ArmInfo. Stage 3 Beeline Startup Incubator will be launched in a new format and with new start-up teams. As the press service of the company reports, the third stage is carried out jointly with the Business Angel Network of Armenia (BANA) network of Armenia, thanks to which after its completion the teams that have registered the best results will be able to attract investments.
Andrei Pyatakhin, Director General of Beeline in Armenia, noted that the start-ups that were trained under the project have achieved tangible achievements. "Well, we, together with our new partner BANA, have made a step forward, and henceforth the process of receiving investments and maintaining constant communication with the investor for start-ups will become more real", he said.In turn, the head of the network of business angels of Armenia Grigor Hovhannisyan stressed that the new format of Beeline Startup Incubator will be a breakthrough program for startups and investors.
<At the end of each stage, we plan to make investments. Thus, we want the best international practice to be applied to our startups, "he stressed.According to the report, BANA is an association of investors who, in addition to financial means, train start-ups and start-up enterprises to develop a business strategy and attract potential customers. Established in the spring of 2017, BANA has already invested in 5 startups.Note that Beeline Startup Incubator contributes to the intensive growth of Armenian startups, ensuring their access to the international market. Resident startups go through a 14-week incubation period, during which training courses and master classes on entrepreneurship, market assessment, management, marketing, PR, financial planning, etc. are organized for them.
Recall that "VEON Armenia" CJSC is now "VEON Armenia Holdings B.V." (Beeline trademark) is part of the VEON group of companies, which is one of the world's largest integrated telecom operators. The group includes telecommunications companies that provide voice and data services based on a wide range of wireless and fixed-line technologies, as well as broadband Internet access to subscribers in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos , Algeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Group companies provide services under the brands "Beeline", "Kyivstar", "Wind", "Mobilink", "Banglalink" and "Djezzy" .