Board and team

Roberts Alhimionoks

Startin.LV
CEO

Roberts is a bridge-builder between startups, government, and society. He brings experience from the NGO, public, and business sectors – from leading defence communications and marketing at a defence tech company to shaping policy at the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia. He is also active in civil society as a council member of Transparency International Latvia “Delna” and a board member of the association Ar pasaules pieredzi Latvijā. Talk to Roberts about startup advocacy, ecosystem growth, or turning ideas into impactful policies.

Eduards Ritums

Startin.LV
Project Manager

Experienced in science communication, Eduards is looking to apply his enthusiasm for technology to the innovation ecosystem in Latvia, and has been working in the Latvian startup scene since 2019. Most of his science communication background and startup ecosystem experience is related to healthcare – as Eduards hopes to see innovation foster healthier lives for people in Latvia and the world.

Dārta Mendziņa

Startin.LV
Project Manager

Dārta combines legal precision with creative drive to support the startup ecosystem. With experience across public and private sectors, she understands how systems work – and how to navigate them when it matters most. As a host of Drosme Kļūdīties, a podcast celebrating failure as part of success, she champions a mindset she sees as essential for founders.
Believing communication is the key to meaningful change, Dārta encourages collaboration. Let’s create and sustain an environment where founders are heard, supported, and empowered to turn ideas into impact.

Reinis Tenis Startin.LV Board Member

Ernests Jenavs

Edurio
Chairman of the Board at Startin.LV

Ernests is a co-founder of Edurio – startup which helps private and public school groups improve the way they use stakeholder feedback. They are changing student, parent and teacher surveying from a data collection activity to a true driver of continuous school improvement.

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Aiga Krīgere

Backpack Latvia
Board Member at Startin.LV

With over 15 years of experience in the legal, regulatory and fintech sectors, I bridge the gap between compliance and business growth. As a qualified lawyer and former CLO, I’ve led legal & compliance teams in international fintechs, overseen licensing processes under EU regulation and guided companies through complex governance challenges. 

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Jurģis Kalniņš

Badideas.FUND
Board Member at Startin.LV

I build and run the 250+ strong community behind BADideas.fund – sourcing members, shaping how we discover deals, and keeping the syndicate engaged and high-signal.

Agnese Veckalne

Edurio
Board Member at Startin.LV

Agnese is the Chief Operating Officer at the medical technology startup Longenesis which aims to accelerate the process of novel drug and treatment discovery by providing a technological bridge between healthcare institutions and the BioTech industry.
She has spent the last 5+ years managing operations in impact-driven startups.

Andris K. Berzins Startin.LV Board Member

Ģirts Graudiņš

BalticWay
Board Member at Startin.LV

Latvian-American technology entrepreneur, building and running Engineering teams at Silicon Valley startups. Two successful exits, most recently from Twilio, where I built and scaled the video platform. Accelerating Baltic startups scaling in the US, as founder of Baltic Way LLC and as co-director of the Latvian-American Chamber of Commerce.

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Ieva Felman

Startin.LV
Project Manager for Digital Explorers II 

Passionate about building a sustainable startup ecosystem in Latvia, in the Baltics and other emerging regions. Gathered the experience and network by building a community around the biggest startup event in Latvia, TechChill.

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