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It is difficult for an established business to be disrupted from within. We believe that any transformation starts from mutual understanding among the parties. We strive to reach such understanding by making the right connections happen.

WE HELP INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF YOUR COMPANY HAPPEN

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CONSULTANT
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TEAM
  • Elena Gusakova
    • Elena focuses on facilitating collaboration between startups, investors, and corporations. Elena also advises startups on how to approach investors and make the first contact.

    Prior to Astra Global has been doing business development, helping leading consulting companies and UBS, Zurich to find new clients among investors, business owners and high net worth individuals.

    Prior to UBS, Elena spent eight years working as M&A lawyer at private equity funds, leading cross border deals with the total deal amount exceeding $600M. She has a deep understanding on investment processes, investors main concerns, and is an experienced negotiator.

    Elena holds EMBA from Columbia and London Business Schools.

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  • Anastasia Golz
    • Strategic project management and implementation professional with more than 10 years of experience in the insurance and banking sectors.
    • AI in automation (end to end automation platforms enhancing RPA with ML) specialist.
    • Start up scout for corporate investors in financial services Germany
    • Degrees from London Business School and FHDW
  • Anna Kachurets
    • Tech entrepreneur with strong financial background, analytical and sales skills gained through hands-on experience of launching and developing innovative projects in Russia and the UK.
    • Founder and ex-CEO of logistics marketplace GroozGo, raised over $2mln for scaling, gained contracts with the largest companies in Russia (Danon, Leroy Merlin, Dymov, Unilever, SunInBev) and reached $5mln in
    turnover (exited).
    • Background in corporate finance and valuations in Ernst & Young and Rusnano Fund, CFA Level I.
  • Oleg Dmitriev
    • A serial entrepreneur, graduate of Executive MBA programme of Columbia Business School and London Business School, lives in Edinburgh, UK.
    • Oleg has 20 years of experience in developing new technologies and products: from software development to mechanical engineering, and to launching rockets.
    • Being a technology entrepreneur, Oleg supported a few startups with cash and advice, leading to a successful exit and have previously raised over £3m of equity funding and over £0.5m of grant funding.
    • Awards: Made in Scotland 2018, winner; Innovator of the Year 2018, One of Top 100 Figures in UK Manufacturing 2017, Red Herring Top-100 Europe, Inventor of the Year 2017, Best Venture-backed Management Team 2017 in Scotland



WHAT WE DO?
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branded events
matchmaking sessions of corporate executive teams, startups and investors
scouting of startup teams, technologies and innovations
for you
We use artificial intelligence to help you scout our wide network across diverse industries – fast, easy and tailored to your needs.

Whether you are looking for transformational technologies, young businesses or the right partner to elevate your ideas to the next level – we find a solution for you.

We facilitate collaboration between startups, investors and corporations through:
WHY WORK WITH US
With us, IT's ALL ABOUT YOU
  • Personal events
    Meet your relevant partners or just go on a wild hunt. Whatever YOUR GOALS are, we can offer the fitting event. Individual or public.
  • Tailored AI driven services
    We are not simply a list. We render intelligent pre-screening services using AI technologies to find your perfect match according to your individual needs by analyzing datapoints across a wide range of industries. We translate start ups into YOUR VALUE.
  • Data centered technical
    due diligence
    Minimize YOUR RISKS by looking deeply into the business of potential partners. Real unicorns don't just glitter. Their numbers need to do so too.
  • Integration project management assistance
    The best ideas and plans only generate value once they are implemented in YOUR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS. We offer professional integration project management assistance with dynamic roadmaps that work in the real world.
WHY WORK WITH US
With us, IT's ALL ABOUT YOU
  • Personal events
    Meet your relevant partners or just go on a wild hunt. Whatever YOUR GOALS are, we can offer the fitting event. Individual or public.
  • Tailored AI driven services
    We are not simply a list. We render intelligent pre-screening services using AI technologies to find your perfect match according to your individual needs by analyzing datapoints across a wide range of industries. We translate start ups into YOUR VALUE.
  • Data centered technical
    due diligence
    Minimize YOUR RISKS by looking deeply into the business of potential partners. Real unicorns don't just glitter. Their numbers need to do so too.
  • Integration project management assistance
    The best ideas and plans only generate value once they are implemented in YOUR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS. We offer professional integration project management assistance with dynamic roadmaps that work in the real world.

