4 start-ups will be selected by the audience for an extended presentation (7 minutes).

Start-ups arrive at 16:00 at the venue location. Each start-up gets a small table (or similar) where they can set up their demos, put additional documentation, etc. They deliver their 90 seconds slide to the moderator. The voting wall is prepared: A wall with sheets labeled with the start-ups names.

The investors and supporters arrive now. They receive evaluation forms and voting points (colored self-adhesive points). 

At 17:00, the official part starts. After the welcome speeches and the presentation of the innovative offering of Swiss SafeCloud for startup, each start-up will have 90 seconds time to pitch their case. The participants take notes and evaluate the short pitches. Questions are not allowed.

Here are the 8 startups that will pitch:

After the pitches, the participants vote at the voting wall: They mark those start-ups, which they would like to give an extended presentation with their voting points.

Note that it is not necessarily a disadvantage when a start-up can’t pitch. It just means that the majority of the people in the room found other cases more interesting. The chances for start-ups to find investors are roughly the same even after the voting.

When all participants have voted, the points are counted and those four start-ups with the highest number of total points are asked to give their ten minutes pitch, each followed by Q&A with high involvement of the jury.

After the pitches, the jury selects the start-up they feel was the most interesting or most convincing, and they hand over the Award to this start-up.

The most important part of the evening follows: an extended apero where investors and supporters get a chance to talk to the start-ups.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR INVESTORS AND FRIENDS: NOVEMBER 6th, 17:00

This event is kindly hosted by CVCI!

Please contact Sébastien Flury for any question.