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ABOUT

 

OXO Labs and Blastoff presented the third (previously named CEE Lift Off ) Startup Contest, where the best Startups was given the chance to pitch their startup idea or project to the top VCs of the CEE region as well as to representatives of the European tech sector.

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Pitches was held at Brain Bar Budapest, the biggest European festival on the future has been chosen as the most inspiring festival of Hungary in 2016. The festival hosts some of the world’s most exciting minds from various fields including tech, business, culture and politics to debate their visions on the upcoming global trends

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AWARDS AND PRIZES INCLUDE

FOR THE WINNER: € 150.000 INVESTMENT OFFER FROM POWER ANGELS

the A-Team of the regional angel investor scene

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** FOR THE WINNER: 6 MONTHS ACCELERATION PROGRAM PROVIDED BY OXO LABS,

one of the most experienced accelerator teams in the CEE region

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** SPECIAL AWARD: 6 MONTHS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SERVICE FROM ENGINY

the startup divison of FLOW PR. The package contains among others strategic consulting, graphic design and social media management in 120 freely utilizable working hours

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** SPECIAL AWARD: LAUNCHPAD START

a weeklong bootcamp with Product, UI/UX, Technology, and Marketing/Pitch days with the best mentors from a community.

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** SPECIAL AWARD: 6 MONTHS COMMUNICATION COACHING SUPPORT

from Impact Works, Professional Training & Coaching company

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** SPECIAL AWARD: $25,000 IN MICROSOFT AZURE CREDITS FOR A YEAR

Microsoft Hungary offers a Special Prize for the most promising business application.

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FOR PARTICIPATION

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Step 1: APPLICATION

Carefully complete the Registration Form below (all applications must be filled out in English). The deadline for submissions is April 21st, midnight.

 

Step 2: VIDEO INTERVIEW

First round of selection process. If you are selected we will send you an invitation for an online video interview until 5th May.

 

Step 3: YOU SHALL BE JUDGED...

After the professional jury finalized the shortlist of applicants, 10 selected startups will be notified on the evening of May 25th on their successful entry.

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Step 4: PITCH!

On June 3rd, 2017 at Akvárium Klub, Budapest the 10 shortlisted startups will compete in 3 minute pitches in front of a live audience and the jury. The winner will receive a 6 month Accelerator Program at OXO Labs, 6 months PR & Marketing support and €150,000 funding offer for product development costs.

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PARTICIPATE IF

• you have a great idea or a project you are working on!

• you would like to participate in a festival where top trendsetters, decisionmakers and fresh challengers exchange ideas in unusual and unrestrained conversations!

• you are ready for funding and want to develop your idea or project with some of the best experts the CEE region has to offer!

• you have thoroughly researched your concept and have the utmost unique idea

• you would like to try yourself out in front of the TOP VCs of the CEE region!

• if you would like to be inspired in the biggest HUB of Budapest!

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ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS

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BRAIN BAR BUDAPEST

Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.

 

Brain Bar Budapest: the clash of ideas in the heart of Europe (WIRED)

 

POWER ANGELS

Power Angels is a leading business angel network focusing on Central Europe and providing seed funding as well as mentoring and acceleration services to tech startups. Our angels are professionals with backgrounds in tech, financial and creative industries. We support our portfolio with mentoring, business network and investors relationship besides angel funding.

 

OXO LABS

OXO Labs is an accelerator scaling startups from the CEE region to global markets. The accelerator program of OXO Labs targets startups, innovation and technology - based projects. We offer our program to young ventures in the phase of developing ideas, products, validating the market and the business model.

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the competition link

http://www.blastoff.eu/competition

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