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01 | General Information - How does the European Pitch Contest work

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🇪🇺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 facts:

Hundreds of applications, Top50 startups out of which emerged the Rising20 who pitch live on stage, 1 champion.

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Who are the competitors?

Startups meeting the following criteria:

• Founded 2020 or later
• < 100 MA
• < 20 mio € Funding (cumulated)
• Not later than Series A
• At least MVP </aside>

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There are two pre-rounds with two thematic clusters each. In each pre-round, about 10 startups pitch against each other in front of a jury of investors. In each cluster the best startup is selected by the jury to move to the final and publicly informed on stage through the moderator right after the pre-round.

1. Pre-Rounds

2. Final

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VC Jury:

• Together with the other jury members, you have handpicked the participating startups (contestants) based on hundreds of applications

• We welcome the Top50 of those at Bits & Pretzels, but only the 20 best of them (Rising20) are invited to pitch live on stage to compete for a spot in the grand final.

• The jury divides up the sessions, but in each pre-round at least three jury members will be present.

• You will be evaluating the pitches in the pre-rounds to select the finalists.

• You will be evaluating the pitches on the big Bits & Pretzels stage to select the European Pitch Contest Award Winner.

  

  

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02 | Your involvement as jury member in the pre-rounds

<aside> 📆 When: We have informed you about the date and time of the pre-round we assigned you via email. Where: Visionaries Stage Meeting Point: At the entrance of the respective stage. There will be members of the Bits & Pretzels team welcoming you.

Please be at the respective stage 15 min prior to the start of the preliminary round for the technical setup.

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Requirements of the pitch of the startups How long: three min pitch + Q&A Language: English Presentation: no

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<aside> 💡 Each startup has an overview slide on the presentation screen in the background (we take care of it)

What does it contain:

• Company name
• Company logo
• URL to website
• Name & job title of the person pitching
• Founding year
• Country
• Company stage (MVP/Prototype, First Pilot Customers, Many Paying Customers)

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<aside> 📌 Suggestions for the pitching startups

Focus? We strongly recommend startups to follow this structure:

• Introduction of the person pitching (including role in the company)
• Problem Statement
• Product/Solution
• Market
• Why your team
• Status of the company (product readiness/traction/fundraising)

They have three minutes to pitch. The moderator will strictly keep the time and the pitch will be ended after three minutes sharp. The three minutes are followed by a Q&A with you, the jury.

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Evaluation criteria

We will provide you with a personalized file to structure your notes and comments on site at Bits & Pretzels.

Please apply the following criteria for evaluating the startups pitching on stage to select the cluster winners.

• Value Proposition (i. convincingness, ii. uniqueness, iii.assumed defensibility)

• Product (i. ease of use (UX/UI), ii. solving the problem, iii. comprehensiveness

• Market (i. number of customers, ii. annual contract value, iii. ease of Go-To Market)

• Team (perceived quality and fitness for the role in startup of presenter, e.g. street-smartness, capability to sell the story and lead a team (see also below))

• Pitching (i convincingness, ii. storytelling, iii. logical structure & conclusive argumentation, iv. energy / positivity) </aside>

• More Details on the competitors, requirements of the presentation, stage layout, etc.

03 | Run Through European Pitch Contest Final

<aside> 📆 Please block your calendar for a run through for the final on the Inspiration Stage (main stage): When: Tuesday, Sep 30 2:00 - 2:30 pm

Where: In front of the Inspiration Stage (Room 14b)

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04 | Your involvement as jury member in the Grand Final

<aside> 📆 Please block your calendar for the European Pitch Contest Grand Final. When: Tuesday, Sep 30 4:35 pm - 5:25 pm Where: Inspiration Stage (Room 14b) Meeting Point: We will inform you about the meeting point in due course.

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Your moment on stage

Before the startups pitch, every jury member has 2 minutes to present themselves as well as their fund on stage. No slides, just words. Please feel free so share who you are, what expertise you have and some words on your fund.

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Requirements of the pitch of the startups How long: three min pitch + Q&A Language: English Presentation: no

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