With us, transformation isn't just a fancy buzzword. With us transformation works out for YOU.
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SERVICES for INVESTORS
  • We boost your deal flow
    by meeting with corporate buyers or leaders as potential customers for your portfolio companies.
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  • We use AI
    to help scout the perfect tailored startup match including first screening steps simulation as well as technical deep due diligence.
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SERVICES for STARTUPS
  • Warm introductions to VCs, HNWI and corporates
    Through our events and personal carefully selected network, we have access to leading VCs investing in new technologies. Our introductions are warm and we always get feedback from the investors (whatever it is).

    Check out our Investor Outreach Program here.
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  • We add your data to our AI platform
    We also add your data to our AI platform which we use to find and present startups to corporates and investors.
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  • Support of startups
    with entering new markets (market research for most appropriate country to start (USA and Europe), launch of business, structuring the company and necessary paperwork to be done including obtaining regulatory papers, business development. Including product market fit and first traction.
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  • Customer profile
    Discovery niche of customer profile, including: due diligence of project and assessment of current proposal; industry and competitive analysis; customer development interviews; problem market fit hypothesis.
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  • Sales & distribution strategy
    Hypothesis testing, first traction, pipeline development, first 5 sales/ signed contracts, profile.
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SERVICES for CORPORATES
  • We use AI
    to find the perfect tailored match including first screening steps simulation as well as technical deep due diligence.
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  • We solve your most relevant corporate challenges
    by directly engaging with high-growth technological scale-ups. our matching algorithm uses AI to translate start up ideas into value for your individual business.
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  • We help with end-to-end integration project management assistance
    to realize the promised value by following a dynamic roadmap and minimizing typical transformation risks.
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Testimonials:
I love the format and loved the event overall. Your events are a very productive, efficient and enjoyable use of time and some of the companies that presented were really very impressive! I also admire the quality of the other panelists, clearly all great knowledgeable people.
Julio Marquez
New York Bay Capital
Participating in events organized by Astra Global was a highly rewarding experience. The quality of topics chosen for each event, the complex range of speakers and level of professionalism were impressive. Thankful to Elena for her leadership in promoting knowledge and her dedication to connect relevant partners within the venture-funding ecosystem.
Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes
Chief Quality and Innovation Officer, MEDNAX
I was kindly invited to participate at the "Trends in Healthech, Biotech: leading VC panel and pitching" event organised by Astra Global on Wednesday the 17th, 2020.

My congratulations to Ms. Elena Gusakova for the excellent organisation as well as for the careful and diligent selection of both the VCs and the pitching start-ups! Well done!

I really enjoyed it!
Konstantinos Maramenos
Origination Manager, Brookstreet Equity Partners
Thank you for the opportunity! I think it was an amazing, high calibre panel and also I very good discussion. I was happy to have made it to it.
Christian Kusmitsch
Managing Director, Unlimited.Ideas
It was a very pleasant surprise to be recognized by Astra Global considering we were based in South Asia. It was more impressive when we were matched with some of the top names in the venture capital industry on their platform. Elena's professionalism and abilities gave Credence Genomics an opportunity to showcase our work and products on the Astra Global platform to some of the top global venture capital firms. Highly recommended and thank you Elena!
Dr. Vaz Santosh Gnanam
CEO/Director, Credence Genomics
The Astra Global Pitch event was great and allowed us to get in touch with many expert investors around the globe. The event brought us two very good connections with VCs. Highly recommended.
Gabriele Musella
CEO, Co-Founder, Coinrule.io
U.S. and European Startup Fundraising Strategies During and Post the Pandemic
APR 14 - MAY 05
2020
"I've found our sessions with Astra Global incredibly valuable, and a smart investment. Elena and team bring a vast investor network and impressive knowledge of how best to tap into the venture capital arena, saving us time and providing multiple opportunities that we would have had a much harder time securing on our own."
— David Birnbaum | CEO & Co-founder | IMedis

"II thought it was an excellent presentation - very clear and packed full of information."
— Allen Pulsifer | Creda Software

"I really appreciated the workshop. The questions you placed were smart and I enjoyed being in front of these great VCs."
— Valentina Roldan | CEO of THINGADOO
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