About
Stephane Gantchev is a Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures, an early-stage fund in Southeastern Europe that invests in digital startups from the region and regional founders based in hubs such as Silicon Valley and London, and has been active in blockchain investing since 2014. He co-organizes DigitalK, a European technology and startup conference. His career spans over 20 years in IT and telecommunications, including roles at IT service providers, mobile operators, vendors, and startups, followed by seven years in venture capital.
Experience
- LAUNCHub VenturesPartnercurrent2013 — present
- Mobile Monday SofiaCo-foundercurrent2009 — present
- ImbricaVP Business Development2011 — 2012
- VeltiBusiness Development Director, CEE2009 — 2010
- Orange FranceHead of Value Added Services Innovation2006 — 2009
- Orange FranceMobile Email service Project Manager2004 — 2006
- Sema Group / SchlumbergerSema / Atos OriginIT Consultant2000 — 2005
- Vitosha SoftwareWeb Developer1997 — 1998
Skills & more
Team Management9Management17SMS3Mobile Applications46Security2Technical ArchitectureMobile1VAS16Social Networking7Start-ups93Mobile SolutionsMobile Internet14
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Mobile TechnologyMobile MarketingConsultancyNew Business DevelopmentEvent ManagementSales ManagementMobile ContentMicropaymentsBulk SMSMobile EntertainmentInnovationMobile DevicesLanguages Bulgarian · English · French · Russian · Spanish
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Colleagues at LAUNCHub Ventures
Ivelina Nikolova
Ops Manager at LAUNCHub Ventures
Lyuben Belov
Founding Partner · Venture Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
Nikoleta Popkostadinova
Head of Marketing at LAUNCHub Ventures
Petar Tsachev
General Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
Rumen Iliev
General Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
Stanislav Sirakov
General Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
Todor Valev
Investor at LAUNCHub Ventures
Vedran Blagus
Principal at South Central Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stephane Gantchev?
- Stephane Gantchev is a Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures, an early-stage fund in Southeastern Europe that invests in digital startups from the region and regional founders based in hubs such as Silicon Valley and London, and has been active in blockchain investing since 2014. He co-organizes DigitalK, a European technology and startup conference. His career spans over 20 years in IT and telecommunications, including roles at IT service providers, mobile operators, vendors, and startups, followed by seven years in venture capital.
- Where does Stephane Gantchev work?
- Stephane Gantchev is Venture Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures.
- Where did Stephane Gantchev go to school?
- Stephane Gantchev studied at École Polytechnique (Student's exchange programme "Jean Monnet"); Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria (Masters in Computer Science); Lycée Lamartine, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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