerevan #ACBAFederation #AgriTech #GreenTech #ClimateTech

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Vickino Day is happening tomorrow

Doctors, healthcare providers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders are coming together for a full day focused on healthcare innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact.

If you’re working in or around health and medtech, this is a strong opportunity to connect, learn, and exchange practical insights.

• View the full program
• Register for the event
• Follow the event live

#VickinoDay #HealthCare #Innovation

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Plug and Play Armenia Calls on Startups for Its Third Batch

Plug and Play Armenia's Pre-Acceleration Program is back for a third batch, offering teams a structured path to global markets through mentorship, expert networks, and investor access.

Previous batches have collectively logged over 920 hours of mentorship, generating a business pipeline of around $3 million, creating 15 to 20 new jobs in three months, and attracting up to $250,000 in new investments.

What selected startups can expect:

📍900+ mentorship sessions with local and international experts
📍Direct access to global networks and potential investors
📍Equity-free support throughout the program

👉 More details and application link:
🚨 Application Deadline: March 23, 2026

#PlugandPlay #PreAcceleration

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Applications Open for the Zartir Fellowship Incubation Program 2026

Applications are now open for the Zartir Fellowship 2026, a one-year incubation program implemented by Impact Hub Yerevan and funded by the Whitt Family Foundation.

The program targets individuals, teams, and early-stage startups working on social impact initiatives. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, maternal well-being, child welfare, domestic violence prevention, animal welfare, veterans’ support, and disability inclusion.

Selected participants will receive:

• Workshops focused on business development
• Professional mentorship
• Access to the Impact Hub Yerevan coworking space and community
• Up to $1,000 seed funding for top projects after the final pitch

📅 Deadline: March 30, 2026 | 23:59
👉 Learn More Here
🔗 Apply Here

#ImpactHub #SocialImpact #IncubationProgram

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Women’s Month at SG Yerevan: The Influence Talk with Dr. Madlene Minassian

March is a time to recognize the strength and impact of women and Startup Grind Yerevan is celebrating it with an inspiring conversation.

Join the event on March 26 for a conversation led by Dr. Madlene Minassian, Founder of Wellnest Yerevan and Head of Public Affairs at Picsart, as she shares real insights on building confidence, embracing resilience, breaking barriers, and creating meaningful influence in today’s world.

Whether you are a founder, student, professional, or an aspiring leader, this event is designed to empower you to step into your potential and own your voice.

👉 Hurry up to reserve your spot here 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/4sv0zlZ

There is an early bird registration discount available till Sunday, Mar 22.

#StartupGrindYerevan #Event #Networking

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Impact Acceleration Program - Apply by April 10, 2026

Source: EIF

Building a tech startup with social or environmental impact in Armenia? This is a strong opportunity to accelerate both your product and funding.
Participate in EIF's new Impact Acceleration Program implemented in partnership with C-Quadrat Ampega Asset Management Armenia and supported by RECONOMY.

What you get:
• $30K–$100K equity investment from C-Quadrat Ampega Social Fund
• Support for MVP development and investor readiness
• Other benefits

Eligibility:
• Early-stage tech startups (MVP / prototype stage)
• Solutions aligned with UN SDGs
• Registered (or registering) in Armenia
• Open to equity investment (not a grant)

Startups led by women, youth, and underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Apply by: April 10, 2026
Apply here: Application Form

Details: https://www.eif.am/eng/news/impact-acceleration-program/

#EIF #ImpactAceleration #EIF #Reconomy #CQAmpega

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Dear Community:

Hurry up to sign up for this even in the next 4 hours - until the "Lucky Entrepreneur" offer is available and you can get the tickets free of charge.

Apply here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-yerevan-presents-womens-month-at-sg-yerevan-the-influence-talk/

About the speaker: Dr. Madlene A Minassian, Founder of Wellnest Yerevan & Head of Public Affairs at Picsart.

See you there!

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Dear Community:

Quick update that Plug & Play extended the deadline to March 30.

Explore Program & Apply here: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/yerevan

Don't miss the chance to be part of PNPTC global network!

#PlugandPlay #PreAcceleration

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500,000 AMD Prize Announced for Armenia’s AI Challenge

Source: Eleveight AI

Armenia is getting its own track in OpenAI’s Parameter Golf competition, with support from Eleveight AI, YerevaNN, and YSU.

The competition focuses on building the most efficient language model under strict limits on size, compute, and training time. To support participants from Armenia, Eleveight AI is backing compute access through YSU’s supercomputer and offering a 500,000 AMD prize for the strongest local submission.

If no Armenia-based team makes the global leaderboard, an internal evaluation will determine the winner based on performance on a multilingual dataset.

📅 Optional intermediate evaluation for early feedback: April 14
📌 Final submission deadline (GitHub link or code archive): May 1
🔗 Details: https://github.com/YerevaNN/Parameter-Golf-Armenia/blob/main/README.md

This is open to Armenian residents, not just YSU compute.

#EleveightAI #OpenAIParameterGolf

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Starups innovating in the healthcare domain - this is for you.

