MedPair won the 2nd prize. Congrats Tat and Armen 🎊

🌍 Global Expansion Week

Plug and Play Armenia is opening its Global Expansion Week to founders across the Armenian startup ecosystem.

As part of our Pre-Accelerator Program in Armenia, the online session series will cover expansion strategies for Singapore, Japan, France, the United States, and China, bringing together experts from Plug and Play's international network alongside founders who have successfully entered global markets.

Topics include fundraising, investor expectations, pitch strategy, and market-specific insights to help Armenian startups drive international growth.

📅 More information and registration links:

🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇳 China
🇺🇸 United States
🇫🇷 France
🇯🇵 Japan

#Plug&Play #ExpansionWeek #PreAccelerator

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🏨 Building for hotels, tourism, or guest experience?

Source: Tourism Advance

Tourism Advance is an open innovation program connecting startups with hospitality companies in Portugal to explore pilot opportunities around real business challenges.

Who should apply:
• Startups with an MVP, prototype, or validated solution
• Solutions for hotels, resorts, hostels, short-term rentals, or tourism operations
• Teams from Portugal or anywhere in the world

What selected startups get:
• Direct access to hospitality companies actively looking for innovation
• Matchmaking sessions with potential clients
• Bootcamps & mentoring by Fábrica de Startups
• Support in defining use cases, validating assumptions, and launching pilots

This is less about pitching and more about getting your product in front of real customers.

📅 Applications open until August 23
👉 Apply: https://www.tourismadvance.pt/

#HospitalityTech #TravelTech #OpenInnovation

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Reminder: Speed Networking of Startup Grind Yerevan is happening tomorrow

Time: 6:30pm
Venue: AI9 Startup Campus, Isahakyan 9

See many of you there!

💥 RSVP here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-yerevan-presents-startup-grind-speed-networking-find-your-perfect-startup-match-1/

🚀 Armenian-founded Netris has raised a $15M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Source: SmartGate VC

The company builds networking software for AI infrastructure, enabling large GPU clusters to operate reliably across complex network environments.

Some impressive traction:
• 800% ARR growth over the past 12 months
• 35+ production deployments
• Customers include neoclouds, sovereign AI operators, and AI factories

Wonderful news for the startup, early investors and the whole Armenian ecosystem! Congrats to all of us 🙌

#SuccessStory #Investment #Netris

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🚀 Building a deep tech startup in Europe?

Applications are open for the 28DIGITAL Co-Creation Accelerator — a 4-month program helping early-stage startups validate their technology together with industry partners.

Who should apply:
• Deep tech startups at TRL 4–5
• Registered in an EU or Horizon Europe-associated country
• Working prototype or proof of concept
• Looking to validate technology through real industry collaboration

What selected startups get:
• Up to €250K in funding (equity-based, 3.5–7.5%)
• Direct collaboration with corporate partners
• Mentorship, fundraising support, and access to a Europe-wide innovation network

Free information session: July 16, 15:00 CEST
Next application deadline: September 8, 2026

👉 Learn more, register for the info session, and apply: https://28digital.eu/co-creation-accelerator/

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Build Your Own AI Project Manager

Source: Ground Zero

Join this hands-on session by VanaLabs at Ground Zero Venture Café, where founders Alexander Adamyan and Sedrak Hovhannisyan will build an AI Project Manager live using OpenClaw.

During the session, you’ll learn how to:

Build and configure an AI agent from scratch
Connect it to a Trello workspace
Automate standups and project updates
Detect blocked or stale tasks
Generate weekly project reports
Integrate AI agents into your daily workflow

No coding or prior AI experience is required.

A great opportunity for founders, startup operators, project managers, freelancers, and anyone interested in practical AI applications.

Date: Jun 30, 2026
Venue: Ground Zero Specialty Coffee, 1 Martiros Saryan St, Yerevan
https://maps.app.goo.gl/b7H8ViRM14bx5uMA7

🔗 Register and learn more through the event page. https://luma.com/1255v3n4

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Meet the Person Building Digital Trust at Google

Source: Ground Zero

If you work in banking, fintech, financial services, cybersecurity, identity, compliance, or any industry where trust and security matter, this is a session you shouldn’t miss. Vahe Amirbekian, PhD leads product initiatives in Trust & Safety, Identity, and Risk Management at Google. Before Google, Vahe held leadership roles at eBay, PayPal, and other top companies, bringing cutting edge expertise in identity, payments, fraud prevention, and cybersecurity.

