CEE Startup Challenge
Join The Biggest 100% Online Startup Challenge In Central & Eastern Europe!
39
days
21
hours
41
min
19
Sec
Startups & Scaleups
- Get wide exposure to leading global investors, corporates and media
- Apply for funding in one place and focus on growing your business
- Gain access to the biggest matching platform in CEE and tools to automate and manage fundraising
Investors & Corporates
- Don’t miss the best startups and scaleups from Central & Eastern Europe
- Minimize workload with pre-screened companies aligned with your focus
- Get access to the biggest matching platform in CEE and arising investment opportunities
Sectors
We are looking for regional startups and scaleups from CEE raising seed, pre-series A, series A and beyond in following verticals:
Business & ICT
AI & Analytics & Big Data
Fintech & Insurtech
Smart Cities & Home
Industry 4.0 & Proptech
Transport & Logistics
Planet & Sustainability
Healthcare & Wellbeing
Timeline
May 24, 2021
Application closes
June 1-16, 2021
Jury work
June 15, 2021
10 Finalists announced
June 16, 2021
Winners announced
Prizes
Fast Track To 1M EUR Investment
Up to 1M EUR investment for selected startups after positive due diligence
Up To $25,000 For TOP 10
AWS Credits: up to $25,000 for TOP 10 & $10,000 for all participants!
€30.000 Credits
Stripe Credits: €30.000 for TOP 10 scaleups & €15.000 for all participants!
Up To 90% Off For TOP 3
HubSpot For Startups for TOP 3 and 30% discount for all shortlisted teams!
Dedicated Support From Startup Success Team!
1-on-1 onboarding with Startup Success team for TOP 10 and 6 months FREE for all participants!
$2,000 Credits
2,000 infrastructure credits for TOP 10 Teams
Annual Free Premium Access
Annual Business Plan for the Winner, 6 free months for TOP 10 and 3 months for all applicants!
Annual Free Premium Access
Annual Premium Access for the Winning Team and 3 free months for all applicants!
3 Months Free
3 Months Business Account For all applicants!
Free IT Consultations
120 hours for the Winner, 40 hours for TOP 10 and 10 hours for all applicants!
Media Coverage
For The Winner & 35% discount for all applicants!
Media Coverage
For The TOP 3
3 Tickets
For 3 Winning teams and 25% discount for all applicants!
Free Startup Passes
For selected Finalists and 10% discount for all participants
10 BUILDER Tickets
For TOP 10 Teams
Judges
Meet the Judges who will be bringing their industry knowledge to assess the Winners
Ewa Chronowska
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Jan Habermann
Partner, Credo Ventures
Michał Bajda
Business Creation Manager, InnoEnergy Central Europe
Szymon Kwiatkowski
Business Creation Manager, InnoEnergy Central Europe
Gerald Parloiu
Partner, Global Founders Capital
Marcin Laczynski
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Alexander Pak
Investment Director, TMT Investments
Zygimantas Susnys
Managing Partner, Iron Wolf Capital
Marcin Kurek
Managing Partner, Market One Capital
Dmitry Smirnov
Investment Director, Flashpoint
Leszek Orlowski
Investment Director, bValue
Henry Jefferies
Senior Associate, Accel
Bartosz Lipnicki
Managing Partner, Alfabeat
Numan Numan
Managing Partner, 212
Rokas Tamosiunas
Partner, Open Circle Capital
Dilek Dayinlarli
Managing Partner, ScaleX Ventures
Todor Breshkov
Partner, LAUNCHub Ventures
Wojciech Majewski
Managing Director, Simpact Fund
Pedja Predin
Investment Manager, South Central Ventures
Jean-Michel Reynaud
Head Of Startups Relations, Engie
Michael Claes
Senior Technology Manager, SABIC Ventures
Julien Coustaury
Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
Agnieszka Poznanska
Head Of Origination, Shape VC
Malin Stefanescu
President, TechAngels
Adam de sola Pool
Business Angel, MIT Angels
Branko Drobnak
President, Business Angels Of Slovenia
Vlad Sarca
Partner, Sparking Capital
Magdalena Balcerzak
Manager, CEE Business Angels Network
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Previous Edition
Meet the Winners of the previous CEE Startup Challenge edition
