Startup-Mentor Matching Network

Overcoming the obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic the Startup-Mentor Matching Network (SMMN) project has proved its success and contribution to the economic growth of Armenia. 💪✨
Read the article to learn about the project results, success stories, and established sustainability threshold.

Successful Final Event for SMMN Project The project created a portal for startuppers to network with potential mentors.

Why some companies succeeded and others failed? Is it because of:

1 timing
2 team /ex*****on
3 idea
4 business model
5 funding?

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It's been both pleasure and excitement to see our growing community of mentors and starters during the online pitching event last week. Everyone is now receiving the final matching details about their pair so stay tuned over the week-end if you haven't yet been matched. Together we are going to bring mentorship experience to a new level in Armenia.

Meet Vache Kirakosyan, Entrepreneur | Mentor | Cybersecurity | e-Government

Vache Kirakosyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share his skills in business development & coaching, strategy design, public speaking, startup development, partnership development, business model innovation, cybersecurity and many more.

Facts about Vache Kirakosyan

✅Experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry.
✅Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Analytical Skills, International Relations, and Market Research.
✅ For the last 15 years have actively participated in a number of initiatives aimed at Armenia's technological transformation both as a government official and, more recently, an entrepreneur.

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

Meet Nick Harutyunyan, Open Source Software Researcher

Nick Harutyunyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share his skills in Research, Consulting, Software Product Management, Market Research, Agile Business Plan Development, Professional Writing, Public Speaking and Pitching and many more

Facts about Nick Harutyunyan

✅Nick works on actionable research on open source governance, corporate open sourcing, user experience design, and other software engineering and information systems topics.
✅He collaborated with 20+ companies, including Facebook, Intel, BMW, and Qualcomm and acquired €800K+ in research and industry funding.
✅ He gathered international experience living in the US, Canada, France, and Germany, while also investing in Armenia by co-founding the 80+ member NGO Enlight.

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

Meet Karine Botoyan, Co-founder and the business development manager of Pastrami sandwich and burger restaurant

Karine Botoyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share her skills in the field of PR and Communications, business management - restaurant management.

Facts about Karine Botoyan

✅Experienced in founding to managing a restaurant.

✅Participated in Global Village in Philadelphia, USA.

✅Managed her family restaurant the “37 Beer and Meat”

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

We are super excited to be hosting these bright starters for SMMN Pitching Session vol 2. They are working on solutions that range from AI-based financial decisions to homemade macarons, from crab-based device saving from disasters up to various platforms for cool cars, new educational tools, for social entrepreneurship and beyond. They all have an exceptional chance to get matched with USG alumni to mentor their growth. Stay tuned and join us today at 5pm online here - https://www.facebook.com/events/260414938495707/

Meet Lilit Kochinyan, Communication and Campaign Officer at OxYGen Foundation

Lilit Kochinyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share her skills in Journalism, PR, Communication/Campaign, Advocacy, Strategy design and many more.

Facts about Lilit Kochinyan

✅Lilit has a wide range of experience in print, online and multimedia journalism since 2007 working at “Kanch” children newspaper, womennet.am and chai-khana.org.
✅Since 2016 she has been working in OxYGen Foundation as a communication and campaign officer.
✅ She is also actively involved in the promotion of gender equality, women’s rights issues in Armenia convincing that equal opportunities are high precondition for development.

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

Meet Haykuhi Gevorgyan, PHD, Founder of "CareerLab" Career and Mobility Center

Haykuhi Gevorgyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share her skills in career management, internal and external Communication, leadership, mentoring and coaching, consulting and training, strategy planning

Facts about Haykuhi Gevorgyan

✅12 years management experience and participation in development strategies, implementation and promotion.

✅Since 2013 she has been involved in the Women Mentoring Program

✅She is an author of more than a dozen scientific and research articles, handbooks devoted to the issues of lifelong learning and career guidance, labour market and professional education.

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

Meet Anna Yeghoyan, Board member and a project consultant of Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO

Anna Yeghoyan joined SMMN project as a willing to share her skills in organizational management, team-building, community development, leadership, non-formal education, personal development .

Facts about Anna Yeghoyan

✅Anna has been working in the field of youth work, youth training and youth policy in Armenia for almost 20 years.
✅She has significant experience in grassroots youth work, capacity development, volunteering promotion and accessibility of non-formal education both as a freelance expert and as one of the founders.
✅Anna is a board member and a project consultant of Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/

Meet Hranush Aghayan, International Consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Hranush Aghayan joined Startup-Mentor Matching Network as a to share her knowledge in strategy development, project management, finance (banking, insurance) and many more 📚

Facts about Hranush Aghayan:

✅ Hranush has specialized in Alternative Dispute Resolution and financial services market.

✅ She is a shareholder/manager in a start-up company “Luyser” CJSC – a developer of a residential complex in Yerevan.

and discover more opportunities here: https://smmn-cse.aua.am/mentors/