Pitching Competition

Best seed nordic startups

NewCo Accelerator proudly presents the Arctic15 Pitching competition! It’s time to REBOOT! The Pitching Competition returns with a new interactive approach! This is an exciting journey where the finals will be streamed online on our Deal Room platform in front of many investors. Take this opportunity to bounce back from the pandemic in style! Are you ready?

NewCo Accelerator services are designed for high-potential startup companies looking for external financing, but which have struggled to find a suitable service provider due to the global pandemic. Arctic15 provides a great platform to identify and connect with such growth-hungry companies, and we are very excited to be hosting the Pitching Competition and facilitate startups getting very much needed exposure and investment opportunities on the way to recovery from the financial crisis.

Timo HeleniusHead of Growth Services at NewCo Helsinki

Why should you join?

This is your chance to get exposure to international angel investors, VCs and corporations. So take advantage of this opportunity to expand your network, build potential partnerships, gain media visibility and most importantly, secure funding for your startup. There will be multiple investment syndicates, so if you make it to the top 30, you still have a great chance of getting funded even without winning the competition!

The competition will focus on pre-seed to seed stage startups. Startups will be judged by a panel of international investors and experts. There will be three stages to the competition, the application period, public Top30 voting, and the final 15 pitching at the event. The winner will get exciting prizes that will be revealed later, but naturally an investment opportunity from an angel syndicate as the crown jewel!

Startups, join us for the Arctic15 Pitching Competition by NewCo Accelerator by answering multiple-choice questions in the application form: Simple as that!

Rules

  • Your company or one of the founders must be from either the Nordic or Baltic region: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
  • The application must be submitted by September 30th, 2020
  • All final pitches will be recorded and allowed to share publicly
  • Everyone going into the finals will be contacted to test for proper internet connection and audio requirements – if any issues, you will not be able to proceed

Preliminary Judging Round

  • All individual submissions will be pre-screened before advancing into semi-finals
  • All entries processed and notified if they have advanced to the semi-finals by: October 2nd, 2020

Semi-Finals:

  • Video pitch will be a strict time limit of 3 minutes
  • Submit video pitch to proceed into the semi-finals
    • Deadline for the video pitch by: October 6th, 2020
    • Video does not need to be shot professionally or edited
    • The shot should be lit properly
    • Audio should be clear and easy to understand
  • There will be a period of public voting for the Top30 between October 7th – 14th where each startup will get extra visibility.
  • 15 startups will be chosen to move to the finals and they will get one free ticket to Arctic15 Online
Apply now

October 19th–21st, 2020

TICKETS

STARTUP

Network and close deals with investors and corporates
Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops

365€

75% OFF

92.25€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

ATTENDEE

Meet startups and find ways to make your company more agile
Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops

599€

75% OFF

149.75€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

INVESTOR

Discover and meet startups and syndicate with other investors
Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops
Investor only program

777€

75% OFF

194.25€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

STARTUP

Network and close deals with investors and corporates

Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops

365€

75% OFF

92.25€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

ATTENDEE

Meet startups and find ways to make your company more agile

Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops

599€

75% OFF

149.75€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

INVESTORS

Discover and meet startups and syndicate with other investors

Ticket for 3 days
Matchmaking tool
Full program and workshops
Investor only program

777€

75% OFF

194.25€

Inc. VAT @24%
Purchase

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Arctic15 is a meeting spot for startup entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and media from 60+ countries. We match businesses in the most efficient way.

Building real human connections since 2011

Arctic15 is a meeting spot for startup entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and media from 60+ countries. We match businesses in the most efficient way.