Formula VC

💼 During DigiTec 2025, Karen S Vardanyan, General Partner at Formula VC, joined the panel “Who Funds the Scale: Building a Strong VC Infrastructure,” exploring how venture capital fuels startup growth and global expansion.

🧠 The discussion, moderated by Dima Stepanov (Managing Partner at Yango Ventures & General Partner at AAL VC), brought together Manuk Hergnyan (Managing Partner at Granatus Ventures), Daniel-Kiss Kiraley (Principal at PortfoLion Capital Partners), and Suren Pakhchanyan (CRO & Management Board Member at Inecobank) — offering perspectives from both finance and venture capital.

👏 Thanks to DigiTec and UATE for fostering conversations that strengthen Armenia’s innovation ecosystem.

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🚀 During DigiTec 2025, Karen S Vardanyan, General Partner at Formula VC, joined the special discussion “Policy as a Startup Growth Engine: What Do We Need to Boost the Ecosystem?”, exploring how effective policy can drive innovation and sustainable growth.

💡 Moderated by Alla Hakhnazaryan (Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises-UATE), the panel featured Ruben Simonyan (Ministry of High-Tech Industry), Alexandra Cole (UK Ambassador to Armenia), Tornike Jobava (GITA), and Arto Minasyan (Krisp & 10Web), bringing together public and private perspectives on ecosystem development.

🙌 Thank you to DigiTec and UATE for sparking these essential conversations that shape Armenia’s innovation future.

🏆 Portfolio highlight: Our portfolio company Prelaunch.com has won Silver for Breakthrough Innovation Research Methodology at the 2025 ESOMAR Awards — one of the most prestigious recognitions in insights and research! 🎉

Their collaboration with Ducati impressed industry experts, showcasing how Prelaunch helps global brands innovate confidently through real customer insights. 💡

👏 Congratulations to Narek Vardanyan and the entire Prelaunch team on this well-deserved recognition!

🚀 Grigor Hovhannisyan, General Partner at Formula VC and President at BANA Angels, delivered the opening keynote at Gateway to Europe on understanding Armenia’s innovation and investment landscape.

His presentation kicked off a packed agenda of panels, startup pitches, and speed networking sessions that connected 200+ participants — including European angel investors and Armenian ecosystem players — to explore new avenues for growth and collaboration.

👏 Our thanks go to EBAN European Business Angels Network, BANA Angels, Science and Technology Angels Network, AICA, the Ministry of Economy of Armenia, EU4InnovationEast, Expertise France, and UN Women Armenia for their partnership in making this event a success.