In 2019, four engineering students got together and came up with the idea of Volteum for a local startup competition MVM Edison and it has gone a long way since then. The founding team of Volteum quickly went from classmates to entrepreneurs and since then have gone through Techstars’s accelerator program in Torino, Italy, and closed their seed round of €1.25 million led by Day One Capital, one of the most prominent Hungarian VCs with the participation of top founders (eg SEON, Bitrise) joining as angels.

Get ready to hear the exciting and inspiring story of Volteum and how the team transformed their mindset, and gained global ambition during the Techstars program in just 3 months, resulting in fundraising from top funds and angels.

Gain valuable insights and practical tips for building a startup and fundraising from Volteum during the fireside chat and Q&a and take advantage of this exclusive setup to get to know both the founder and investor perspectives.

Furthermore, we'll delve into Techstars' perspective on creating a thriving ecosystem, and the importance of a "give first" mentality, and how this can be applied locally as well as talking about the local community’s characteristics and challenges.