Chișinău, Moldova – March 06, 2025 –The Startup Moldova Summit is the country’s premier and most highly anticipated event, serving as the largest gathering for the startup ecosystem and business innovation. Unique in its scale, it attracts a diverse mix of international and local participants, startup founders, investors and industry leaders, offering a platform to showcase Moldova’s entrepreneurial and innovation potential.
This year, the Startup Moldova Summit, now in its 5th edition, is expanding to twice the scale of last year, anticipating over 800 in-person attendees, 10,000+ online participants, and speakers from over 30 countries who will present on two dedicated stages. Over 50 investors and VC funds will be present for high-quality matchmaking and networking with startups.
Startup Moldova Summit 2025 will focus on three key pillars essential for startup success: Talent, Scaling, and Investment. Attendees will have access to:
Keynote Speeches, Presentations & Panel Discussions: Insights from top international investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.
Masterclasses & Practical Workshops: Practical sessions on fundraising, product development, scaling, and market expansion delivered by industry experts from around the world.
Reverse Pitching Sessions: Investors will take the stage to pitch their offers to startups, giving founders a unique opportunity to align with investors expectations.
Matchmaking & Networking: Facilitated B2B meetings between startups, investors, government and corporate partners.
Post-Event Party: An informal gathering of top ecosystem players to combine business and wine tasting.
For the first time, the Summit will host the Startup World Cup regional competition in Moldova. The founders will pitch their startups to local and foreign investors, and the winner will represent Moldova at the global Startup World Cup event in San Francisco later this year, competing for a $1,000,000 prize.
Startup Moldova Summit 2025 is the must-attend event for:
Entrepreneurs – looking to scale their businesses and attract investments.
Investors – seeking the next big opportunity in Moldova’s emerging tech ecosystem.
Corporate leaders – looking to stay ahead of innovation trend and connect with the next generation of disruptive startups.
Tech and startup enthusiasts eager to gain insights from industry leaders, expand their networks, and be part of Moldova’s growing innovation movement
Summit’s speakers lineup:
Fonz Morris, Design Lead, Global Conversion & Monetization at Netflix
Sasha Vidiborskiy, Partner at Atomico
Vasile Tofan, Senior Partner at Horizon Capital
Marius Ghenea, Managing Partner at Catalyst Romania, Board Director at SeedBlink, ex-Jury at Arena Leilor
Marius Istrate, Chairman of the Board at TechAngels Romania, ex-CPO at UiPAth
Ashot Arzumanyan, Partner at SmartGateVC
Irina Misca, Investment Manager at Fortech Investments
About Startup Ecosystem in Moldova:
Despite being a relatively young, with most startups still in the pre-seed and seed stages, 80% have already expanded beyond Moldova, successfully operating in regional and global markets. While no specific vertical dominates just yet, we’re seeing growing clusters in HealthTech, FinTech, MarTech, and EdTech.
In 2024, Moldovan startups in our ecosystem generated over $40 million in revenue, created over 1,000 new jobs, with teams averaging just over nine members. 17% of startup co-founders are women. Moldovan startups raised over $44.5 million in investments over the last several years, out of which $7.9 million —double the amount raised in 2023, was raised in 2024 by 30 startups. Most startups that secured investments in 2024 have raised multiple rounds, with a median of 2 rounds per startup.
Top Performers 2024:
NodeShift: a cloud service provider that enables companies to create and run safe applications on a budget – raised $3.2 million
Greeno: a tool that offers accurate agronomic, financial, and sustainability insights for any specific field or farm – raised $1.325 million
Fagura: a P2P platform for individuals and SMEs who borrow from and lend to each other – raised $1.1 million
Aspect Health: a digital health platform dedicated to improving women’s metabolic health through innovative technology and lifestyle interventions – raised $1 million
About Startup Moldova:
Startup Moldova, the organiser of the summit, is a private foundation established in 2021, governed by a board of independent members from the IT, startup, and investment community. As the leading organization supporting Moldova’s startup ecosystem, Startup Moldova is committed to fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. The Foundation actively engages with over 250 startups, tracking their progress in this database, and providing them with necessary expertise, funding, international exposure and other opportunities they need to thrive and contribute to the economic growth and prosperity of our nation.
Although Moldova is one of the smallest countries in Europe, it is home to some of the most ambitious, innovative, and entrepreneurial individuals. The startup ecosystem of Moldova is rapidly growing, fueled by visionary founders and strong community support.
The development of Moldova’s startup ecosystem began over 14 years ago. The Startup Moldova Summit has always been an integral part of this journey, initially organized within the ICT Moldova Summit. Five years ago, in response to the expanding startup community, the Startup Moldova Summit became an independent event organized by Startup Moldova in collaboration with key ecosystem partners: Moldova Innovation Technology Park, Dreamups, Technovator, XY Partners, Yep! Moldova, ATIC, Mozaic, and BAM.
Startup Moldova Summit 2025 is organised with support from EU4Innovation East project, implemented by Expertise France, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the French Government. The event is also supported by Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund.
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Location: Chișinău, Moldova / Mediacor
More details & registration: https://summit2025.startupmoldova.digital