ENRICH Funding Summit at SXSW Online 2021

Virtual event taking place on Friday, March 19 (8:00 am to 12:00 pm pst).

Dedicated to Global Startups, and more specifically to European (also from EU "associated countries") tech entrepreneurs.

We will be introducing a selection of 24 startups to 24 top US investors (early stage VCs, business angels and equity accelerators - from the Silicon Valley in majority) plus a selection of ENRICH in the USA soft landing hubs and ecosystems (Ref.: http://enrichintheusa.com/landing-hubs and http://enrichintheusa.com/j-1-soft-landing-program).

Format:

Welcome and Introduction from ENRICH in the USA Centers and Hubs (30 min)

Two pitch sessions of 3 rooms in parallel (1 hour 40 minutes each).

Each session starts with a 20 min reverse pitch from investors and ecosystems followed by 4 x 20 min pitch from startups (5 min of pitch and 15 min of QA).

Suggested theme per room:

- TechforCity (infrastructure and TechforCommunity included)

- TechforEntertainment (Music, Cinema, Media, XR, and Gaming included)

- TechforGood (HealthTech, FoodTech, EdTech included)

Pitch Awards:

All the pitches will be rated by the investors.

• For the top 3 startups: $500 cash prizes

• For the top 9 startups: Access to transatlantic support and soft landing services

Direct Applications to the ENRICH in the USA incubation joint-programs at top US universities (12 months minimum) - with no interview:

In VA: George Mason University joint program

In PA: Temple University joint program

in CA: Cal Poly University joint program

in IN: Purdue University joint program

Included: support of Enterprise Europe Network USA (EAEC, SF and EABO, NYC): 5 hours free (advice, directions and introductions).

If your registration is validated/accepted, the link to the Zoom session will be sent to you at least a week prior.

Also, startups should apply on F6S to be selected: https://www.f6s.com/enrichfundingsummitsxsw2021online

Selected startups :

(to come very soon)

Investors participating (not the final list):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abanifatemi/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mazer-a6446811/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfricci/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-reade-1770035/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronrose

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurag-jain-0b77aa/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramcarothers/

https://linkedin.com/in/lilian-ting-02b6447

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdsmith94010/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-mahan-24689453/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/val-livada-2b440/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickliu/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-vogelsong/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-himes-4b0147/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameerdmello/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-loague-a071a5a4/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-heyman-054b59b1/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemosby/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/val-livada-2b440/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdsmith94010/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramcarothers/

linkedin.com/in/lilian-ting-02b6447

https://www.linkedin.com/in/han-ko-3b8814185/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-himes-4b0147/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-simonney-a271b6a8/

THANK YOU SBDC Temple University, Invest EU, and Enterprise Europe Network for your great support and partnership!