SmartGateVC | Highlights, News, Insights

Aug 27, 2020
10 min

How to Hit the Jackpot on Product Hunt

If you are building an innovative product that solves real pain points, at some point you will consider opening it up to the Product Hunt co

Ashot Arzumanyan

Jul 17, 2020
7 min

Did you cross the Rubicon?

Thoughts about teams, founder mentality, and full commitment in the light of investing in startups.

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan

Aug 31, 2019
4 min

Angels of Venture Capital

I spent one month during summer shadowing Tim Draper. The first learning (the reminder) was “getting rich slowly”. It’s not common to hear i

The Startup Scene of New Armenia: from Source of Talent to Home for Talent

Ashot Arzumanyan

Jan 17, 2019
9 min

The Startup Scene of New Armenia: from Source of Talent to Home for Talent

The recent development shifts the paradigm of Armenia’s tech landscape. For a long while Armenia was positioned as a land to find talent. No

Armenian Tech Startups and Venture Capital – Reaching for the Brass Ring

Berge Ayvazian

Feb 1, 2018
2 min

Armenian Tech Startups and Venture Capital – Reaching for the Brass Ring

Armenia has emerged as a rising star of tech entrepreneurship, targeting to be one of the top next generation technology hubs. This was the

Armenian startup ecosystem: open secrets, big opportunities

Ashot Arzumanyan

Oct 11, 2017
8 min

Armenian startup ecosystem: open secrets, big opportunities

Armenia is a rising star of tech entrepreneurship targeting to be one of the top among next generation technology hubs. Think of Armenian te

Ashot Arzumanyan

Sep 12, 2017
10 min

Guide to Convertible Securities

In this article we discuss the widely known and applied convertible investment instruments: Safe, KISS and TechStars Convertible Note; and b

Catalyst, Foundations and Fund for Superheroes

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan

Jul 16, 2017
3 min

Catalyst, Foundations and Fund for Superheroes

Energy, values and character are the foundations we appreciate most of all in our startup founders and help them develop further.

The basics you need to know to incorporate in Delaware

Ashot Arzumanyan

Jul 1, 2017
2 min

The basics you need to know to incorporate in Delaware

For a new company looking to attract investment from angels or VCs, Delaware incorporation is often the only best way to go. This brief insi

Armenia – the heaven R&D center with rapidly evolving startup ecosystem

Ashot Arzumanyan

Jun 21, 2017
4 min

Armenia – the heaven R&D center with rapidly evolving startup ecosystem

This article is a practical introductory guide for a founder seeking to set up a company in Armenia or a foreign company seeking to set up a

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