Scaling internationally from CEE – first-hand experience from 500 Startups

MEETUP – If you want to build a successful startup / scaleup, raise capital to support your ambitious growth, you need to think globally, enter international markets and face a bunch of tough challenges leaving CEE. We will proudly host Enis Hulli from the most active global early stage VC firm 500 Startups and take his personal advice based on his deep experience in supporting CEE/SEE startups entering the global playground. When is the right time? What are the main risks and challenges on scaling beyond CEE, incl. founder mindset, sales, marketing, hiring, organization, culture, etc.?

UiPath – Successful Series A/B rounds in the CEE region: The importance of ARR

There might not be any startup or VC on the planet who has never heard about UiPath and their amazing success story. After 10 years (!!!) of hard riding to find the right track to grow, it took them less than 6 years from closing a seed round to a stunning IPO. Guillaume Fournier, from one of their Series A then B investors, Credo Ventures and Henri Tilloy from Partech that time (2019) gave a deep insight via UiPath’s case study about ARR and why it is the golden KPI for investors.