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.
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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.
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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/
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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/
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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…
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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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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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…
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!
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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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Plug and Play Armenia | Corporate Innovation
We aim to provide a global experience where Armenian startups can rely on a worldwide network, gain an opportunity to grow, & attract venture capital.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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International Pre-Acceleration Program in Armenia | Kick-off Event
Plug and Play Armenia will host a kick-off event on April 17 to introduce the selected startups for Batch 3 of its International Pre-Acceleration Program.
The event will mark the official start of the new cohort, with participating teams entering a program designed to support early-stage startups through mentorship, global network access, and connections to potential investors.
The kick-off event will bring together founders, investors, and members of the startup community, offering an opportunity to engage with the newly selected teams.
📅 April 17, 2026 | 18:30
📍 Matenadaran (2nd Building), Yerevan
🎟 Secure your spot here: https://shorturl.at/6pq6o
#PlugandPlay #Batch3 #PreAcceleration
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Plug and Play Armenia will host a kick-off event on April 17 to introduce the selected startups for Batch 3 of its International Pre-Acceleration Program.
The event will mark the official start of the new cohort, with participating teams entering a program designed to support early-stage startups through mentorship, global network access, and connections to potential investors.
The kick-off event will bring together founders, investors, and members of the startup community, offering an opportunity to engage with the newly selected teams.
📅 April 17, 2026 | 18:30
📍 Matenadaran (2nd Building), Yerevan
🎟 Secure your spot here: https://shorturl.at/6pq6o
#PlugandPlay #Batch3 #PreAcceleration
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Global AI Hackathon Opportunity
Hack-Nation is bringing together 1,500+ participants from 300+ universities (MIT, Stanford, ETH, Oxford, etc.) for a 24-hour AI build sprint.
This year, Armenia has an onsite hub at TUMO Labs meaning you can join globally and work locally with teams, mentors, and extra prizes.
Why it’s worth your time:
• Build real AI products in 24 hours
• Collaborate with top global talent
• Access $30K+ prizes + $150K+ API credits
• Top teams move to a venture track → incubation & funding
If you’re exploring AI or thinking about a startup, this is a high-leverage weekend.
Apply: https://hack-nation.ai
Join local Telegram group to find teammates: https://t.me/+ACzToVN6Xu9hMTU6
#HackNation #Hackathon #IncubationProgram #TUMOLabs
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Hack-Nation is bringing together 1,500+ participants from 300+ universities (MIT, Stanford, ETH, Oxford, etc.) for a 24-hour AI build sprint.
This year, Armenia has an onsite hub at TUMO Labs meaning you can join globally and work locally with teams, mentors, and extra prizes.
Why it’s worth your time:
• Build real AI products in 24 hours
• Collaborate with top global talent
• Access $30K+ prizes + $150K+ API credits
• Top teams move to a venture track → incubation & funding
If you’re exploring AI or thinking about a startup, this is a high-leverage weekend.
Apply: https://hack-nation.ai
Join local Telegram group to find teammates: https://t.me/+ACzToVN6Xu9hMTU6
#HackNation #Hackathon #IncubationProgram #TUMOLabs
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