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Georgian startup ecosystem “growing, competitive” - Deputy Economy Minister

Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Irakli Nadareishvili on Friday said the domestic startup ecosystem was “growing, competitive and takes a worthy place” on the global map of innovative projects. Photo: GITA

Agenda.ge, 02 Jun 2023 - 14:30, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Irakli Nadareishvili on Friday said the domestic startup ecosystem was “growing, competitive and takes a worthy place” on the global map of innovative projects.

The development of the ecosystem is one of the “important priorities” for the Georgian Government, he also said in comments at the awards hosted by the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency’s grant programme.

The awards revealed 20 winners of the ₾150,000 ($57,583) grant at the anniversary 10th edition of the programme.

Photo: GITA

Wowchy, Botfleet.ai, KIKLIKO, Tlancer, Indie, Coinswap.ge, Artisio, Pseudo-Proteins, Tripcamp, Wempler, GEPARTS AI, MedMundus, iGrove, Storeal, Accounter, Happykids, Agronnect, Pharmaco, Spinom.co and Alchemists were named as winning projects.

They were selected by an investment committee composed of international venture investors Martin Ringlein, Luke Kowalski, Tim Wagner, Bill Reichert and Sacha Michaud.

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