CEE Startup Challenge
Join Us To Get 250k EUR In Startup Tools & Credits, Access To 250+ VC Funds, Business Support And More!
Timeline
November 25, 2022
Application closes
December 1-7, 2022
Jury work
December 8, 2022
Finalists announcement
December 14, 2022
Workshop Day
December 15, 2022
Pitching & VC Talks, Winners announcement
Sectors
We are looking for regional startups and scaleups from CEE raising seed, pre-series A, series A and beyond in following verticals:
SaaS & Marketplace
AI & Analytics & Big Data
Fintech & Insurtech
Smart Cities & Home
Industry 4.0 & Manufacturing
Transport & Logistics
Planet & Sustainability
Healthcare & Wellbeing
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!
Up To $150.000 Credits
Up to $150k in Azure Credits, participation in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub & 1h consultations with Microsoft experts for selected teams
$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
FREE Consultations
FREE consultations & workshops for TOP 3 and 5% off on grant writing services for the Winner
$3000 Credits
For annual Business Plan for up to 25 users with access to unlimited video recordings & more features!
12 Months For FREE
12 FREE months for basic plan or 90% off for premium plan for selected eligible startups
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
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
Michał Bajda
Business Creation Manager, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
Szymon Kwiatkowski
Business Creation Manager, 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
Numan Numan
Managing Partner, 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
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
Martin Mossler
Managing Director, Science Park Graz
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
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
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