Ina Stoyanova

Ina Stoyanova is a senior expert at Cleantech Bulgaria with more than 8 years of experience in designing and managing innovation-driven projects, developing strategic partnerships and supporting the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems. She has been working on projects and/or holding coordination roles within the RIS Hubs supported by Cleantech Bulgaria of various KICs (EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT RawMaterials) over the past four years. She holds a degree in Web Science from Eindhoven University of Technology. Her work focuses on supporting startups and SMEs, fostering entrepreneurship and driving innovation deployment. Ina has played a key role in designing and implementing innovation support programmes, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and gender equality, including support for female entrepreneurs. She has actively contributed to initiatives focused on promoting gender balance, developing and delivering dedicated training programmes, mentoring activities and networking opportunities for women innovators and women-led startups. She has collaborated with public and private sector stakeholders across Europe, delivering tailored support services for startups and scaleups. Her expertise also includes capacity building, stakeholder engagement and facilitating access to funding and market opportunities.