Startups@Reeperbahn 2016 Pitch EN

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STARTUPS@REEPERBAHN – FOURTH EDITION

For the fourth year running, September will be the hottest month of the year in Hamburg. Startups from across Europe once again have the opportunity to passionately present their businesses to over 100 investors and investment managers and compete for the WELT Media Prize – a media budget of €100,000.

The flair of the Kiez area of Hamburg and a top-class audience made up of investors, corporates, journalists and multipliers from the German digital and media sector await the participants with unique networking opportunities and face-to-face talks.

Close contact for business

This year again sees the finalists having the opportunity to meet with the investors present on the same evening for an ‘intimate’ business date in our ‘startup love boxes’ – those who do a good job of selling their business idea could well join our list of previous winning teams and lay the foundations for important deals in the future.

Apply by the 19 August and make your pitch to impress our grand jury consisting of Katharina Borchert (CIO Mozilla, San Francisco), Mark Hoffmann (Co-founder & CEO Gründerszene), Claire England (Executive Director CTAN, Austin), Dr Cornel Wisskirchen (Managing Director, Deutsche Bank) Chelsea Collier (Co-founder Impact Hub, Austin), Jan-Menko Grummer (Partner, Ernst & Young), Christian Fuhrhop (CFO WeltN24 GmbH), Marcell Jansen (Investor & Entrepreneur GymJunky, Renovatio), Lars Hinrichs (CEO Cinco Capital GmbH & Co-Founder HackFwd, XING) and Ralf Dümmel (Managing Partner DS Produkte | Investor from German business TV show Die Höhle der Löwen) – it is these people who will determine the winner of the WELT Media Prize – a media budget of €100,000.

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THE PITCH
Five great startups will make their pitch in front of investors, journalists and digital experts in order to try and win the WELT MEDIA BUDGET with a value of €100,000 and face-to-face meetings with investors.
GETTING HERE
Hamburg too far away? Not a problem! Our partners will ensure that all finalists can make it to our beautiful port city!
BLIND DATES
On our ‘blind dates’ the five finalists will also meet with mentors and multipliers on 22.9.2016.
TIMING
- Applications close on 19 August at midnight.
- Pitches take place on 21 September between 6.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Grünspan
- The aftershow party takes place on 21 September between 9 p.m. and midnight
- The Startups@Reeperbahn programme runs on 21 September from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- The ‘blind dates’ in the ‘lovemobiles’ take place on 22 September throughout the day
- Reeperbahn Festival Conference: 21–24 September.
YOUR HOSTS
Startups@Reeperbahn was started by Hamburg Startups and is run in cooperation with the Reeperbahn Festival.
A BIG THANK YOU
Thanks to all our generous partners without which this event would not be possible.
AFTERSHOW PARTY
Registration opens in August for the official aftershow party on 21 September.

APPLY NOW!

Are you an innovative European startup?

Then fill out the registration form: we need a short description (max. 500 characters!) AND your pitch deck (with max. 15 slides!) by midnight on 19 August.

Please send your convincing pitch deck to pitchdeck@hamburg-startups.net

Please note:

We can only accept applications which adhere to our strict requirements: max. 500 characters for the short description and max. 15 slides in the pitch deck
The pitch deck must be in English. The pitch itself must also be done in English. A good level of English is therefore necessary!
This is a highly competitive event! Blow us away with your pitch deck!

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How?
Please send your convincing pitch deck to pitchdeck@hamburg-startups.net
Sectors?
All sectors – all stages!
By when?
Applications close at midnight on 19 August – pitches take place on 21 September in Hamburg.
Do I have to live in Hamburg or Germany to apply?
No! We look forward to receiving applications from across the whole of Europe, and we will cover travel expenses for the five finalists (for one person).

THE CURATORS

A Who’s Who of the Hamburg startup scene will review all applications and choose the five finalists for the pitch during a crowd selection procedure on 26 August 2016.

