The call is currently closed
The WMF - We Make Future, International Trade Fair and Festival on Tech and Digital Innovation, will host the regional stage of the Startup World Cup, the initiative promoted by Pegasus Tech Ventures.
The initiative is dedicated to startups and innovative realities on the European scene. The selected startup will have the chance to compete at the Startup World Cup Final, scheduled to take place in San Francisco (USA) next fall, whose prize up for grabs is $1 Million in direct investment.
The call Startup World Cup is currently closed.
The call is open to startups from every industry and development stage.
The regional stage of the Startup World Cup will take place at WMF 2023 - June 15 to 17 at the Rimini Fiera.
If you have a project or startup, apply by May 9: Selected startups will have the opportunity to be among the six Startup Competition finalists at WMF23 and compete for entry into the San Francisco finals of the Startup World Cup.
In addition, startups will be able to compete for prizes provided by the Startup Competition partners at We Make Future!
The call Startup World Cup is currently closed.
The initiative is dedicated to Italian and international startups and companies - composed of individuals or in teams - with innovative projects or ideas in the technology and digital sector. In addition, special interest is given to those innovative projects aimed at generating a positive impact on society.
Candidate projects are selected based on the following criteria:
Competence of the team, knowledge of the field, the feasibility of the project;
Stage of product/service development;
Degree of innovation and defensibility of the same;
Competitive environment and positioning;
Responsiveness to and size of market and customer needs;
Potential for development of the idea in research or business;
Completeness of the documentation submitted.
WMF - We Make Future has for years been committed to supporting startups and innovative business projects that can bring progress and a positive impact on society. There are numerous events and initiatives aimed at the ecosystem of innovative entrepreneurship: in addition to the historic Startup Competition, the largest international competition for startups that this year reaches its eleventh edition, WMF realizes the World Startup Fest, the international benchmark event for startups, scaleups and investors from around the world. In 2022, the event brought 1,000 startups, 36,000 attendees from more than 49 countries to Rimini and held B2B meetings with more than 300 investors from countries such as the UK, Israel, Germany, Sweden, France and Spain. Also this year, an entire pavilion - out of WMF's 10 - will host numerous events and initiatives for the world of innovative entrepreneurship from June 15 to 17, including the Startup Competition, Startup District, B2B meetings with investors from around the world, business matching and internships dedicated to startups and the world of innovative entrepreneurship.
WMF is collaborating with Pegasus Tech Ventures in the pursuit of these goals: the regional stage of the Startup World Cup is therefore among the events dedicated to the world of technology research promoted by We Make Future
The call Startup World Cup is currently closed.