It can be hard to put into words the excitement and inspiration that hits after an event that felt really great. This year’s Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global was more international than ever before. We sold more than 450 tickets and the betahaus Pop-Up location was packed with more than 280 startups, 40 investors, 30 corporates and entrepreneurs from all around the globe.
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It’s time to introduce our BETAPITCH Global finalists! The search for the most innovative startups has taken us all over the world; it’s been sweaty, intense and absolutely wonderful! The startups that will compete on stage at betahaus are a diverse bunch. Find out what they’re all about below.
Investors Day 2018 will be a deep-dive into the subject of future city and emerging tech. Come by on November 15 and hear our panellists discuss their first-hand experiences of re-shaping the urban landscape and what to expect of the future city life. To get you in the Jetsons mood before the event we have listed some inspiring innovation projects that are happening around the world right now.
Based in the chatbot hotspot Vienna, Botium is the startup that has set out to introduce a new industry standard for chatbots with their unique framework for automated chatbot testing. We had a talk with them to take the temp on their business and get the scoop on what’s next in the chatbot industry.
Every year the world’s best startups gather in Berlin for one big startup pitch competition: Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global! The competing startups are selected at local BETAPITCH events around the globe. They’ve prepared their pitches, sweated on stage and won! To convince a jury like that you need a really good pitch – here are some tips to succeed at your next startup pitch competition!
Meet Moritz Witter, the 27-year-old, nature-loving entrepreneur who founded Nordic Adventours in 2015 and has been changing Scandinavia’s adventure travel market single-handedly ever since. In 2016 he took on the stage at Investors Day as one of the BETAPITCH Global finalists.
Mark November 15th in your calendar, because Investors Day & betapitch Global is back! This year will be more international than ever, giving you the chance to make connections from every corner of the globe in one day, under one roof. So please, be seated and prepare for take-off, this is the one trip your startup can’t miss.
The competing startups at BETAPITCH Global did not leave the jury with an easy job. Nine different innovative ideas and nine fierce pitches – who would the jury choose for what prize?
Investors Day was a smashing hit! We had more visitors, a cooler lineup and greater fun than ever. Here’s all you should feel sorry about that you missed or if you were there: all you should remember!
After competitions all over the world 500 startups have been narrowed down to nine. These startups were selected to pitch at local competitions and managed to impress the jury there. Now they’re getting ready to take on the stage at BETAPITCH Global. Scroll down and meet our finalists!
On December 7th, our biggest yearly startup event is coming up. Get ready for Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global, this year accompanied by Future Mobility Camp! One day – three events, this will be a startup EXTRAVAGANCE! Pack your business cards and make sure to have your elevator pitch ready – you’ll need it.
It’s a wrap! Congrats to our winners and thanks for a brilliant BETAPITCH Global & Investors Day 2016!
October 15, 2016After a full day of action at our Investors Day and then hearing all our local BETAPITCH winners pitch, we’ve found our winners of BETAPITCH Global 2016.
Our sponsoring partners Siemens, Kloeckner, CleanTech and Holvi will be getting right in on the action this Saturday, holding 1:1 meetings, serving up knowledge for fireside chats and sharing knowledge & experience on panel talks. Plus, they’ll be mixing and mingling during Investors Day. This is your chance to get to know them! Without further ado, we’ll let our sponsors introduce themselves.
Is your startup ready for journalists? Discussing Tech PR with Olivia of BecomeWide.
October 10, 2016As a startup, it’s difficult to get picked up by the media in a meaningful way. Why is that? Well, even you’re a tech genius or business prodigy who loves pitching to investors, pitching to the media is a whole different ballgame. All too often, startups fall prey to misunderstandings about how the media landscape functions, how to approach the people behind it, and why you should approach them at all.
Friendsurance is one of these grown-up startups that absolutely nailed it when getting in big sums of investment. In the last year only, they raised 15,3 million US dollar in total by various investors led by Horizons Ventures, and on October 15th their co-founder Sebastian Herfurth will speak on our panel ‘How to deal with big investment’ – alongside founders from Orderbird (Bastian Schmidtke), Incapptic (Rafal Kobylinski) and Jobspotting (Robin Haak).
In August we told you that Investors Day & BETAPITCH was bigger and better than ever this year. You’re about to find out how serious we were. We’re proud to announce our program for October 15th. Here’s your guide to getting the most out of it!
With the BETAPITCH Global final fast approaching, we took a further look into those startups who were successful enough to secure themselves a spot! Our finalists