CEE Startup Challenge
Join Us To Get Access To 250+ VC Funds, 250k EUR In Startup Tools & Credits, Business Support And More!
Timeline
Nov 25, 2022
Application closes
Dec 1-7, 2022
Jury work
Dec 8, 2022
Finalists announcement
Dec 15, 2022
Finals: Online Pitching & VC Talks
Focus
We are looking for regional startups and scaleups from CEE raising seed, pre-series A, series A and beyond in following verticals:
Female Founders
SaaS & Marketplace
AI & Analytics & Big Data
Fintech & Insurtech
Mobility, Industry 4.0 & Manufacturing
Planet & Sustainability
Healthcare & Wellbeing
Other
Prizes
Fast Track To CEE VC Summit
Fast Track to CEE VC Summit 2023 gathering 250+ GPs from CEE and Europe for selected startups!
Up To $100,000 AWS Credits
$25k for TOP 10 and $10k for all participants*, personal AWS follow-up support and $100k for selected teams!
*AWS Activate Program rules must apply
Up To €100.000
Up to €100.000 infrastructure credits for all applicants + fast track to the OVHcloud Startup Program, marketing & technical support for TOP 10
Up To 90% Off
Up to 90% off on HubSpot for Startups for Top 100 eligible teams
€30.000 Credits
Stripe Credits: €30.000 for TOP 10 scaleups & €15.000 for all participants!
$50.000 Credits
$50.000 on the Mixpanel Growth Plan for all applicants!
Dedicated Support From Startup Success Team!
1-on-1 onboarding with Startup Success team for TOP 10 and 6 months FREE for all participants!
$3000 Credits
For annual Business Plan for up to 25 users with access to unlimited video recordings & more features!
FREE Consultations
FREE consultations & €1000 in credits on grant writing services for EIC related Grants for TOP 3 eligible startups
$1000 Credits
$1000 in FREE credits for all-in-one Notion workspace for all participants!
FREE EU Grants Consultancy
FREE EU Granting consultations worth €2k for the Winner, €1k for TOP 3 and €0.5k for TOP 10
12 Months For FREE
12 FREE months for basic plan or 90% off for premium plan for selected eligible startups
Extra 10% Off
Extra 10% discount on Udemy courses for all participants!
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, 6 months FREE for 2nd and 3rd place & 1 free month for all applicants!
Up To 500,000 FREE Credits
500,000 FREE email verifications for TOP 3; 100,000 for TOP 10 and 25,000 + 20% off for all participants
Media Coverage
For The Winner & 35% discount for all applicants!
Media Coverage
For The TOP 3
FREE Ticket
FREE Ticket for Disraptors Summit for Top 2 and 25% discount for all applicants!
Judges
Meet the Judges who will be bringing their industry knowledge to assess the Winners
Ewa Chronowska
CEO at Vestbee & Partner at Next Road Ventures
Jan Habermann
Partner, Credo Ventures
William Jilltoft
Vice President, Northzone
Bakhrom Ibragimov
Partner, Molten Ventures
Esat Acar
Vice President, 500 Emerging Europe
Michał Bajda
Investment Manager, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
Łukasz Skarka
Investment Director, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
Ryan Gong
Chief Investment Director EMEA, Huawei
Marcin Hejka
General Partner, OTB Ventures
Berkin Toktaş
Managing Director, Revo Capital
Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director, Elevator Ventures
Marcin Laczynski
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Daniel Tomov
Founding Partner, Eleven Ventures
Basar Yenidunya
Head of Investments, 212
Paweł Maj
Investment Director, Warsaw Equity Group
Kasparas Jurgelionis
Managing Partner, Iron Wolf Capital
Marcin Kurek
Managing Partner, Market One Capital
Merve Zabci
General Partner, Logo Ventures
Özge Öz
Partner, QNBEYOND Ventures
Jasmina Popovska
Senior Business Creation Manager, EIT Manufacturing
Vitaly Laptenok
General Partner, Flyer One Ventures
Bartosz Lipnicki
Managing Partner, Alfabeat
Michał Rokosz
Partner, Inovo Venture Partners
Wojciech Majewski
Managing Director, Simpact Fund
Georg Ioannidis
Managing Director, Uniqa Ventures
Krzysztof Tokarski
Managing Director, PKO VC
Marcin Kostrzewa
Investment Manager, Flash Ventures
Cezary Iwan
Investment Manager, Hubraum
Eva Arh
Partner, 3VC
Artur Banach
Managing Partner, Movens Capital
Bartek Knichnicki
Managing Partner, SATUS Starter VC
Claudia Czigony
Investment Manager, Impact Ventures
Adam Rudowski
General Partner, Level2 Ventures
Richard Illes
Investment Director, OXO Holdings
Kristóf Székely
Partner, Lead Ventures
Andrej Petrus
Investment Manager, ZAKA Ventures
Jan Hauser
Business Creation Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Michał Gawęda
Investment Director, Montis Capital
Robert Reich
Investment Manager, Lighthouse Ventures
Powered By
Strategic Partners
Corporate Partners
Partners
Community Partners
Get Free Perfect Pitch Guide Now!
Download comprehensive e-book on how to prepare outstanding Investor Deck, Elevator and Competition Pitch. Use our practical tips and make a big step toward successful fundraising!
Get Free E-book Now!