TechChill Podcast

Startups live in ongoing turbulence and uncertainty. Surviving crisis after crisis is part of the entrepreneur's journey. But the war in Ukraine also created a human crisis well beyond what any of us expected. Suddenly at Startup Wise Guys we found ourselves calling our 46 Ukrainian portfolio companies and asking them if they were alive. Bogdan was right before living the startup dream. Having raised a pre-seed round, growing their MRR nicely and 5 Leading Ukrainian retailers as customers. Suddenly he found himself and his company NeoCurrent with nothing. It took courage and drive, to move to the UK and started rebuilding the startup. How do you deal with that? You need to think, this is not the end, it is a new beginning.

Speaker: 🔸Bogdan Shkarupa, Co-founder & NeuCurrent

Moderator: 🔸Cristobal Alonso, CEO and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys

The fireside chat was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

What I learned after delivering 161 NAFO trucks to Ukraine soldiers.

Speaker: 🔸Ragnar Saas, Co-founder & CEO at Salto X

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

Speaker: 🔸Reinis Pozņaks, Founder at Agendum

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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The session will dive into the impact of MiCA regulation on market events and participants as well as what we can learn from FTX fall and how to be prepared for new game rules. Marine & Karolis will discuss if and in what way will we see the symbiosis of traditional and crypto finance, CyberSec risks in crypto business and customer protection and its impact on financial stability and the banking system.

Speaker: 🔸Karolis Jonuška, Senior Legal Counsel at Binance

Moderator: 🔸Marine Krasovska, Head of FinTech supervision department at Bank of Latvia

The fireside chat was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

solutions to address the funding gap and better connect different start-up ecosystems. This is why in the recent years Europe has boosted investments allowing its start-ups to expand their opportunities by acting as key job creators and talent enablers, providing an answer to the equity-funding gap.

Speaker: 🔸Stéphane Ouaki, Head of Department at European Innovation Council

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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Exploring recent development of large language models. What it means for knowledge workers and are there risks for wider society?

Speaker: 🔸Ēvalds Urtāns, CEO at asya.ai

Moderator: 🔸Ernests Štāls, CEO & Co-founder at Starwatcher.io

The fireside chat was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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In his speech, Martin Gauss will address airBaltic's journey towards tokenization, which has led to successful implementation of NFTs into their customer loyalty program. This achievement has positioned airBaltic as the world's first airline to utilize web3-based solutions in attracting new passengers. This is not a story of a suddenly born miracle, but a continuous and purposeful development of the company’s customer experience and loyalty offers, keeping up with the latest digital trends and refreshing the travel industry. A case study and plans for the future.

Speaker: 🔸Martin Gauss, President and CEO at AirBaltic

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

solutions to address the funding gap and better connect different start-up ecosystems. This is why in the recent years Europe has boosted investments allowing its start-ups to expand their opportunities by acting as key job creators and talent enablers, providing an answer to the equity-funding gap.

Speaker: 🔸Stéphane Ouaki, Head of Department at European Innovation Council

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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While some claim there are challenges to the widespread adoption of blockchain technology, such as energy consumption and scalability issues, there is no doubt that it has the potential to change the world in various ways. Decentralization, transparency, security, trust and efficiency are all among the promises that blockchain technology offers to deliver. How to navigate the hype vs value? How to invest in blockchain startups? Is blockchain changing the philosophy of internet users? Find out what investors and startups among other ecosystem participants think about these questions and beyond. Don't miss out!

Speakers: 🔸Mārtiņš Beņķītis, Co-Founder at Gravity Team 🔸Ethan Pierse, Director at The CryptoAssets Institute 🔸Michael Bjørnlund, Managing Partner at Rockstart

Moderator: 🔸Reinis Znotiņš, Executive Director at Latvian Blockchain Association (LBAA)

The panel discussion was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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In the race to create global technology leaders, Europe needs to spawn solutions to address the funding gap and better connect different start-up ecosystems. This is why in the recent years Europe has boosted investments allowing its start-ups to expand their opportunities by acting as key job creators and talent enablers, providing an answer to the equity-funding gap.

Speaker: 🔸Stéphane Ouaki, Head of Department at European Innovation Council

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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Compelling, authentic and emotionally resonant stories are the basis of pretty much everything we believe in. Buying is based on emotions and stories evoke emotions. We remember great stories. They are an incredible tool of persuasion, a real superpower! Stories help others see your point and join in with you to reach your goals both as individuals and teams, in business and personal life.

Speaker: 🔸Tuija Seipell, Editor at The Cool Hunter

The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

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When it comes to building startup ecosystems, many factors come into play. In this session, we will explore several factors that are important to consider when building ecosystems such as cultural elements, building trust, governmental involvement, key metrics to effectively measure progress and the impact of success stories.

Speakers: 🔸Anna Andersone, CEO at Riga TechGirls 🔸Nina Erkkilä, Project coordinator at Tribe Tampere 🔸Igor Ovcharenko, Head of Innovation Ecosystem Development Department at IDDA

Moderator: 🔸Sebastian Toupy, Chief Community Officer at Uniborn

The panel discussion was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.

Find out more:

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