This is a rare opportunity to connect with someone shaping the trust infrastructure behind products used by billions of people every day.

Seats are limited, and most spots have already been reserved — register early.

Wednesday, July 1 | 8:30–10:30 AM
Ground Zero Specialty Coffee, 1 Martiros Saryan St, Yerevan

🔗 Register: https://luma.com/sm0owwtz

#Cybersecurity #FinTech #Identity #Trust #AI #Google #GroundZero

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July PyData Yerevan Meetup

PyData Yerevan returns on July 2 with a community meetup featuring Ara Yeroyan, AI Engineer at ServiceTitan Armenia.

In "Building a Visual RAG System and Scaling It with Spatial Pooling," Ara will explain how modern vision-language models can search PDFs without OCR, retrieve information from complex layouts like tables and charts, and scale Visual RAG systems using multi-vector retrieval and spatial pooling.

The session will also demonstrate a complete Visual RAG pipeline, from PDF ingestion to indexed search.

📅 July 2, 2026
🕖 19:00
📍 308e, PAB, American University of Armenia

🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/S3JLdknK44QULA1Y7

Bring your questions and meet the local AI community.

#PyData #PyYerevan #MachineLearning #AI #ComputerVision #TechEvents

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BANA Angels announced investment in Rozvelt

Source: BANA Angels

The startup is developing a science-based solution for scent control, helping hunters and outdoor enthusiasts improve performance in the field.

Founded by a team with expertise in healthcare, research, product development, and technology, Rozvelt is tackling a niche market with a differentiated approach.

The investment was made through a BANA Angels syndicate, highlighting continued interest in founder-led companies addressing underserved markets with innovative solutions.

Congratulations to the Rozvelt team and BANA Angels! 🚀

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🚀 Join Plug and Play Armenia Batch 3 Expo

Plug and Play Armenia is bringing together startups, investors, and ecosystem leaders for its Batch 3 Expo on July 9 in Yerevan.

It's the closing event of Plug and Play Armenia's third pre-accelerator cohort, run with backing from the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia. For three months, 18 Armenian startups, developing solutions across multiple sectors, built, tested, and refined their ideas. Now they'll showcase that work to founders, investors, venture capital firms, corporations, and government representatives and connect with the wider local and international startup ecosystem.

If you're looking to discover early-stage Armenian startups, meet the people building them, or find your next investment or partnership, this is the place to be.

📅 July 9, 2026
🕠 Doors open: 17:30
📍 Hamazgayin State Theatre, 3 Anri Vernoy Street, Yerevan
🔗 Reserve your spot

#PlugandPlay #Preaccelerator #Batch3

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📢 Armenian tech startups with innovative products and IP — this is a great opportunity to learn from leading U.S. commercialization experts.

The Technology Transfer Management & IP Commercialization Workshop will take place on July 8–10 at the American University of Armenia.

The workshop brings together experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Cornell University, STAN, and Womble Bond Dickinson.

Participants will:
• Learn about IP protection, technology commercialization, licensing, and working with U.S. partners.
• Receive one-on-one coaching from U.S. experts.
• Pitch their startup and receive detailed feedback.
• Be considered for follow-on mentoring and introductions to U.S. partners and investors.

Participation is free of charge.

👉 Interested? Contact STAN at info@stan.am sending details about your project (including pitch deck if available).
Application Deadline: July 5, 2026

#CLDP #TechTransfer #Startup

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🚀 Nanik is now live on Product Hunt

Nanik is an AI-powered app that helps parents create personalized bedtime stories to support children through different challenges. It can even narrate stories in the parent's own voice after a short voice sample.

The founder is currently focused on improving the Armenian language model, so community feedback and support can make a real difference.

If you'd like to support a fellow Armenian founder today:

👍 Upvote and leave a comment on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/nanik-bedtime-stories-for-kids

You can also try the app for free:📲 https://testflight.apple.com/join/xkX76t67

#ProductHunt #Nanik #CallForCommunitySupport

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🚀 Applications are open for Plug and Play Armenia Pre-Acceleration – Batch 4.