Source: Synergya

For too long, innovative health and sustainability ventures across Africa and Europe have been held back by slow systems, wrong meetings, and fragmented rules.

They build something real. They prove it matters. But then they stall or disappear. Not because the work lacks value, but because the right partner never shows up at the right time.

What you built should not stop here.

If that line hits home, you are ONE OF US.

Coming on April 1.
Apply: https://synergya.io/contact

This initiative is led by Synergya, co-founded by Lucy Setian, a healthcare innovation leader with experience across digital health, venture building, and ecosystem development.

#Healtchare #Expansion #BusinessDevelopment #Synergya

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Formula VC announces follow-on investment in Docus

Source: Formula VC

Formula VC has made a follow-on investment in Docus, bringing its total investment in the startup to $350K.

Docus is building an AI layer for healthcare, transforming complex lab data into clear, actionable insights for both doctors and patients, while improving lab efficiency.

The platform now serves 300,000+ clinicians and patients and continues to scale.

Congrats to Docus and Formula VC on this milestone. Looking forward to their continued growth.

#FormulaVC #Docus #Investment

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3 New Opportunities from Impact Hub

Impact Hub has opened applications across three fellowship tracks: social impact, green tech, and creative industries. Deadlines are approaching.

Zartir Fellowship Program (deadline extended to April 6).
A year-long incubation program for social impact projects, from maternal health and education to inclusion, animal rights, and more. Good fit for early-stage ideas that need structure and support.
Ucom Fellowship Program (deadline: April 6)
Focused on green + tech solutions tackling ecological challenges. An 8-month program with hands-on workshops (validation, business, marketing, etc.) + 400,000 AMD for the top 3 teams.
Vahé & Lucie Fellowship Program (deadline: April 20).
For creatives looking to scale, from filmmaking and visual arts to VR, fashion, and even culinary. Includes year-long support to turn ideas into real projects, + $3,000 in funding for top-performing fellows.

#ImpactHub #Fellowships

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Armenia's Insurance CEOs on Risk, Investment & Opportunity

Armenia’s insurance market is still underdeveloped, and now it’s starting to get more attention across the industry.

As part of the Ground Zero Financial Series, backed by the Central Bank of Armenia, an upcoming event will explore insurance as a financial and investment tool.

This event is for anyone serious about their financial future, including business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, finance professionals, startup founders, and individuals seeking to make informed decisions about protecting and growing their wealth.

📍 Ground Zero Venture Cafe: 1 Saryan St., Yerevan
📅 April 11, 2026 | 10:00 AM
🗣 Primary language: Armenian 🇦🇲
🔗 Seats are limited. Register asap: https://luma.com/xhhrra7d

#InsuranceSector #FinancialSeries #GroundZero

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Startup Building & Leadership Talk for Future Founders

ARDY Academy is hosting a session on what it actually takes to build a startup and grow into the role of a founder.

Ruben Osipyan (STAN) and Sevada Baghdyan (Boyden Armenia and Georgia) will lead the session, designing it as a practical, experience-based discussion. Over two hours, they will walk through what actually happens from the earliest stages of a startup to the point where both the company and the founder begin to scale.

You can expect a grounded conversation around:

🔍 How ideas are validated before building
🔍 What makes a product hard to compete with
🔍 How roles, priorities, and teams change over time
🔍 The mistakes founders tend to make early on
🔍 How decision-making and leadership shift as pressure grows

📅 April 11, Saturday | 14:00–16:00
📍 Woods Center
🔗 Registration: https://ardy.am/am/course/173

#ForFounders #Leadership #EarlyStageStartups

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New Norm is listed on eqwefy.com for investment!

Source: eqwefy, New Nörm

New Norm is building an AI-powered mental health infrastructure platform - combining emotional memory, AI interaction, and therapist integration into one continuous system to transform how mental therapy is delivered.

You can find more details on the deal and invest on eqwefy platform: https://eqwefy.com/en/startup-investment/2a0d1c36-6fea-4ef6-a8ce-65b6baaa8e5a

eqwefy is an investment platform regulated by the Central Bank of Armenia.

#eqwefy #NewNörm #Investment

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Applications Open for EIT Jumpstarter Pre-Acceleration Program

Applications are now open for the 2026 edition of EIT Jumpstarter, a seven-month pre-acceleration program supporting early-stage innovators in commercializing ideas and building viable startups.

The program provides mentoring, training, and prize funding of up to €10,000 for top participants in each thematic cohort.

Eligible focus areas:

🟢 Food & Agritech
🟢 Healthcare
🟢 Energy & Renewables
🟢 Smart Cities & Urban Mobility
🟢 Advanced and Green Manufacturing
🟢 Metals, Minerals & Industrial Side Streams​

Armenian applicants are eligible to participate through the country’s status as a Horizon Europe Associated Country.

📅 Deadline: May 8, 2026.
🔗 More info & details: https://eitjumpstarter.eu/programme-details/

#EIT #Jumpstarter #Preacceleration

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