About
Medea Janjghava is a Visiting Lecturer at Ilia State University with over eight years of experience across innovation, venture capital, consulting, and education. Her venture capital work has included managing fund operations, startup scouting, investor network development, and partnerships, alongside startup support activities spanning consulting, pre-acceleration, acceleration, product discovery, and investment readiness. She has held roles as a dean, lecturer, and accreditation expert, and has represented Georgia at platforms including the ADB, the Swedish Institute Impact Pioneers program, and CAREC.
Experience
- Ilia State UniversityVisiting Lecturercurrent2026 — present
- Future LaboratoryManaging Directorcurrent2023 — presentTbilisi
- Future LaboratoryChief Operating Officer2022 — 2023
- Future LaboratoryBusiness Development Manager2020 — 2022
- The University of Georgia (Tbilisi)Dean/Program Headcurrent2023 — present
- The University of Georgia (Tbilisi)Visiting Lecturercurrent2023 — present
- Caucasus UniversityVisiting Lecturercurrent2020 — present
- Innovators AcademyFounder/ CEOcurrent2016 — presentTbilisi
- Future Laboratory VenturesManaging Director2024 — 2026Tbilisi
- Startup Factory UGHead of Innovation Center2020 — 2024
- British University in GeorgiaVisiting Lecturer2023 — 2024
- International Telecommunication UnionConsultant2023 — 2024
- CENNBusiness Expert2020 — 2021Tbilisi
- Exhibition Center ExpoGeorgiaReal estate and events sales manager2019 — 2020
- ChopsDirector2019Tbilisi
- UBS -Universal Business ServicesMarketing And Public Relations Specialist2018 — 2019
Skills & more
Scouting1Innovation Consulting1Cooperative Development1Entrepreneurship Education1Venture Financing1Training1Strategic NegotiationsEducational LeadershipStrategic VisionPlanningEmployee TrainingStrategic Leadership
+12 more
Agile MethodologiesStartup DevelopmentStart-up VenturesInvestment StrategiesDirectorshipCorporate ManagementManagement ProfessionalInvestment ManagementMentoringTeam ManagementLeadershipAnalysis- Impact Pionees’25: Enabling Clima teTech Entrepreneurship — Svenska institutet
- Communication Strategies For a Virtual Age — University of Toronto
- Fundamenta Of Digital Marketing — Google Digital Garage
- IELTS — British Council
- IBR- Iliauni Business Review — Ilia State University
- Social Enterprise-Opportunities of development — Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia
- Relationship selling — International Sales Institute - საერთაშორისო გაყიდვების ინსტიტუტი
From Medea's professional profile.
Colleagues at DOMiNO Ventures
Aclan Acar
Partner at DOMiNO Ventures
Azamat Karamatov
Advisor at DOMiNO Ventures
Aziza Satybaldyeva
Associate at DOMiNO Ventures
Bora Koçyiğit
Investor at twozero Ventures
Burcin SAKMAR
Operations Executive at DOMiNO Ventures
Busra YILMAZ
Director | Investment at DOMiNO Ventures
Büşra Yılmaz
Investment Director at DOMiNO Ventures
Cetin Dalva
Advisor at DOMiNO Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Medea Janjghava?
- Medea Janjghava is a Visiting Lecturer at Ilia State University with over eight years of experience across innovation, venture capital, consulting, and education. Her venture capital work has included managing fund operations, startup scouting, investor network development, and partnerships, alongside startup support activities spanning consulting, pre-acceleration, acceleration, product discovery, and investment readiness. She has held roles as a dean, lecturer, and accreditation expert, and has represented Georgia at platforms including the ADB, the Swedish Institute Impact Pioneers program, and CAREC.
- Where does Medea Janjghava work?
- Medea Janjghava is Advisor at DOMiNO Ventures.
- Where did Medea Janjghava go to school?
- Medea Janjghava studied at Ilia State University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business); Ilia State University (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management); Gipa (Public Relations/Image Management).
Shared employers
Also worked at International Telecommunication Union6
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