Frauke Mispagel

Managing Director Axel Springer Plug and Play

Maximilian Olk

Team Startups@Germany, Deutsche Bank AG

Angelika Eckert

Tech Expert & Editor Page

Jan Brorhilker

Senior Manager and Head Startup Initiative Ernst & Young

Nico Lumma

COO next media accelerator

Philipp Alvares de Souza Soares

Editor Tech & Startups, Manager Magazin

Franziska von Lewinski

Board member fischerAppelt group

Markus Elsässer

Editor in chief StartupValley.news

Lars Brücher

Co-Founder betahaus Hamburg

Ulrich Hegge

VP Strategic Market Development AppNexus & Angel Investor

Sanja Stankovic

Initiator Startups@Reeperbahn, Co-Founder Hamburg Startups & #DMW

Detlef Schwarte

Co-Founder Reeperbahn Festival

Sina Gritzuhn

Co-Founder and Managing Director Hamburg Startups, Editor

Prof. Dr. Christoph Ihl

Academic Director TUHH Institute of Entrepreneurship

Hannah Löffler

editor Gründerszene

Juana Sacristán

Managing Partner AUDEAMUS Capital GmbH

Bodo Kräter

Founder and Managing Partner of Skillnet & Startup Investor

Christoph Schuh

Functional Board Member, Lakestar

Jens Nolden

Managing Partner, Technology Return

Dr. Alexander Graf zu Eulenburg

Partner Hanse Ventures

Lisa Hegemann

Editor t3n - Yeebase Media

Conny Nolzen

editor deutsche-startups.de

Marc-Sven Kopka

Vice-President Corporate Communications XING AG

Dr. Heiko Milde

Managing Director IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH

Andreas Schneider

Managing Director DS Produkte GmbH & DSinvest

Philipp Woldin

Editor Die WELT / Die WELT am Sonntag

THE JURY

The five carefully selected finalists will present their ideas to interested investors and a high-class jury, tasked with picking the Startups@Reeperbahn winner 2016.

Katharina Borchert

Chief Innovation Officer Mozilla

Mark Hoffmann

Co-Founder & CEO Gründerszene

Claire England

Executive Director Central Texas Angel Network

Ralf Dümmel

Managing Director DS Produkte, Investor "Die Höhle der Löwen"

Lars Hinrichs

CEO Cinco Capital GmbH, Founder HackFwd & XING

Jan-Menko Grummer

Partner Head of Assurance North-East Germany, EY

Chelsea Collier

Co-Founder Impact Hub Austin

Dr. Cornel Wisskirchen

Managing Director, Regional Head Northern Germany, Deutsche Bank AG

Christian Fuhrhop

CFO WeltN24 GmbH

Marcell Jansen

Investor & Entrepreneur GymJunky | Renovatio

Gold-Partner

Silver Partner

Bronze Partner

Supporter

Media Partner

MUSIC MEETS START-UPS

What do music, start-ups and the Kiez area of Hamburg have in common? Simple: musicians and start-ups share the same spirit: having the right team that shares the same vision and that works hard to be successful, and eventually reach the masses. The Kiez area of Hamburg is creative, boundless and authentic – making it the best place to perform. A unique mixture that allows for a very personal and unusual format that brings together start-ups and investors. Startups@Reeperbahn is the most successful and attention-grabbing event in the start-up scene in northern Germany.

It was started in 2013 by Hamburg Startups and organised in cooperation with the Reeperbahn Festival. The previous winners Tinnitracks, TripRebel and Antelope have received many more prizes and nominations. The Reeperbahn Festival is Germany’s biggest club festival and counts amongst the three most important venues for the music and digital economy in Europe. There are over 700 items in the programme for 21 to 24 September that cover a wide range of sectors in more than 70 locations on and around the Reeperbahn in Hamburg.

About Hamburg Startups

Hamburg Startups is the leading start-up platform in the media-city of Hamburg and is committed to effective networking and representation in the start-up scene. The port city of Hamburg has become a benchmark for many European locations with an ecosystem that Hamburg Startups has significantly helped to build up over the last four years. Alongside a variety of unusual event formats, founders Sina Gritzuhn and Sanja Stankovic created the Hamburg Startup Monitor platform which gives a transparent representation of all start-ups. Since 2014 start-ups have been offered the chance to take part in a unique start-up panel and use the Relation Tool to get in contact with journalists, investors and cooperating partners. The aim of Hamburg Startups is to raise the national and international visibility of the Hamburg start-up scene. In February 2016 the first study of the Hamburg startup ecosystem was published. The founders are currently working on a national concept.

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Questions? Become a partner?

Contact Sanja Stankovic info@hamburg-startups.net