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Imaguru Solidarity HUB fosters synergy between talent, entrepreneurs and civil activists, aiming to unlock their collaborative potential.
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Warsaw, Poland
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Imaguru Mission
Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to change the world. We believe when people have access to right tools and resources, they'll be able to generate extraordinary things. For this reason, we work tirelessly to support our international community of entrepreneurs, developers, and tech leaders. Our mission compels us to provide an exceptional platform of knowledge sharing. A place where innovation, self-determination, and commitment to exchange global ideas are valued and encouraged.
160M+
Investments Raised by Imaguru Startups
1000+
Innovative Solutions Designed for Corporations
300+
Tech Startups Created at Imaguru
500+
Top-Notch Mentors at Imaguru Network
Imaguru Story
Imaguru was launched in November 2013 in Minsk. Imaguru has become one of the most powerful startup hub in Eastern Europe, where business professionals, startups and investors meet together to share knowledge, ideas, and ambitions. For more than 7.5 years, Imaguru in Minsk has helped create startup ecosystem in Belarus, developed a community of business angels and taught a huge number of companies, leaders and entrepreneurs in innovation. In 2021 during the political crisis, Imaguru in Minsk was shut down by the regime in Belarus. After that, Imaguru continued to develop a Belarusian community online, as well as see beyond just technology and entrepreneurship.
Our Focus
- 1Creating Social & Impact StartupsFostering new projects creation in the intersection of technology and social impact
- 2Tailored SupportWe support entrepreneurs, activists, media, young reformers with mentorship, facilitation, as well as coworking space, mentorship, event organizations.
- 3Raising leadersBuilding a new generation of impact entrepreneurs, civil society activists, and women leaders and young change-makers.
- 4Intellectual capital regenerationthrough cross-sectoral collaboration and community building.
- 5Education & Capacity BuildingFlexible programs based empowering of entrepreneurial mindset across sectors, strengthening capacity of the organisations through innovation.
- 6Policy WorkWe do policy work contributing to the New Belarus Agenda.
What We Do For Startups?
We Accelerate Startups
With self-designed, tailored acceleration programs, bootcamps, startup residence program and investments.
We Drive Corporate Innovation
By matching industry leaders with startups and tech talent, supplying with innovation solution, and providing training programs.
We Make Promising Investments
Join if you need investments, explore how to invest into tech startups with top notch international angels and VCs.
We Build and Grow Communities
We create solid communities of tech-minded founders with global vision, passionate tech talent and innovators.
Our Publications
EU-Startups Interviewing Imaguru Founder and CEO Tania Marinich
Ruthless political repression has decimated Belarus’ once-thriving tech scene.
Speaking at Web Summit 2023
Imaguru and our residents are growing rapidly. This is an important quality of a startup companies to grow rapidly and show progress. The Imaguru atmosphere is created for efficient fast work, Imaguru trainings are intensive, and Imaguru investments provide with opportunities for company growth. In order to bring even more value to startup companies, Imaguru offers a residence program where you can get mentoring, tools, coworking and networking in one place.
Our Values
Grow Rapidly
Giving Back Culture is the specific culture of the startup community all over the world. For us Belarusians, it means even more. Situation after August 2020 unites us around the idea of building a new Belarus wherever we are located today. That is why today Imaguru is implementing a Solidarity Hub program.
The word "guru" is a term for "teacher" or "master". A guru is a respected individual who possess a vast wealth of knowledge. Gurus inspire others, acquire followers, and often wear several hats. Master. Mentor. Advisor. Rest assured, our mentors are trained gurus who will master your coding and entrepreneurship skills. They will inspire you to believe that nothing is impossible.
Giving Back Culture
Be professionals
Join us if you share our values.
Follow Your Dream
Imaguru like many companies, residents and startups came from a dream. The dream guides us and drives our progress. Entrepreneurs dream all over the world drives a scientific and technological progress, industries development, the comfort of living and a healthy lifestyle. The era of companies or businesses with a positive impact on human life is developing more rapidly. Imaguru is pursuing a dream of creating a community of free-minded and talented entrepreneurs around the world.
Why Imaguru?
Success Stories
Imaguru grows unicorns! Imaguru is an epic start and platform for growth for 300+ tech startups, including MSQRD startup which was acquired by Facebook, TrackDuck which was acquired by InVision, FriendlyData which was acquired by Service Now, unicorn startup PandaDoc, and other outstanding tech ventures.
Solid On-the-ground Experience
Imaguru organised 100+ hackathons which created more than 1000+ solutions for corporations and domain industries. Imaguru educated more than 12,000+ professionals with self-designed tailored programs. Imaguru organised 500+ events for tech engineers, corporation experts, founders, entrepreneurs, and domain professionals. Imaguru invests in startups across the world and has a wide network of investors and LPs.
Powerful Team
We have an established team leaded by Imaguru Founder Tania Marinich with 25+ years of diverse skills and nuanced expertise; from entrepreneurship to M&A. We have a combined fund management expertise, managing 3 funds across the US and Europe. We have a geographical diversity; managing companies and funds in 5 countries and supporting entrepreneurs across 20+ countries.
Imaguru Scale
Imaguru is growing rapidly as a pan-European center for tech ventures investments and corporate innovation development. We support relocated community from the Eastern European region and help them to onboard to the European ecosystems.
Imaguru Pipeline
Imaguru Pipeline is consisted of mostly tech founders. Imaguru Hackathons have proven to be a successful platform for creating new tech ventures by giving birth to a series of global products, such as MSQRD acquired by Facebook in 2015. Our community has grown a lot, we currently have more than 5,000+ top-level developers, designers and founders. Imaguru Hackathon is the ideal place to meet the best talents and highly motivated technology professionals.
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