Startup Program Showcase Contest 2024
We are excited to announce our 2024 global Startup Program Showcase Contest! Pitch to win €5k for best scaleup or €3k for best startup and also have the chance to engage with venture capitalists (VCs) and industry and showcase your scaleup or startup across the world as part of the OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase! Sign up to pitch and enjoy:
- Roundtable discussions
- Video networking
- Startup and scaleup pitches
Showcase Contest Timeline
- 20 November 2023: Entries Open
- 18 February 2024 (11.59pm GMT): Entries Close
- 29 February 2024: Finalist Announcement
- 21 March 2024: Final Pitch, Q&A and Awards announcement with international judges at the global virtual Showcase event
What’s in it for the winners?
- We have two categories this year: best scaleup and best startup
- The best scaleup winner will receive:
- €5,000 prize money from OVHcloud and 10 facilitated super connections from Empact Ventures to potential partners, clients or funders
- The best startup winner will receive:
- €3,000 prize money from OVHcloud and 10 facilitated super connections from Empact Ventures to potential partners, clients or funders
- Both winners will receive 1-on-1 coaching from the Global Startup Program Leader
- All finalists will receive:
- Entry into the OVHcloud Startup Program with up €100k free cloud credits
- Visibility at the global virtual Showcase event on 21 March 2024 that includes an expo booth
- 5 facilitated super connections from Empact Ventures
Showcase Contest Application
Click here to apply to pitch or attend the showcase event on 21 March 2024.
How to apply and application criteria
How to apply to pitch?
How to apply to pitch?
- Fill in the application form in English and provide us with your pitch deck in English
- The pitch deck should include, at least, the following information:
- Describe your team and articulate your mission clearly
- Highlight the challenge you are seeking to address, include some key milestones, and make your ambitions known
- Highlight how you use, or intend to use, technology in an exciting and innovative way (specifically mention the use of GPUs and AI solutions)
- Let us know how you would invest the prize money
- If you have any additional questions, please get in touch @ startup@ovhcloud.com
What are the criteria?
What are the criteria?
- Startups with a cloud-hosted digital product or service
- There will be a preference for startups that are using GPUs or AI solutions
- Startups who launched less than 10 years ago, preferably with at least initial traction (e.g., MVP, traction or seed stage)
- Startups with fewer than 100 employees
- Startups with headquarters located outside of the USA
- Startups who use OVHcloud infrastructure or intend to
- A scaleup is defined as a startup with Series-A funding or beyond
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