Margarita Khartanovich

Margarita Khartanovich – Startup ecosystem builder. Emerging tech believer. Former Cointelegraph editor. Margarita has spent two decades at the intersection of media, technology, startups and venture investment. She’s led communications and investor relations across Europe, scaling tech communities and ventures in blockchain, AI, and frontier tech. As Head of Startup Services at Platform6, she connects local founders with global startup networks and investors, putting Tampere on the map as a rising Nordic innovation hub. Previously Managing Editor at Cointelegraph, she grew its global reach from a few thousands to millions. As Editor-in-Chief of her own publication, Binary District Journal, she secured syndication with The Next Web (later acquired by the Financial Times). She’s interviewed top-tier VCs like Tim Draper and supported fundraising efforts exceeding €120M for blockchain and tech ventures across the Netherlands, UK, and Germany.