Webit Congress Startup Challenge Semi-Finalists
The winners of the 2013 Global Webit Congress Startup Challenge are announced today (3.09.2013).
It was an amazing experience and a proof of Webit Congress global impact over the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The 834 startups who applied for the Global Webit StartUpChallenge are coming from all around the globe - Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Middle East and Australia.
Special thanks to the Webit Jury members who had to work hard in order to select among them the Semi-finalists. THANK YOU!
All semi-finalists below won a FREE EXPO BOOTH @ Webit Congress Startup Village (pre-designed and built) + opportunity to pitch in front of a huge number of investors, potential partners, clients and media + FREE tickets to Webit Congress (for the whole team) + opportunity to win a CASH prize if among the Winners of the Challenge (the last round - live pitches)!
Webit Congress does not take any penny from the winners for their stands, design, tickets, etc. We take it all at our exences and the startup teams only need to bring their laptops/tablets. We do this because we are here to help the starup ecosystem from all around the world! Because this is important for us!
Unlikely any other event - at Webit Congress we connect startups not only with VCs and angel investors but with their clients and partners. Among the 8000+ attendees from 100+ countries are the global leaders of the biggest ad-spenders, telcos, enterprise, the most innovative companies in the world and media. Fact which is turning Webit Congress into a unique, global meeting point for the both worlds of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.
Congrats to the winners and thanks to the jury and all candidates!
...and the Semi-Finalists are:
The Webit StartUp Jury is:
Alexander Galitsky
Managing Partner of Almaz Capital Partners and Skolkovo Board Member
Plamen Russev
Chairman of the Board, eAcademy
Ivan Mazour
CEO and Founder of Ometria
Piet Hein van Dam
CEO at Wakoopa
Yavuz Kaynar
Principal Banker EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme
Walid Hanna
Managing Partner Middle East Venture Partners
Manu Gupta
Partner Lakestar
Roel de Hoop
Partner at Primeventures
Ryan Janssen
Vice President with m8 Capital
The Global Webit StartUp Challenge Audience Award Winners
The 200 startups (out of 834) who made it to the second round were eligible for taking part in the Audience Award voting. The candidates were competing for the opportunity to be among the first 10 to pitch at the Free Seminars Stage of Webit Congress. Record breaking 26 761 votes coming from all over the world selected the winners...We thank all candidates and all who cast their vote.
... and the Audience Award Winners are:
And here are all of the 200 candidates who made it to the second round. Huge applause to them and good luck with their projects: http://webitcongress.com/en/webit/2013/startupvote2013.html#rest