Startup World Cup – Australia. Hurry to apply!

Startup World Cup is a global pitch competition powered by Fenox Venture Capital out of Silicon Valley.  SWC runs in 25 countries culminating in a 3-day summit and Global Pitch Final held in San Francisco 15-17 May.  Winners of each national final are flown to SF to participate in the global final competing for $1M investment as well as a series of wraparound meetings and events.  

Imagine X Ventures has recently acquired the rights to host the Australian event in Brisbane, Queensland on Wednesday, 10 April.  A kick off meeting was held to bring together the Queensland startup ecosystem leaders to share the opportunity, rally support and regional interest & identify volunteers for the project delivery team.

Applications for the Australian competition open on Monday, 11 March and close on Wednesday, 27 March.  

Pitch Comp Information:
Applications open on Monday, 11 March and close on Wednesday, 27 March
Applications are to be submitted through an online portal managed by Fenox in the US
Fenox will select the 10 Australian finalists & notify them by Friday, 29 March.
Finalists will be announced by SWC Australia during the week of 1 April (TBC date/channel)
This is a national competition.  Finalists must pay their own way to Brisbane to compete in the national final.
Final format is 3 min pitch / 2 min Q&A (total 5 mins per pitch)
Judging panel of approx. 6-7 investors incl. rep from Fenox.

$1M USD Prize🤭…Yes you heard that right! Startup World Cup Australia 2019 is here📢📢📢

Fenox Venture Capital of San Francisco, in collaboration with ImagineX Ventures is bringing the Global Startup World Cup to Australia.

Supported by Advance Queensland, Brisbane Marketing and the Australian Tech Ecosystem, this is an amazing opportunity to win:

. $1M USD
. Trip to San Francisco and Silicon Valley
. Introductions to top VCs and VIPs in SF
. International media exposure
. Pitching and Investment Readiness Support
. Introduction to Australia investors
. Introduction to Corporate Partners

Apply now!

. Online Applications open NOW!
. Online Applications close 27th March
. Australian Finalists announced 2nd April
. Australian Pitch Finals 10th April, Brisbane
. Global Finals 15th-17th May, San Francisco

Enquiries to: tony@imaginexventures.com
retno@fenoxvc.com

 

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