On December 23, at 19:00, a panel discussion will be held at Caucasus University on the topic: "From idea to victory".

At the meeting, the guests will talk about their entrepreneurial experiences and the way they helped the Georgian Technology and Innovation Agency win the 150,000 GEL co-financing grant competition. Anyone can attend the meeting.

The moderator of the event will be Irakli Svanidze - guest lecturer of Caucasus University, manager of the innovation and entrepreneurship center.

The invited speakers will be:

• Giorgi Bedoshvili - co-founder and director of Better Energy Solution, an affordable and green electric energy supply service company.
• Mariam Tsanava - VELI.store brand head; Co-founder of startup upway.
• Giorgi Razmadze - founder of Awork.
• Nika Pavliashvili - Co-founder of Colis.

Those wishing to attend the event should register at the following link

The Innovation and Technology Agency of Georgia announced the 150,000 GEL co-financing grants program on August 17, 2022. In 2022, the volume of the co-financing grants program increased from 100,000 to 150,000 GEL, and a total of 155 startups were financed within the eight rounds of the mentioned program. From the applications, foreign experts specially selected for the co-financing grants program identified the finalists, who were trained by foreign trainers to present their ideas before the Investment Commission.

The goal of the program is to develop innovative products and services with international potential in Georgia, their commercialization and stimulation of the creation of innovative enterprises. Co-financing grants are one of the most common financing instruments used to support innovation in both developed and developing economies.