Startups
WHERE?
Paris
London
Singapore
WHEN?
December 6-10, 2022
March 27-31, 2023
June 26-30, 2023
Startups / Why apply
Join a Network
Meet people and organisations that help you get straight to the point.
Meet Investors
Start building relationships with Mentors and Investors.
- Winners per category join mentoring programme with top executives and founders
- Unique opportunity to have the support & resources to create your own start-up
- Develop technical and entrepreneurial skills
- Engage with leaders and experts in industry
- Membership of the Varsity Venture Programme (certifiably CV'able)
- Fast track to start-up accelerators
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Develop technical and entrepreneurial skills,
Fast track to start-up accelerators. APPLY NOW!
FORMAT
The aim of the competition is to provide individuals and teams with the technical resources to facilitate creating their own venture.
At the end of the 2 months, candidates will be judged on a demonstratable piece of venture creation work or research they have produced and its entrepreneurial application.
Date
Sign Up Opens
Initial sign ups for inidividuals and teams
Date
Competition Starts
Teams and individuals begin working on projects
Date
Informal Review
Informal review with a member of the Varsity Venture Program team to check on progress, offer feedback and suggest more resources to support the project wich would have applied by then
Date
Application deadline
On November 11th, the day after the deadline, announcement by Varsity Venture Program team of the short-list of projects to go through to the final stage on the competition/conference day.
Date
Competition Day
Culmination of the projects. An opportunity to showcase the work of the teams and to hear some inspirational talks from some of our judge panelists
Date
Sign Up Opens
Initial sign ups for inidividuals and teams
Date
Competition Starts
Teams and individuals begin working on projects
Date
Informal Review
Informal review with a member of the Varsity Venture Program team to check on progress, offer feedback and suggest more resources to support the project wich would have applied by then
Date
Application deadline
On November 11th, the day after the deadline, announcement by Varsity Venture Program team of the short-list of projects to go through to the final stage on the competition/conference day.
Date
Competition Day
Culmination of the projects. An opportunity to showcase the work of the teams and to hear some inspirational talks from some of our judge panelists
Startup Competition Eligibility
- Early stage : 1 to 3 years
- Innovative : creating a new product, service or process.
- Either a Digital or Climate action, Environmental and Sustainability or Social Impact dimension - in any sector.
- A minimum of 2 Co-Founders.
- Innovative : creating a new product, service or process.
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