Anton Todorov Email & Phone Number

Sofia, Bulgaria

New I is among the most experienced and reputable companies in Bulgaria specialized in securing funding, managing projects, coordinating partnerships, conducting management analyses and support services, provision of business & market intelligence, business planning and overall business development.Our core team and the pool of proven domain experts allow us to offer bespoke funding and management support solutions covering a wide range of potential sources - centralized and structural funds, cascade funding, VC equity support and investment and many more. While we focus on supporting strong innovations and disruptive companies focusing on R&D, we do meet many other types of needs of SMEs and Large companies, universities, public institutions and NGOs: securing funds for capacity building, modernization, digitization, energy efficiency investments, training, qualification of personnel and more.

Bulgaria

Semantic Interactive was born to bring disruptive business ideas to life and to develop new technologies and services within the information industry, secured by EU funds as our initial investment pool. We also advise innovative businesses and startups on EU grant opportunities as a boutique advisory agency as we work only on a success-fee basis and are very selective about the projects we invest our time and expertise in.

Designing new businesses and establishing innovative startups for which we secure grant funding before selling the concept.

Sofia, Bulgaria

After a 2-year break, I founded the BD department I defined its role and functions, positioned it as the go-to-place for internal stakeholders seeking support in innovations, product planning, funding and associated research. I lead a small, yet very efficient team of business development experts to:(1) monitor and respond to tenders (contract notices, B2G) and complex RFPs (B2C): procurement invitations, prequalification and contract notices. Work with executives and experts to choose the best commercial and technical approach and prepare the actual proposal ; identify and attract potential partners to prepare joint proposals;(2) grants - monitor and answer calls for proposals for grant-funded projects (Operational Programmes, Horizon 2020, Eurostars etc), ensuring the projects (which are mainly R&D related) match the corporate strategy. Prepare and manage the entire process - from conceptualization and bid writing to administrative support, supervision, technical and financial reporting during the project implementation (3) innovation management: leading intrapreneurship, R&D, development of new products, services and the technology pipeline (focus on RPA and AI);(4) other : awards management, sales, presentations, research&strategy. business planning. supporting other stakeholders : universities, clusters, NGOs etc.I was also the CEO of the company's media monitoring arm) where I provided support for the strategic development of this MMA agency in Bulgaria in terms of strategic market/product development, licensing and finance in monitoring; initiated the development of state-of-the-art dashboards and tools as well as the largest source list and coverage of traditional and social media content in Eastern Europe.

I conceptualized and established a department devoted to building a register of corporate and private data for business intelligence, compliance, research and monitoring purposes. A team of over 10 analysts was involved to build company profiles of entities and industry reports on important sectors in South Eastern Europe, which were published in the SeeNews platform and across global aggregators. A typical profile covered investments, marketing, financial data and fundamental ratios, description of activities, management, history, strategy and market position of the profiled entity. We also conducted numerous research projects for investment and marketing purposes of clients and authored hundreds of articles for leading business media in Bulgaria.

Annotator. Classification and coding of news articles in English and Russian, using an extensive taxonomy system covering company codes, countries, industries and topics to enable search and A.I. training of a global content platform.

I established the Bulgarian Business Angels Network as the first and widely recognized organization of angel investors in Bulgaria. After attracting two more cofounders and an investor the organization was officially launched in 2008 and was active on the market until 2011.-It provided access to private investors, bridging the gap between innovative ideas and funding. The Network supported entrepreneurs and business owners and acted as a formal club of business angels in Bulgaria.The organization was very successful in terms of marketing and communication, attracting over 800 projects in just 2 years. However, it was too early on the market and since 2011 / 2 it is not in operation. A re-launch is pending.

Master'S Degree, International Business/Trade/Commerce

Master thesis: on business angels and venture capital financing it also provoked me to establish the first such network in Bulgaria in 2008

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Automated Systems For Information Processing & Control

Researching the digital transformation of VCs and innovative methods to fund startups.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business/Trade/Commerce

master thesis: weather derivatives trading

Master'S Degree (Not Complete), Cognitive Science

CS seemed to be fascinating until I dug deeper into the field. I've found the subject to be pompous, pretentious and lacking scientific.

Master'S Degree (Not Complete), Information Technology Project Management

a meaningless NBU programme. While PM in IT is a crucial subject of expertise, the educational program of NBU in this field is.

Mba (Not Complete), Management Information Systems

not complete.