Today we are meeting you with Galina Antova, a cybersecurity entrepreneur and executive who has advised and led growth strategies and large-scale digital transformations for Fortune 500 customers. She is the co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Claroty, a cybersecurity company for industrial control networks, a female entrepreneurship advocate, and a mentor at Bulgaria Innovation Hub.
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BIH’s board is expanding and we’ve gathered alongside us accomplished professionals, who mark a significant milestone in our pursuit of excellence in innovation, and we are excited to leverage their expertise to accelerate our impact on Bulgaria's business landscape.
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In this article, we discover how Resolute helped BIH to establish its single source of truth by implementing Salesforce’s NPSP solution.
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Our team recently conducted its annual survey to discover the growth of startups that went through BIH’s Growth Accelerator Program. The findings from it are astonishing, and just to highlight some of them: over 1500 new jobs were created in Bulgaria, the US, and Western Europe.; raised over $167M in capital through their lifecycle, and more than $124M were secured after graduating from the program.
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OfficeRnD was one of the first companies to take part in BIH’s Growth Accelerator program. After a few years of continuous development, we connected with Miroslav Miroslavov to discover more about the growth of the company. We discover some of the key milestones reached by OfficeRnD and the impact our program had on the expansion path of the company.
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Tihomir Petrov, founder and CEO of Augment, had the opportunity to part take in two BIH cohorts in 2022. Today, we share with you Tim’s key takeaways from the program, the development of his startup and much more here.
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Pressian Karakostov is a long-time supporter of Bulgaria Innovation Hub in his role as a donor, he is now taking his engagement with the initiative to the next level by becoming a mentor. In this article Pressian share what’s the importance of the paying it forward principle.
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Our Growth Acceleration program is underway, and we gathered the opinions of 3 BIH alumni - Iva Gumnishka, Stefan Ivanov, and Boyan Ivanov. They share what were their key takeaways from the program.
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BIH is dedicated to building a bridge between the Bulgarian and USA tech ecosystems. Endeavor Bulgaria is the local chapter of the global organization for high-impact entrepreneurs. Learn how the two cooperate to help startups from our region grow on the international level.
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Jivko Koltchev and Jivko Moutafov are Bulgarian diaspora entrepreneurs, BIH mentors, and the co-founders of Monetryx, a platform that connects early-stage founders with investors and mentors. The startup helps young companies to structure their financing processes and handle several organizational tasks such as building their equity structure, organizing their management process, facilitating interactions with investors, and securing funding.
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In May we welcomed two Bulgarian female founders into the USA - Maya Zlatanova and Iva Gumnishka. They had the opportunity to meet up with potential clients, investors, and partners in the US. Their trip was organized by two of our mentors Lidiya Dervisheva and Austin Arensberg with the support of The German Marshall Fund. Previously we shared with you the experiences of Iva and Austin during the initiative. To discover more about the program and its benefits, now we sit down with Lidiya and Maya.
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Bulgaria Innovation Hub (BIH) is looking to hire a Community Expansion Manager to boost the organization’s efforts to create a two-way bridge between the Bulgarian startup ecosystem and Silicon Valley.
Learn more and apply by July 30, 2022.
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In May we welcomed two Bulgarian female founders Maya Zlatanova and Iva Gumnishka into the USA. They were introduced to key stakeholders and investors in the local ecosystem by two of our mentors Austin Arensman and Lidiya Dervisheva. Maya and Iva’s US trip was organized by the German Marshall Fund with the support of BIH. During their stay both female entrepreneurs had the freedom to create their own schedule based on their strategic priorities and interests. The connections established by Iva and Maya will allow them to expand their businesses globally and have access to potential funding.
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Our next guest in the “Success means giving back” series is Georgi Kostadinov, Co-founder and CTO of Kelvin Health. During our interview he shares how important it is to have a great team in order to build a successful company. Georgi also shines a light on the impact that sharing knowledge has on the whole community. Kelvin Health’s CTO shares why he decided to support BIH’s mission and how our organization supports companies in the local ecosystem.
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Our second guest in the “Success means giving back” series is Maya Zlatanova, CEO of FindMeCure. She founded the company to bring research closer to patients by developing tools and providing analytics to the healthcare industry. Maya’s mission is to help people and create something meaningful for the world. In our discussion, she points out the importance of giving the first mentality. Check out the whole conversation here:
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