Are you a Finnish or Russian startup, and ready to visit Finland in the first week of August? Startup Connect Contest is for you!
Applications have opened till June 10. Organised by Cursor Oy and GoTech Innovation, Startup Connect Contest was built with a singular mission in mind: to support startups, student entrepreneurship, as well as small and medium-sized businesses in bringing their products and services to the global market.
Eligibility conditions
Any Russian or Finnish early-stage startup who is working in the following industries should apply:
- Logistics
- IoT
- Robotics
- Hardware
- Smart Mobility
- Other Industries (if you’re really good!)
Rewards
The winning startup will receive:
- An invitation to the Levelup Startup Accelerator where they obtain access to an extensive network of rising entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, and renowned mentors; the accelerator also provides access to an intensive startup training program
- An opportunity to launch pilots with Finnish companies
- A participation package with your own booth at Web Summit 2019
- €5,000 cash prize
How to participate
You begin by sending your applications before June 10th, 2019 on the Startup Connect Contest website. You will be asked to enter basic information about yourself, your startup, the industry you are working in, etc. Following this, you will be asked to briefly describe your business, give a short pitch, discuss your competition and how you are different from those trying to solve the same problem.
Final selection
Of the entrants, 10 finalists will be selected and trained to work on their pitch so they are ready for the Final Pitch Session during the *Ship Startup festival in Kotka, Finland on August 1-2, 2019. The winner of the pitch session will take home the prizes. Even if you are not able to win the entire competition, you will be able to network, test your business model and get a free trip and accommodation for *Ship this August.
- Please click here to apply (deadline: June 10, 2019)
