Deadline: February 17, 2016 | Apply here
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Date: February 18, 2016
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blockchain startup competition 2016
Calling European startups! Have a product built on the blockchain that advances decentralization in financial or disruptive technology? Apply for the startup pitch contest taking place February 18th, 2016 at d10e Amsterdam in the Beurs van Berlage.
PRIZE
Networking, prestige, press and exclusive invitation to final pitch round at d10e San Francisco July 2016, and more to come.
ELIGIBILITY
Must be a European startup. Product must be blockchain built. Startup is pre-seed or seed stage, not older than 2 years. Startup has not raised VC funding yet (or less than €500K).
PROCESS
Apply by January 15th, 2016. Submit application and two minute video of actual of product demonstration and get selected. Selected finalists will present their idea or product before a panel of venture capitalists, experienced angel investors, and experts in decentralizing technologies as well as a live audience at d10e Amsterdam.
JUDGING RUBRIC
After each pitch, the panel will engage in a Q&A and share their insights and advice to each budding company. Judging criteria based on business model, customer validation, execution and design Winners announced February 18th.
Europe is a haven of untapped potential. Its complex cultural landscape is shifting to foster a vibrant startup scene with Amsterdam emerging as an innovation leader. Amsterdam is, and has always been, an innovative city that adapts to new developments. Now, a generation of curious and tech savvy makers and creators have helped the city evolve into one of Europe’s hottest test beds for innovation. The early strengths of the Netherlands’ budding startup scene — software, space, smart energy, financial tech, digital health, sharing technology and 3D printing, among others — coincide with the overall direction of decentralization.
WHY ATTEND?
D10e is an opportunity for those excited about decentralization to build real friendships with like-minded people capable of creating the world of tomorrow together. We believe that events should be fun and fruitful, intimate and focused. This isn’t a dull networking event to pass out business cards. We focus on engagement, knowledge-sharing, community, and conversation.
Network. Meet inspiring people creating the world of tomorrow. Network with savvy, hopeful next generation individuals and companies pushing the envelope of human creativity and collaboration.
Learn. Stay privy to the hottest innovations and future trends in business, investment, communication, marketing, and technology. Presentations, panels, and exhibit hall showcase the spectacular decentralizing innovations changing finance, business, technology and culture, the sharing economy, and the future of work.
Have fun. Our mobile event app doesn’t just populate schedules and meeting locations. Earn points for every new person you meet, attending sessions, participating in real-time challenges, sharing your experience on social, and more.
Engage. We’re an intimate open forum of passionate collaborators. We encourage participation and friendship. From interactive Q/As to legendary and intimate socials, this isn’t your average ‘conference’.
Play. Our mobile event app doesn’t just populate schedules and meeting locations. Earn points for every new person you meet, attending sessions, participating in real-time challenges, sharing your experience on social, and more.
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