George Simongulashvili is a well-known figure in Georgia’s investment and education landscape. As a co-founder of Caucasus University and a long-time business consultant, he brings a rare blend of academic, educational background and hands-on investment experience. George is an active angel investor and a key member of Axel’s Investment Board, where he regularly makes decisions about the startups readiness for funding. He has the ability to discover and support promising ideas, understand their needs and help them scale faster. Together with his team at GEC Consulting, George created Georgia’s first-ever comprehensive guidebooks on angel investing - practical, detailed book about angel investments and every process related to that. At the workshop, George will share his insights, practical experience, knowledge and the reasons that made him deeply involved in the startup ecosystem.