Emerge Challenge

Pitching competition for early stage and growth startups with a global product vision

Challenge!

industry tracks

Mobile banking, mobile payments, insurance, trading, AI systems for structuring conductives, etc.

FinTech 


B2B

SaaS, HRtech, MarTech, data analytics, automation, infrastructure development - data center & networking solutions, energy efficiency, AIOps, etc.

Consumer & Marketplaces

B2C, creator economy and D2C, innovative and scalable consumer goods, marketplaces, peer-to-peer, etc.

Industrial

Logistics, manufacturing, IoT, сonstruction, etc.

HealthTech & Wellbeing

Mobile health apps, electronic health records, electronic medical records, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, personalised medicine, mental health apps, sleep, etc.

Edtech

New channels of communication with users, gamification in education, learning analytics systems, AR/VR technologies, anti-fraud, quality assessment of educational content, etc.

Cybersecurity

Critical infrastructure cybersecurity, network security, cloud security, IoT security, application security, physical security, etc.

ClimateTech

Improvement of environmental sustainability, waste management, Energy storage, alternative protein, sustainable tourism, etc.

DeepTech

Advanced materials, biotechnologies, robotics, quantum computing, aerospace, food & agriculture, medtech, mobility, smart city, etc.

Web3 & Crypto

Liquid tokens and digital assets, infrastructure, DeFi, NFTs, gaming, DAOs, dapps, metaverse, etc.

$5K PRIZE

$5K USD in AWS Credits

х1 mentorship session with AWS Startup Business Development (pitch deck audit, fundraising tips&tricks, product-market fit, team building)

Intros to relevant VC/Enterprise client/one of the Amazon departments (Amazon Pay, Amazon Devices, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Prime, etc.)

The winner of each track will get:

pitch to the Demium team

10 selected pre-seed participants of the EMERGE Challenge will be given the opportunity to pitch to the Demium team.

If convincing, the project will obtain Demium's assistance prior going to our Fund. Demium invests in early-stage startups that look for their first ticket - with a €100k euros initial investment, and a follow-up of up to €500k euros.

SELECTION Process

Get startup ticket (EXt-ED TILL 5 MAY)

This is the form for ALL startups at EMERGE that we distribute to our investors

Online Pitch review

1-on-1 pitch feedback and selection with investor/experts for EMERGE CHALLENGE

EMERGE CHALLENGE

Offline pitching by industry tracks on 1-2 June

You win!

Fill in the startup form

This is the form for ALL startups at EMERGE that we distribute to our investors

Deadline to fill in the startup form: 5 MAY

SELECTION CRITERIA

Get your ticket

Startups will be selected to pitch upon the following criteria:

Working prototype

For deeptech/hardware startups only

Early proof of demand

First traction (users/clients)

Global vision

Scalable to many geographics

Up to certain growth

Funding up to €5mln and up to 5 years since incorporation