European Startup Challenge
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December 9, 2021
Winners
Meet European Startup Challenge Winners!
Focus
We are looking for regional startups and scaleups from Europe 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
November 24, 2021
Application closes
November 29 - December 6, 2021
Jury work
December 7, 2021
Top 10 announcement
December 8, 2021
Workshop Day
December 9, 2021
Pitching Session & VC Talks - Winners announcement
VC TALKS & PITCHING SESSION
11:00 am - 12:30 pm CET | Pitching Session
Selected startups will pitch their solutions to leading global VC funds.
12:30 - 1:15 pm CET | Trends shaping VC & startup scene
Meet the Speakers
Marcin Hejka
General Partner, OTB Ventures
Alexander Pak
Investment Director, TMT Investments
Diana Koziarska
Partner, SMOK Ventures
Marcin Laczynski
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Artur Banach
Managing Partner, Movens Capital
Berkin Toktaş
Managing Director, Revo Capital
1:20 - 2:05 pm CET | CEE VC & startup ecosystem outlook
Meet the Speakers
Ewa Chronowska
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Enis Hulli
General Partner, 500 Istanbul
Jan Habermann
Partner, Credo Ventures
Richard Illes
Investment Director, OXO Holdings
Valeri Petrov
Partner, Eleven Ventures
Marcin Kurek
Managing Partner, Market One Capital
2:10 - 2:55 pm CET | ESG in Venture Capital and startups
Meet the Speakers
Gregory Leschenko
Chief Investment Director, Huawei
Alisa Band
Senior Investment Manager, Henkel Tech Ventures
Stevica Kuharski
Principal, Fil Rouge Capital
Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director, Elevator Ventures
Paweł Maj
Partner, Warsaw Equity Group
Konrad Koncerewicz
Head Of VC & Startups, Vestbee
3:00 pm CET | Winners announcement
Winners of the fist edition of European Startup Challenge will be revealed!
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!
Up To 90% Off
Up to 90% off on HubSpot for Startups for Top 100 eligible teams
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
Dedicated Support From Startup Success Team!
1-on-1 onboarding with Startup Success team for TOP 10 and 6 months FREE for all participants!
Microsoft For Startups Program
Participation in Microsoft For Startups program for selected teams
€30.000 Credits
Stripe Credits: €30.000 for TOP 10 and €15.000 for all participants!
12 Months For FREE
12 FREE months for basic plan or 90% off for premium plan for selected eligible startups
6 Months For FREE
6 months for FREE for the Winner and 3 months for all applicants!
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
FREE IT Work
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
Pitching On Stage
Live pitching for selected startups from TOP 10 during the bigest conference for startup ecosystem in CEE
WORKSHOP DAY
Special Startup Mentions
Most interesting startups will be featured by special mentions in the following categories:
CEE Startup
Newcomer
Scaleup
Impact Startup
Female Founder
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
Enis Hulli
General Partner, 500 Istanbul
Michał Bajda
Business Creation Manager, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
Szymon Kwiatkowski
Business Creation Manager, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
Gregory Leschenko
Chief Investment Director, Huawei
Numan Numan
Managing Partner, 212
Onur Erbay
Partner, Global Founders Capital
Marcin Hejka
General Partner, OTB Ventures
Marcin Laczynski
Partner, Next Road Ventures
Alexander Pak
Investment Director, TMT Investments
Daniel Tomov
Founding Partner, Eleven Ventures
Kasparas Jurgelionis
Managing Partner, Iron Wolf Capital
Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director, Elevator Ventures
Marcin Kurek
Managing Partner, Market One Capital
Henry Jefferies
Senior Associate, Accel
Julien Coustaury
Partner, Fil Rouge Capital
Bartosz Lipnicki
Managing Partner, Alfabeat
Dilek Dayinlarli
Managing Partner, ScaleX Ventures
Michał Rokosz
Partner, Inovo Venture Partners
Wojciech Majewski
Managing Director, Simpact Fund
Georg Ioannidis
Managing Director, Uniqa Ventures
Alisa Band
Senior Investment Manager, Henkel Tech Ventures
Krzysztof Tokarski
Managing Director, PKO VC
Marcin Szczecinski
Investment Manager, Adamed
Michael Claes
Senior Technology Manager, SABIC Ventures
Szymon Syp
Angel Investor, Partner at SSK&W Law Firm
Assaf Shamia
Investment Partner, Giesecke+Devrient Ventures
Martin Mossler
Managing Director, Science Park Graz
Claudia Czigony
Investment Manager, Impact Ventures
Agnieszka Poznanska
Head Of Origination, Shape VC
Adam Rudowski
General Partner, Level2 Ventures
Mirosław Adamczyk
Managing Director, DuoLife
Richard Illes
Investment Director, OXO Holdings
Vuk Lau
Partner, Reveris
Andrej Petrus
Investment Manager, ZAKA Ventures
Helmuts Lejnieks
Chairman of the Board, Latvian Business Angels Network
Adam de sola Pool
Business Angel, MIT Angels
Branko Drobnak
President, Business Angels Of Slovenia
Magdalena Balcerzak
Manager, CEE Business Angels Network
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