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Runa Capital is a $0.5B global venture fund that has invested in 100+ early-stage startups in Fintech, Deeptech, B2B SaaS, Digital Health and Edutech. Seed / Series A. Average check: $1-10M. Notable investments: Mambu ($5.5B valuation), Nginx (acquired by F5 for $700M), Zopa ($1B challenger bank), Pasqal (cold atom quantum computing).
Denis' mission is to drive the cross-border investment and collaboration between EU/US and Asian tech companies. He's helping 10+ of the portfolio startups expand into APAC markets and raise funds from Asian investors. He's also looking for promising early-stage Asian startups (Enterprise Software / Fintech / Deeptech) which have an ambition to become global companies.

Alina Abdrakhmanova - managing director of international corporate fund for IT startups “Astana Hub”.
Member of National commission for women, family and demographic policies under the supervision of the President of the republic of Kazakhstan , member of steering committee for Q88 Kazakhstan Urbanists Association, member of Qazaq Independent Directors Association.
Former: director of KAZGUU Business School, executive director for Q88 Kazakhstan Urbanists Association, independent director at “Science Fund” JSC, CEO and co-founder of IN-VR Ltd (VR startup), CEO and founder of Geneva Business School Kazakhstan campus.
Master in finance, doctorate of business administration in urban development.
Astana Hub website: https://astanahub.com/

Cary is a CEO at WageScape (formerly Greenwich.HR), they believe that their client's time is best spent creating solutions, not collecting data. They have made it their mission to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date labor market data, opening doors to efficient, world-changing innovation.

Dmitry is a Founder and CEO at ElectroNeek Robotics.  He is a former physicist (quantum electronics) passionate about science and innovation.

Rachel Lyubovitzky is the CEO and Chairwoman of Setuply. Rachel leads a team of talented professionals who are passionate about transforming brand new clients into the brand ambassadors with seamless onboarding for B2B solution providers and their clients. With 15+ years of experience in the enterprise tech space, she has a proven track record of building and scaling successful enterprise B2B companies, products, and teams in the benefits, insurance, and human capital management, and other domains.
Rachel's mission is to eliminate the barriers and challenges that prevent B2B solution providers from realizing the full potential of their deals and relationships. Leveraging my expertise in customer relationship management, social technologies, and strategy Setuply delivers innovative, intuitive, and effective AI-powered onboarding solutions. Rachel is also honored to be a member of the Forbes Technology Council, a vetted professional networking community for leading tech executives, where she shares herinsights and learns from her peers.

Arun is a passionate value investor in the public and private market space. Strong operator (6 years in the startup ecosystem) and finance professional background (10 years in Investment Banking) with a B.S. magna cum laude degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.