Hayk Asriyants Email & Phone Number

In April 2018, Hayk transformed his digital media platform Tbilisi Startups (est. 2012), and on its basis founded Startup Büro (formerly Tbilisi Startup Bureau) which is now the key supporter of Georgia's emerging entrepreneurship ecosystem. Startup Büro designs and implements various startup support programs — from hackathons to acceleration programs.Before moving to Georgia, Hayk engineered and ignited the startup movement in Armenia by organizing the very first community meetups, hackathons, business model competitions and other startup programs in Yerevan, and continued leading the community by shaping the country's entrepreneurial policies in cooperation with EBRD Business Support Office.In 2016, Hayk was recognized as one of the 100 changemakers in Central and Eastern Europe by Financial Times, Google, Res Publica journal, and Visegrad fund, and was included in the New Europe 100 list.In 2021, Hayk initiated and founded Axel - Georgian Angel Investor Network to fill the funding gap and to provide mentorship, expertise and networks to early stage startups in Georgia.In 2022, Hayk was awarded a fellowship at Prague Civil Society Centre where he researched sustainable business models for nonprofits.In May 2022, Hayk launched Founder Institute pre-seed accelerator in Georgia.In June 2022, in recognition of exceptional contributions and leadership in the field of ICT, Hayk received Special Mention in the Supporter category of Grace Hopper Award Program which recognizes local girls and women in the information and communication technology industry and puts a spotlight on those organizations and initiatives that are making strides towards promoting women’s increased participation in the ICT sector.In April 2024, Hayk won the European Union’s Eastern Partnership Civic Tech Award.Trained by McKinsey, Accenture, and Bain, world’s leading management consulting firms, he specializes in Customer Experience Management, a cross-functional practice aimed at meeting and exceeding customer expectations, increasing customer satisfaction, fostering customer loyalty thus contributing to sustainable business growth.Hayk spends part of his spare time pro-bono coaching and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs. He is also a frequent speaker and facilitator at innovation and entrepreneurship events and conferences. Since 2022, Hayk is an Invited Lecturer at Caucasus University, where he teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management to MBA students.

Listed skills include Start Ups, Product Management, Marketing, Product Marketing, and 10 others.