Anastasia Lykova

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Anastasia is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Elpis Labs, a venture development and strategic innovation firm. She is also a partner and former accelerator director at Starta.vc. Elpis Labs connects innovation leaders through trade missions, open innovation, and market access programs. The firm helps corporations identify cutting-edge technologies tailored to their business challenges, organizes corporate innovation missions, and collaborates with government agencies on soft-landing, accelerator, and market access programs to support startups entering the U.S. market. By fostering strategic collaborations with local corporations, Elpis Labs ensures relevance and efficiency in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. Its mission is to empower entrepreneurs by facilitating high-impact networking and equipping them with the tools to scale successfully in the U.S. and global markets. Anastasia was instrumental in shaping and expanding Starta.vc, playing a key role in building out its venture ecosystem, investing in early-stage startups, and driving its accelerator programs. Starta.vc is a New York-based platform that includes early-stage VC funds, a co-investment platform for angel

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