TechCrunch Pitch competition for student startups
Do you have what it takes to convey the brilliance of your startup in under three minutes? If you do, we at SSES have a huge opportunity for you! As official partner to the TechCrunchTalk Nordic event on May 27, SSES is hosting a pitching competition for student startups.
TechCrunch Pitch is a competition open to all student startups in the Stockholm region. The grand prize is the opportunity to pitch your business idea at the upcoming TechCrunchTalk Nordic event in Stockholm. Venture Capitalists, decision makers and media from around the world will direct their attention onto you and your business, but only for a short period of time. We are challenging you to find the essence of your business, and put on a compelling show. If you are up for it, we at SSES, together with 2.8 million TechCrunch readers, are waiting with anticipation for a registration from your start-up.
Practical Details
Deadline for registrations is May 6. We will invite teams with the most promising businesses or ideas to pitch for our jury on May 19. Winning teams will be sent to TechCrunchTalk Nordic that will take place on May 27 in Stockholm.
The jury consists of:
- Mike Butcher, Editor of TechCrunch Europe
- Jonas Norberg, Entrepreneur and founder of Pacemker and Tonium
- Johan Jörgensen, Partner of Grädde Invest
- Ulf Brandels, Business Coach, STING
To enter the competition you need to email us at SSES with a one side of A4 text-only pitch, and also include the URL of your company/project/startup. Include: The market “problem” you are solving with your startup, your solution, your competitors, your team, and what type of exposure you are looking for.
Rules
- Startups in the field of web 2.0 and mobile solutions are preferred.
- Startups need to consist of at least one student at an SSES partner school.
- Three (3) teams will be sent to the TechCrunchTalk Nordic event.
- Winning teams get to send two (2) representatives to TechCrunchTalk Nordic.
- Your startup does not have to be an established business, but some sort of demo is preferred.
Questions
Do you have any questions? Please do not hesitate to contact SSES Campus Liaison at KTH: Elis Kullberg at pitch@sses.se.