Factory Berlin, Europe's largest community of innovators, is thrilled to partner with XTC on the regional competition of the global startup challenge for entrepreneurs addressing sustainability goals through purposeful technology.

Join us for an exciting evening with the 10 selected startups competing in the regional XTC finals to pitch to Germany’s leading VC’s and thought leaders:

→ Carl-Luis Rieger [Hyundai Cradle]

→ Florian Steger [Deutsche Telekom's hub:raum]

→ Tim Schumacher [TS Ventures]

→ Dr. Lauren Harrison Lentz [Revent]

→ Kiana Mardi [Micro VC]

→ Judith Dada [La Famiglia]

→ Julian Teicke [wefox]

→ Dr. Fabian Heilemann [Earlybird VC]

Our experts will kick off the evening with a panel discussion on the current opportunities and challenges of tech for good, including funding. The selected startups will then pitch their business idea in a 4-minute-presentation in front of our attendees and expert jury, and have an opportunity to connect with XTC investors and corporations. Category winners will be invited to pitch to an esteemed panel of judges at the 2021 Global Finals for potential investment and collaboration opportunities.

Stay tuned to discover the 10 startups that are building scalable businesses with positive societal impacts in the fields of health, education, fintech, transportation, smart cities, food & more.

More details will be announced leading up to the event.

Agenda:

06:00 - 06:20 pm - Event Kick-Off

Panel: Are there too few funds and is there too little focus on Tech4Good ?

06:20 - 8:45 pm - Top 10 regional startups final pitch event

startups to be announced on March 22nd

8:45 - 9:00 pm - Winners Announcement

About XTC

The Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) global start-up competition discovers and supports startups building technologies and innovations to solve the world's most extreme problems, as defined by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The XTC® Competition connects innovators with a network of investors, corporations, and mentors to help them raise capital, close partnerships, and scale their world changing startups. The Extreme Tech Challenge is a nonprofit organisation supported by Samsung, Ford, Evercore, Cisco, NXP, Silicon Valley Bank, Slush, Vivatech, ARM, and other world leading corporations. Any startup building technologies that address social or environmental challenges should apply.