Keynote: 3 principles that saved my startup

In 2013, George launched Green Horse Games, a gaming studio focused on developing community games. 8 years later, Green Horse Games was acquired by Miniclip in one of the largest transactions in the region. Despite the outcome, the first steps were not easy. Years later, George looks back at the principles he followed so his… Read more »

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SPOTLIGHT AWARDS

Awarding the record investment prize for the winner of the Spotlight competition.

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Pitches: Spotlight Semifinals #1

Welcome to the leading startup competition in Eastern Europe! Spotlight fuels early-stage tech startups with unique opportunities for matchmaking, collaborating and scaling. Join us in watching the pitches of the Spotlight semifinalist and Q&A sesions with the jury.

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Pitches: Orange Fab Demo Day

Join us for Orange Fab Romania Demo Day! We’re excited to showcase the latest batch of startups joining Orange Fab Romania, who will be pitching on stage and taking questions.

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Pitches: Startup Wise Guys – Startup Pitching

Join us for Startup Wise Guys pitch session! We’re excited to showcase the latest batch of Romanian startups joining Startup Wise Guys, who will be pitching on stage and taking your questions. The session will be joined by multiple Startup WIse Guys partners, who will tell you more about the Startup Wise Guys plans in… Read more »

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Spotlight Finals

Welcome to the leading startup competition in Eastern Europe! Spotlight fuels early-stage tech startups with unique opportunities for matchmaking, collaborating and scaling. Join us for the Spotlight finals – where the best startups pitch and answer the questions of the jury.

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Panel: Building leaders

Apart from building products and sales processes, great founders have to lead their teams to success — despite uncertainty and crisis. What are some of the best leadership traits great founders have, and how can they develop them?

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Pitches: Spotlight Semifinals #2

Welcome to the leading startup competition in Eastern Europe! Spotlight fuels early-stage tech startups with unique opportunities for matchmaking, collaborating and scaling. Join us in watching the pitches of the Spotlight semifinalist and Q&A sesions with the jury.

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Fireside: The next generation

Eastern Europe is bubbling with exciting new startups. While some of the more mature companies have started in an environment with less capital and know-how, the new generation has taken full advantage of the development of the tech scene in the last years. In this panel, Radu Negulescu, founder of FlowOS and Spotlight’21 alumni, and… Read more »

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Talk: Mondly – 100 million downloads later

Mondly is special. Launched in 2014, Mondly has bootstrapped to 100 million downloads worldwide, making it one of the most successful language learning apps worldwide, until their exit to Pearson in 2021. How did they achieve success on their own terms?

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Panel: Setting priorities: What to focus on before raising your 1st round

When starting a product or startup from scratch there are a million things to do – hiring a team, working on your product, talking to customers. What are some of the best practices investors see in the startups which draw their attention?

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