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Webit hosts Tim Draper, SoftBank, Microsoft Ventures, Intel Ignite and 400 more investors: VCs, Corporate Ventures, Acceleration Programs, Business Angels.
It is a business to business festival where 73% of the attendees are C-level/top management executives, 400 of which are investors.
Webit can skyrocket your company in 4 ways by connecting you with:
1. Investors2. Partners and clients3. Advisors and mentors4. MediaIf you are among the selected startups, you will receive free of charge* the following benefits:
* Upon confirmation as selected startup - the company needs to pay only €160 for a branding package which afterwards becomes property of the company.
Some of previous Founders Game Jury members include:
Jury Member Statement: Rich Nuzum, Executive Director, Investments and Global Chief Investment Strategist at Mercer View all »
We identify, endorse and award globally the high growth companies and their founders who lead the way to achieving the SDGs by creating scalable, sustainable and resilient businesses.
Founders Games is the only global platform powered by the collective intelligence of 400+ late stage VC investors who commit their time to score 4500+ applications from 150+ countries each year. The finalists are selected among the highest ranked companies (scaleups) after 5 rounds in the competition.
Webit’s Business Speed Dating: 1 hour, investors & startups get together, one on one, to receive the best out of both worlds.
Put your company (product or service) in front of all 15,000+ attendees of the Festival. Exhibit and present your product/service in front of 400+ investors and thousands of corporate partners.
Take a stroll through the alleys of the Startup / Scaleup Village and immerse in what’s new and who’s who in the Global tech scene.
Startup Uni is fostering a unique environment where startups can thrive and investors act as guides on the journey to success. Startup Uni is designed to empower entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to engage effectively with investors and propel their startups forward.
At the Growth Stage, investors and founders unite on stage to explore the complexities of building a company and mapping out the journey towards sustainable growth. Investors and founders share their experiences, lessons learned, and best practices for navigating the challenges and opportunities of the growth stage.
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The criteria against which companies are evaluated in 5 rounds include:
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The award investment is provided by Dr. Plamen Russev (chairman of Webit.Foundation, investor and serial entrepreneur) and prominent business angels.
Тhe form in which the investment will be paid is negotiable. It could be a convertible loan, which will convert into shares of preferred stock upon the closing of a next equity financing (Series A/B round of financing) at market terms for such an instrument. It could be in a bridge round or other solution in favour of the founders. The award may also also fund a pre-IPO investment round.
Participating in Founders Games grants the organizers the right to invest up to $5M in a single one or more startup finalists.
The criteria against which companies are evaluated in 5 rounds include:
1. IMPACT FACTOR
(SDG Compliance)
What impact the success of the company would have on achieving one or more of the 17 SDGs
2. UNIQUENESS
OF THE IDEA
To what extent the idea is unique and constitutes intellectual property (IP)
3. TEAM
CAPACITY
Team experience, successful previous projects, ability to complete the project, human capital.
4. BUSINESS MODEL, SCALABILITY
AND MARKET ADOPTION
Market adoption, growth potential, how long does it take for the market to understand and adopt the product/service (timing), marketing approach and success stories, business model and business development, revenue growth.
5. FUNDING
& FINANCES
Availability of financing and capacity to achieve the development of the product/service roadmap, team, marketing, growth and adaptation
6. LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL
QUALITIES OF THE TEAM
Leading by example and potential for being a role model for other founder to work for achieving the SDGs.
Webit hosts Tim Draper, SoftBank, Microsoft Ventures, Intel Ignite and 400 more investors: VCs, Corporate Ventures, Acceleration Programs, Business Angels.
The winning startups of Webit 2019 “WeFarm” oversubscribed and closed a round of $13 MILLION just 2 months after the Festival.
The Webit Startup Package can skyrocket your company by connecting you with many of the the CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CMOs, CDOs and other CXOs of the Fortune 500 companies. Check some of the names here
43% of all attendees of Webit.Festival are from large and XXX large companies.
73% of them are C-level / top management executives.
Webit 2019 hosted in total 6,560 1:1 meetings and mentor sessions.
Webit hosts 500 accredited journalists from global media looking for the next big news.
We recommend arriving one day before the start of the event. Leaving is, at best, and if convenient, planned after the closing ceremony on the last day of the conference. You can freely explore the festival and have meetings, food and drinks, and fun, but it’s advisable to have a representative from your team at your stand at (almost) all times.