The Finalists
Here are the TOP 6 favorite startups, who are going to pitch their business model to investor Hermann Hauser and the I.E.C.T. Capital Partners.
Congratulations!
Dust BioSolutions
The industrial biotech start-up from Munich has developed proprietary technologies based upon a natural cementation process (microbiologically induced calcite precipitation).
Sweep – A mobile-first banking service
Sweep is banking made better: a technology company at the intersection of traditional banking and disruptive fintech services.
ViewAR GmbH
The ViewAR template system is a web-software that enables any developer to produce custom AR- & VR-solutions for various industries.
MacroArray Diagnostics
The products allow a right-first-time diagnosis of type I allergies by including most if not all of the globally relevant allergens in a single lab test.
guh
guhIO is an operating system for connected devices.
360kompany
kompany® provides real-time access to structured, official and authoritative commercial register data, including company filings covering more than 55 million companies in 80+ jurisdictions for customer onboarding (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML), enhanced due diligence (EDD) and ongoing compliance processes or remediation.
We also congratulate all startups who made it into the TOP 10 list:
hokify Job App
hokify is the first mobile app for effective job and candidate search.
Ribbon Synthetic Biolabs
Ribbon Synthetic Biolabs (RIBBON) is the first Europe-based startup that delivers purpose-built genetic solutions for the current and upcoming synthetic DNA challenges.
PowUnity: Never Lose
The first product on the market that combines motion tracking with anti-theft and machine learning features (Artificial Intelligence).
Digital Privacy: mypio
The user can add multiple additional genuine mobile phone numbers to his phone by completing a simple setup process within an app. He can be called under this new number, make calls or send text messages, displaying his „new“ caller line identification.
uBirds
uBirds helps the watch industry to enter into IoT world because we are creating the white label system that is implementable into traditional watch strap without changing the traditional way of producing them.
Robo Wunderkind
Robo Wunderkind is an award-winning robot that will change the way children learn about technology. It is designed for kids starting from 5 years old to provide the easiest way to learn coding and basics of robotics.
Are you looking for an investment in your startup?
Sign-up for the I.E.C.T.-CHALLENGE and meet Hermann Hauser and the I.E.C.T. Capital Partners. The best team will win a week in Cambridge to expend the network and a private session with Hermann Hauser.
The top 5 startups will get the opportunity to pitch their business to the I.E.C.T Capital Partners and Hermann Hauser, one of the most influential and successful Venture Capitalists in Europe.
Requirements
- Do you have a highly scalable business model and a big market potential?
- Do you have a strong team?
- Is your startup in the fields of IT or new innovative technologies and/or services?
- Can you demonstrate traction in terms of first customers and market experience?
If you can answer all those questions with „YES“, then apply now! Deadline for your application is the 15th of September, 2016.
Out of all applicants, 10 startups will get the chance to present their business to a jury via Skype. The top 5 nominated startups will then pitch to the I.E.C.T. Capital Partners led by Hermann Hauser at Werkstätte Wattens in Tirol and get the chance to travel one week to Cambridge. During the get-together later on that day, the top 5 startups will gain valuable contacts to expand their network and meet the teams from I.E.C.T., CONDA, regional partners and investors.
Last year's challenge candidate shows how fast it can happen.
Anyline, the Tyrolean text recognition software, which has now settled in Vienna, got an six-figure range investment by Hermann Hauser a few weeks ago. With Anyline, any smartphone camera can import text and numbers in real time. This results in wide range of applications that are most interesting for companies.
- Founder of ACORN Computer – IPO
- Founder of Amadeus Capital Partners
- Lead Investor at Cambridge Silicon Radio, world´s de facto Bluetooth standard – IPO
- Investment in Icera – sold to Nvidia for $367 million
- UK´s Computer Personality of the Year 1984
„I am looking forward to experience the concentrated startup-potential from the entire alpine- and pre-alpine region.“
I.E.C.T. – Herrmann Hauser – „We produce successful entrepreneurs“
I.E.C.T. – Hermann Hauser is an entirely private institution, not supported by any public funds, with the target to support entrepreneurs on their way to a sustainable and economical success.
The team around the founder and patron Hermann Hauser provides support for entrepreneurs with innovative and strong growing business ideas, from awareness-raising to commercial success. The service offer ranges from consulting, access to educational programs, technical expertise, mentoring and entrepreneurial networks up to financing and continuous support.
I.E.C.T. operates from Tyrol (Austria) and functions as a hub to regional, national and international networks. Entrepreneurs profit from an established infrastructure and access to a worldwide network, through the close cooperation of I.E.C.T with the Hauser Forum in Cambridge and the University of Cambridge.
Selection process
- The top 10 startups will be nominated by CONDA.
- The top 5 startups will be selected by the Jury after the Skype pitching-sessions.
- The winners will be choosen by the Board of Investors and Experts.
Timetable
- 15.9.: deadline for applications
- 20.9.: the top 10 startups will be announced on conda.eu
- 26./27.9.: presentations of all top 10 startups to the jury via skype
- 28.9.: the top 5 startups will be announced on conda.eu
- 7.10.: pitching to Hermann Hauser and I.E.C.T. Capital Partners, Werkstätte Wattens in Wattens, Tirol
Jury - selection top 5
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