This is a call to action for all you female entrepreneurs and aspiring startuppers. If you are an early stage startup or fledgling business looking for funding, we have great news for you. More LeanIn EU WBAs Pitching Battles!
2nd LeanIn EU WBAs Pitching Battles
The 2nd LeanIn EU WBAs (Women Business Angels) Pitching Battles event of 2018 is coming. That’s right, it’s time to bring your best sales pitching game and get in front of some investors. Save the date, it’s June 14! Right here at the Starttech Ventures’ HQ.
Applying is easy, you just complete the form on the F6S platform here. Register today! The deadline for applications is June 5th.
The state of play
The second round of the Lean In EU WBAs Pitching Battles kicks off on Junr 5th, with the first battle taking place in Italy, before moving to Greece, Spain and Estonia.
Back in February we hosted the first round and it was an action-packed event. With eight talented startups and some of Europe’s leading authorities on hand delivering key note speeches, it was all about great innovations, good vibes, and powerful investors.
We expect more of the same this time round.
The prizes
So why should you get involved? Well, you can win free startup mentoring for six months from us here at Starttech. Does that sound good? I thought so.
Not only that, you will get the chance to win a ticket to the final international event and receive the award the Best Female LeanIn EU WBAs Community Startup of 2018!
The top two startups will gain access to startup mentoring from Starttech Ventures’ Venture Building team.
The virtual acceleration services period will consist of bi-weekly calls, guidance on how to use Lean Canvas, how to set actionable metrics, how to do build-measure-learn cycles. The winning startups’ product or service must meet our criteria of being B2B software-based, and targeting north america and/or north-west Europe.
Who are the LeanInEU WBAs?
The LeanIn EU WBAs is a new development area in Europe supported by the European Commission. The aim is to increase the number of women business angels and women entrepreneurs in the EU. Several pitching events, like the one at Starttech, will be organised during the project in consortium countries to give a chance to entrepreneurs to connect with investors in the area and raise funding.
Rules for applying:
- Participation is open to startups from any field
- The startup can be founded in any country but must be able to participate at the chosen pitch event on the given date
- The startup must be interested in raising investments
- Only seed or early stage startups will be considered for participation (startup must have at least an MVP);
- Both male and female founded startups can apply, but there must be at least 1 woman in the team
- Priority will be given to women entrepreneurs who have participated in the LeanIn EU WBAs training programme
Provisional Schedule:
While we will send a detailed agenda for the June 14 Pitching Battles closer to the date of the event, , below is an approximate breakdown of what the day will entail.
16:30: Welcome Coffee & Registration. Introduction.
17:00: ‘Future Ecosystem in the Digital World’, Mor Eini, Innovation Programme Manager GTEC
17:15: Introduction of investors and pitching rules
17:45: Pitches 1-4 (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A for each)
18:30: Coffee break
18:45: Pitches 5-8 (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A for each)
19:45: Announcement of winners
20:00: Networking & Farewell
Get applying!
And that’s about it. So, all you budding female entrepreneurs, all that remains is apply, and you’ll be halfway there to taking part in the Athens leg of the 2nd LeanIn EU WBAs Pitching Battles. Why then, are you still sitting there staring at the screen thinking about it? Get yourself in gear and apply today!
