With the upcoming fifth season of the AUBG accelerator program, the AUBG Alumni Association and Elevate are joining forces to celebrate еntrepreneurship in all shapes and sizes. "AUBG Faces of Entrepreneurship: Startup Genesis" is dedicated to the idea of nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. We will gather participants from all seasons of Elevate, mentors, visionaries and believers.

There will be an exciting panel where we will talk about the impact of the Elevate Accelerator program so far and the opportunities it offers for the upcoming year and afterwards. The panel will be followed by some cool surprises and we will wrap up with some networking over a glass of wine.

Mark your calendars for the festivities on November 21, at 6.30 @Campus X Event space(33A Al. Malinov Blvd., Sofia)

Meet our first participant in the panel discussion:

Vilislav Slavev is an American University in Bulgaria - AUBG (’19) and a participant in Elevate AUBG Accelerator's third season. This is where he co-founded Unboxd- the first Bulgarian startup that extends the lifetime of fashion. Being both Unboxd’s CMO and a Digital Campaign Specialist in Offerista Group, Vili has mastered the art of juggling many things without losing sight of his mission- to create a better environment for all people by building sustainable and more socially-oriented businesses.

The next participant in the discussion will be Ina Toncheva. She is a passionate storyteller and an experienced marketer. After graduating from AUBG (’03), she began her professional journey in marketing with focus on creating marketing strategies and content for tech companies. She co-founded The Indigitals, a strategic marketing consulting and training company, and is one of the people behind the Digital Marketing Upskill Program at Telerik Academy. A storyteller by heart, Ina is the creator and host of a podcast called Мечка страх, мен не, which studies courage and fear.

The third one will be namely Daniel Tomov, who is the driving force behind the Elevate AUBG AcceleratorElevate accelerator and a founding partner at Eleven Ventures, a venture capital fund that has invested in 150 start-ups since 2012. Dani graduated from AUBG’s third class (’97), and has been involved in the startup ecosystem both by being an investor and a founder. In 2019, he laid the foundations of the first university accelerator in the region, and therefore, enabled AUBG students and alumni to create their own start-ups.