Photo & News Source: Plug & Play Armenia

An equity-free program for early-stage startups with early traction looking to validate their product, gain traction, and prepare for international growth.

Who should apply:
🇦🇲Armenia-based startups
🌍 International startups interested in expanding to Armenia

What selected startups get:
• Mentorship from Plug and Play
• Support in preparing for global markets
• Connections to investors

Application deadline: September 24
👉 Register here: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/yerevan
(scroll down to find the submission form)

#PlugandPlay #PreAcceleration #Startups

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PyData & PyCon Yerevan Returns July 24–25

PyData & PyCon Yerevan 2026 will take place on July 24–25, bringing together developers, data scientists, researchers, founders, students, and AI practitioners for two days of technical talks, knowledge sharing, and community building around Python and artificial intelligence.

Beyond the talks, the event offers an opportunity to exchange ideas, discover new technologies, and connect with the people shaping Armenia's growing AI and developer ecosystem.

As Armenia's AI ecosystem continues to grow, PyData & PyCon has become one of the country's key annual gatherings for the technical community.

📅 July 24–25, 2026
📍 American University of Armenia
🎟 Register here

The agenda and speaker lineup are already out. Take a look and don't miss the session, speaker, or topic that's most relevant to you.

#Pydata #Pydata2026 #PyCon2026

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🚀 Armenian startup RunEvr just launched on Product Hunt.

RunEvr is an AI-powered collaborative workspace that brings projects, conversations, files, reviews, whiteboards, and AI agents into a single environment, reducing the need to constantly switch between apps.

Originally developed inside an animation studio to solve fragmented creative workflows, the platform now helps teams keep work, communication, and AI collaboration in one shared context. The AI agents themselves can act as project coordinators or creative collaborators, working alongside the human team.

👏 Let's back a homegrown product, check it out, and upvote. Every vote helps push it up the rankings today.

👉Upvote here

#ProductHunt #RunEvr #Upvote

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🚀 Armenian startup SoundGate on Product Hunt.

One of our local startups is currently sitting at #2 on Product Hunt right now, and they are in a tight race for the top spot. Let's show up as a community and give them the final push they need to claim #1 globally!

What they built: The app is called SoundGate, and it's an incredibly cool AI Music Tutor that actually listens to you play guitar. It uses your device's mic with zero lag to hear every note you play, giving you instant feedback on an interactive fretboard. It also features a built-in AI coach that analyzes your playing, answers specific questions, and builds custom practice routines. Best of all, it's a beautifully designed, native Apple app (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and is currently 100% free.

👏 Let’s rally behind them. Check out their launch and upvote here.

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Building a startup in Eurasia? This is your moment.

Batch 11 of the 500 Global Accelerator is now open. If you've got early traction and a working MVP, this is the fastest way to go from "promising startup" to "funded and scaling."

In just 12 weeks, you'll get:
• Up to $100K in investment
• The Silicon Valley playbook - the same frameworks that built 500 Global's global portfolio, spanning unicorns like Canva, Preply, and Pipedrive

500 Eurasia has backed founders across Armenia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine, and beyond, and Batch 11 is your chance to join them.

⏳ Priority deadline: August 2

👉 https://be.500.co/4x3vecF

#500Global #500Eurasia #AccelerationProgram #Funding

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🚀 Applications are open for Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator – Batch 23

One of the world's leading university-backed accelerators, SkyDeck invests in early-stage startups from around the globe across all industries.

Who should apply:
• Early-stage startups in any sector
• Founders from anywhere in the world (around two-thirds of past cohorts were international)

Armenian-founded alumni include Krisp (Series A), SuperAnnotate (Series B), among others.

What selected startups receive:
• $210K investment
• 6-month acceleration program
• Access to 900+ advisors, workshops, and industry experts
• $750K+ in partner perks (legal, financial, and tech resources)
• Business development support and introductions through Berkeley's global network
• Opportunity to pitch to 900+ investors at Demo Day

Application deadline: August 21, 2026

👉 Apply: https://www.f6s.com/skydeck-batch-23/apply

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