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Foster science & technology-intensive Armenian startups

Smart Investment that makes a difference

STAN gives angels an opportunity to become game-changers
by investing in the right ventures at the right time.

Become an Angel

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Foster science & technology-intensive Armenian startups

Smart Investment that makes a difference

STAN gives angels an opportunity to become game-changers
by investing in the right ventures at the right time.

Become an Angel

Apply for Funding

Science & Technology Angel Network

The Science and Technology Angels Network (STAN) unites prominent Armenian professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors from all over the globe to advance the commercialization of science and technology in Armenia

Pitches Held

$622K

Total Investments Made

Startups Funded

Angel Investors

STAN Start-ups Portfolio

Axona

Axona is developing software to understand consumer behavior, combining marketing, psychology, and neuroscience.

BLiiNK

BliinK is an ai-powered app that helps computer users to build healthy working habits and avoid eye and posture-related health issues.

BrandLens

BrandLens is the platform marketers and organizations use to crowdsource video content creation.

Denovo Sciences

Denovo Sciences is a deep technology company that creates novel therapeutics using state-of-the-art AI technologies.

Doctor Yan

Doctor Yan is an app that helps patients to find a doctor and book an appointment online, providing doctors with a practical and easily-operated scheduling system.

doodooc

doodooc.com is generative music visualizing platform, providing a high-quality solution to music makers for the creation of unique animated visualizations.

Dowork.ai

Dowork is a collaborative platform for project time and cost estimation.

Grovf Inc

Grovf helps hyperscalers to effortlessly scale server memory in the data center by introducing the world's first Memory Network Card (MNIC) silicon.

Saima

Saima is a personalized adaptive speed solution for video content. This mechanism identifies users' baseline comprehension and utilizes AI technology to dynamically adjust the speed of video content

HopShop

HopShop (formerly Loupefy) is an app, which helps shoppers find and buy any fashion-related item from images or videos.

manot

manot is an AI-based SaaS tool that enables the automatic processing of aerial data - images and videos taken by drones, satellites, and surveillance cameras.

MyThrill

MyThrill is a platform for community-driven storytelling. It delivers original content to media industry by enabling fiction enthusiasts to collaborate and create new stories and fictional worlds.

PopUp School

PopUp School is a personalized, K-12 e-learning platform that matches teaching and learning styles for impactful learning.

What People Are Saying About STAN

STAN was an ideal place to apply with our project as it’s main focus is AI. Our team always knew the importance of AI development in Armenia. So it was a perfect match for our startup and STAN. Science & Technology Angel Network has always been the breeding ground for early-stage tech companies, it has a budding startup community, mentorship, and support from team.

Chinar Movsisyan, manot
Founder & CEO
As first-time founders, we started our path by winning InVent - An entrepreneurial program aimed to generate ideas, and incubate and accelerate startup companies from them. This gave us “wings” to develop our idea, and gather knowledge and expertise from Science & Technology Angel Investors.STAN is an excellent place to make contact with angel investors who are meanwhile experts in their specific domains. Besides the financing, it can provide good networking and mentorship support. A good pitch and a dedication to a mission will certainly attract the attention of the investors.

Nairi Baghdasaryan, BLiiNk
Founder & CEO
I come from a family of doctors, and two years ago, my team and I founded Doctor Yan - a pioneering healthcare platform in Armenia. I was a first-time entrepreneur and had no experience in running a company and raising investments. Since the first day I got introduced to the FAST team, I felt I was in a safe place to learn and get insightful and practical advice about how to grow my company. I had the support of the STAN team, and they have been very helpful in leveraging their industry connections and connecting with the broader startup ecosystem. It has been a remarkable initiative assisting entrepreneurs on their frequently difficult and risky journey.
Irina Ghazaryan, Doctor YAN
Co-Founder
We produce music visualizations, and with the help of the Science & Technology Angel Network, we were able to fundraise for our startup successfully. Pitching at STAN was a definite highlight for us, as the opportunity to present our project to an audience was invaluable. We received a large number of follow-up meetings and advisor support as a result.

Karlen Madoyan, doodooc
Co-Founder & CEO
From validation to shaping our ideas, offering workspace for mentorship, to industry and investor connections, FAST has played a key role in offering the startup ecosystem essential support. Throughout our path, we had a lot of ups and downs, conflicts and resolutions, but what always inspired us - was a support that whole STAN team & investors provided.

Tigran Chakhalyan, HopShop
Co-Founder & CEO
STAN provided us with our initial platform to showcase Mythrill, giving us the chance to present our ideas before local angel investors, establish valuable connections, and successfully secure our first pre-seed fundraising round.
Hrach Toneyan, Mythrill
Co-Founder

Events Calendar

May 9, 2023

LA Meet & Greet

June 2, 2023

13th Pitching session

Oct 19, 2023

14th Pitching session

Oct 20, 2023

5-year anniversary celebration

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