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Supporting Early-Stage Startups from Armenia and Beyond to Scale Globally STAN is a global network of angel investors with a mission to support early-stage technology startups from Armenia and beyond. While we actively scout startups in Armenia and Los Angeles, STAN welcomes innovative startups from anywhere in the world. STAN angels provide financial capital, network support and entrepreneurial support to help startups scale. While we focus on ecosystems in Armenia and Los Angeles, our reach spans across global startup communities. Currently, over 70% of STAN Angels are based in California, with 20% in Armenia and 10% in Europe. STAN’s Chapter in Los Angeles Our Los Angeles chapter is established in partnership with Triple S Ventures, a pre-seed to seed-stage VC firm. We welcome non-Armenian founders and angels to collaborate with the chapter. As part of our international growth, we plan to continue expanding by launching new chapters across key global startup hubs. Stay tuned for more updates! STAN Expert Council The STAN Expert Council is a community of domain experts who provide valuable insights, expertise, and global connections to STAN Angels and portfolio startups. This advisory body helps startups validate their technology and business models, while supporting STAN Angels with informed decision-making and domain-specific knowledge.

Supporting Early-Stage Startups from Armenia and Beyond to Scale Globally STAN is a global network of angel investors with a mission to support early-stage technology startups from Armenia and beyond. While we actively scout startups in Armenia and Los Angeles, STAN welcomes innovative startups from anywhere in the world. STAN angels provide financial capital, network support and entrepreneurial support to help startups scale. While we focus on ecosystems in Armenia and Los Angeles, our reach spans across global startup communities. Currently, over 70% of STAN Angels are based in California, with 20% in Armenia and 10% in Europe. STAN’s Chapter in Los Angeles Our Los Angeles chapter is established in partnership with Triple S Ventures, a pre-seed to seed-stage VC firm. We welcome non-Armenian founders and angels to collaborate with the chapter. As part of our international growth, we plan to continue expanding by launching new chapters across key global startup hubs. Stay tuned for more updates! STAN Expert Council The STAN Expert Council is a community of domain experts who provide valuable insights, expertise, and global connections to STAN Angels and portfolio startups. This advisory body helps startups validate their technology and business models, while supporting STAN Angels with informed decision-making and domain-specific knowledge.

Lionsharp is an international creative technology startup based in Armenia, currently building Voiceboard, a new solution for more engaging, flexible and exciting presentations. Experience more freedom and control with new and never before seen features such as the ability to embed amazing interactive media like web-based applications (like live twitter feeds, your blog or website, pinterest, videos and more), maps, and 3D models right inside your slides without closing out of your presentation. Plus, with Voiceboard you have the added advantage of choosing your method of control, be it clicker, Nod ring or the convenience of your mobile phone! Please like and follow us on Facebook, where our progress is regularly updated. fb.lionsharp.com

Hypernova is a hybrid venture fund backing early-stage startups across the US and Europe. We focus on founders building the infrastructure, data systems, and frontier applications powering the future of space. From launch systems to orbital services, we invest where deep tech meets operational rigor.

Katasi is a Colorado-based technology company founded by executives from the telecom and aerospace industries to address an important societal need; create an effective technological solution to the growing epidemic of distracted driving that "Just Works"​. We have been working since 2011 with telecom providers to develop what is widely regarded as the ultimate solution: a technology that leverages your telecom provider’s network technology to limit distractions on your phone when you are driving. Katasi works exclusively with telecom providers that are "all-in"​ to stop distracted driving; they have invested millions of dollars to limit distractions on your phone. This partnership has created a powerful solution to distracted driving. Groove. Within seconds of starting a drive, the Carrier Network is notified by the Katasi system that an individual is driving, allowing the Carrier to limit texting and other distracting capabilities on the subscriber's mobile phone according to the subscriber's wishes. Those sending texts to you while you are driving are notified that your messages are being saved until you reach your destination. Within seconds of the drive ending, full function is restored and messages are delivered. And it gets better: GrooveGame goes beyond being a tool to restrict distractions by acknowledging focused driving, allowing drivers to compete for “best on the road”, and providing sweet rewards through our brand partners for focused drivers. Katasi offers unequaled distracted driving prevention technology: Carrier-level distracted driving control via our telecom partners, and a tool to celebrate and reward focused drivers.

An affiliated partner of the G20 - Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) chaired by Her Majesties Queean Maxima of the Netherlands, The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) is an international organisation aiming to ease access to finance for businesses from start up to scale up to exit, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide. It is committed to collaborating globally to empower world economic development by creating innovative financial instruments for innovators, startups, and SMEs. The Forum interacts with leaders in all areas of society, first and foremost in business and political spheres, to help assess needs and establish goals, bearing in mind that the public interest is of paramount importance. We engage a wide range of institutions, both public and private, local and international, commercial and academic to help shape the global agenda. We hold that, with the participation of individuals and institutions from multiple sectors and from all parts of society, real progress can be achieved. www.wbaforum.org

Supporting Early-Stage Startups from Armenia and Beyond to Scale Globally STAN is a global network of angel investors with a mission to support early-stage technology startups from Armenia and beyond. While we actively scout startups in Armenia and Los Angeles, STAN welcomes innovative startups from anywhere in the world. STAN angels provide financial capital, network support and entrepreneurial support to help startups scale. While we focus on ecosystems in Armenia and Los Angeles, our reach spans across global startup communities. Currently, over 70% of STAN Angels are based in California, with 20% in Armenia and 10% in Europe. STAN’s Chapter in Los Angeles Our Los Angeles chapter is established in partnership with Triple S Ventures, a pre-seed to seed-stage VC firm. We welcome non-Armenian founders and angels to collaborate with the chapter. As part of our international growth, we plan to continue expanding by launching new chapters across key global startup hubs. Stay tuned for more updates! STAN Expert Council The STAN Expert Council is a community of domain experts who provide valuable insights, expertise, and global connections to STAN Angels and portfolio startups. This advisory body helps startups validate their technology and business models, while supporting STAN Angels with informed decision-making and domain-specific knowledge.