In partnership with East-West Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to midemlab. This major startup and app developer competition will take place in Cannes, France, from February 1 to February 4 of next year.
If you have a built the next solution that will help music executives, artists, and brands to engage or monetize audiences, this contest is for you!
Midemlab is your chance to find new international business partners and investors, get high visibility towards the international press and the industry and take your business to the next level.
Thirty finalists selected through a call for entry will pitch their business model at Midem to a jury composed of venture capitalists, successful tech entrepreneurs, influential potential media and potential business partners.
Past year’s edition jury members included founders from SoundCloud, MOG, We7, Topspin, Seesmic, or senior executives from Sony Music, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Deezer, Groupon, Rovio, Amazon, Ogilvy Group, BETC, Tapulous/Disney Mobile, Balderton Capital, Northzone Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners, TechCrunch, GigaOM, Wired etc.
The previous editions proved to be a real launch platform for many leading entertainment startups – such as SoundCloud, The Echo Nest, Songkick or BandPage.
Now the competition features startups coming from all areas of the entertainment and tech space. They may apply in one of the 3 categories:
- Music discovery, recommendation and creation
- Marketing and social engagement
- Direct to consumer sales and content monetization (distribution, e-commerce, payment solution, ticketing…)
Check here for more information and to apply before October 31!
