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The Rheinland Pitch Web3 Edition applications are now open – For this edition, all pitches will be in English and open to startups from all around the world!
At the first stage, selected applicants will be invited to pitch a jury of Web3 peers online in a private Zoom call on January 23rd.
The remote pitch of the Rheinland-Pitch #112 Web 3 Edition last Monday was a great success. Eight international startups were allowed to hold their pitch in front of a selected Web 3 jury and a selection of them qualified for Monday.
The following judges were part of Monday’s Remote Pitch:
Alexander Grau – Startup Program Lead DACH, OVHcloud
Burkhard Müller – CDO, Mutabor
Hamid Hosseini – Founder, Ecodynamics
Holger Mannweiler – Founder, MetaBrewSociety
Valeria Henkel – Co-Founder, metavalue
Vanessa Schäfer – Founder, Female Pleasure Society
Oliver Naegele – Vorstand, Blockchain HELIX AG
For the second and final stage, a few selected Web3 startups will be invited to pitch live on stage in Cologne, DE on January 30th in front of a live audience comprised of enthusiasts, press, investors, and the general public.
Be there live on Monday for the international Rheinland-Pitch Web 3 Edition. The STARTPLATZ Cologne opens its doors for you from 6 pm!
The following startups are participating:
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Secure a ticket to the event today – before it sells out!
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Am 27. Februar geht der Rheinland-Pitch in die nächste Runde und wir dürfen ein weiteres mal spannende Startups auf unserer Bühne begrüßen. Der Rheinland-Pitch #113 findet am 27. Februar ab 18 Uhr am STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf statt.
Startups aus allen Branchen dürfen sich bewerben. Die Bewerbungsphase ist bis zum 13. Februar geöffnet. Der Vorpitch und das Pitch Training finden am 22. Februar über Zoom statt und sind für die Teilnahme am Event verpflichtend.
Nach dem Event ist Networking bei kühlen Getränken und Currywurst (auch vegetarisch) am STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf angesagt.
Du bist Gründer*in eines Startups und möchtest deine Idee groß machen? Dann bewirb dich jetzt bis zum 13. Februar bis um 23.59 Uhr 2023 für den Rheinland-Pitch #113!
Du möchtest den Rheinland-Pitch #113 lieber aus der Zuschauerperspektive miterleben? Dann sichere dir jetzt dein Ticket!
Am 5. Dezember haben wir die letzte Runde Rheinland-Pitch für das Jahr 2022 gefeiert. Im Rahmen des Rheinland-Pitch #111 durften wir am STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf vier Startups begrüßen. Mit diesen spannenden und innovativen Startup Konzepten haben wir euch in die Winterpause geschickt und durften interessanten Gesprächen bei Currywurst und Kölsch lauschen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Sieger von CATHAGO direkt gefolgt von dem Startup Aurora Nutrio. Den dritten Platz belegt Your Easy AI und der vierte Platz geht an dreamteam.
Außerdem durften wir Theresa Winkels, die Amtsleitung der Wirtschaftsförderung Düsseldorf, begrüßen. Sie hat uns im Rahmen des Programmpunktes „Update aus der Startup Szene“ einen spannenden Einblick gegeben.
Wir hatten einen wunderschönen Abend und bedanken uns bei den teilnehmenden Startups, den Zuschauern, der Speakerin und dem Moderator und Pitch Coach Vidar Andersen für den gelungenen Abend!
Weitere Impressionen findest du auf unseren Social Media Kanälen und in unserem Blogbeitrag!
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Du hast den Rheinland-Pitch #111 am STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf verpasst?
Schau dir jetzt die Aufzeichnung an👇
Founded in 2013, it has grown to become the largest startup pitch event in Germany.
Its mission is twofold: On the one hand, it’s an educational platform for early stage startups to improve and professionalise their investor pitch. On the other hand, it’s a networking platform, connecting a diverse audience with exciting early stage startups on a regular basis.
It offers new and exciting startups pitch training and investment-readiness testing and a stage to practice and pitch an audience of investors, media, and the general public on a monthly basis – for free.
3 to 5 startups presents their investor pitch at the event, and the audience and expert jury will put the founders’ feet to the fire with their questions after the pitch.
The best pitching startup is selected by voting by the audience.
All startups at all stages are welcome to apply – from idea stage to series X. The application for the next Rheinland Pitch is only one click away.
A week in advance before the official event, selected applicants are invited to a pitch training and investment-readiness test session where a jury assesses their readiness to put on stage. A few select startups from the pitch training session are then invited to pitch on stage at the official event one week later.
The selection criteria the jury have to consider at the pitch training session are, among others:
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27. Februar – STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf
Bewerbungsfrist: 13. Februar 23.59 Uhr
Vorpitch: 22. Februar von 16.00 bis 20 Uhr
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Your pitch deck doesn’t have to be perfect – applicants will be invited to a pre-session where all invited startups get pitch training and a practice run with feedback. The selected startups will then have a whole week to improve for the pitch on stage.
Usually, the pitch event is also streamed online on YouTube.
More information about applications
At the Rheinland Pitch, you get to present your startup to an interesting audience of investors, media, industry, and the general public. Regardless if you’re looking for a lead investor, potential users and customers, your next employee, or spreading awareness – the platform offers something for everyone.
Additionally, you’ll receive professional investor pitch training and feedback from Vidar Andersen – a recognised authority on the subject – for free!
Stage 1: Application
Every founder with a startup at any stage from anywhere can apply. For the regular Rheinland Pitch, you apply by using the application form and providing the requested materials therein.
Stage 2: Pre-Event Training Session
Selected applicants will be invited to a private pre-event training and investment-readiness session one week out before the event. At the moment, the pre-event training sessions are held online via Zoom.
The Pre-Event Sessions have the following agenda:
Each startup then have 5 minutes to walk the jury through their pitch and the deck and 5-10 minutes of feedback is provided to each startups afterwards. At this pre-event session, timing is not a judging criteria. Traction (amount of product-market-fit proof) and performance quality (story and pitch deck) usually are, though.
A day or two later the startups selected for the public event are notified.
Stage 3: The Rheinland Pitch public event
The public Rheinland Pitch event usually puts 3 (min) to 5 (max) startups on stage to pitch for 7 minutes and an additional 7 minutes for answering questions and receiving feedback from the audience.
At the end of the public Rheinland Pitch event, the audience votes for the best pitching startup.
How? The Rheinland Pitch is open to everybody interested. Even more than a pitch competition, the event has established itself as a regular meetup for the startup ecosystem of Rhineland, Germany. Every month, you can find successful entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators, incubators, industry decision makers in the audience – as well as the general public, aka potential new customers or users.
When? The next Rheinland Pitch event is scheduled for January 30th 2023 at STARTPLATZ Cologne.
Der Startup-Lifestyle fasziniert dich und du hast Lust in die rheinische Gründerszene einzutauchen?
Werde Volunteer bei Deutschlands größtem Startup-Pitch-Wettbewerb, bekomme einen Blick hinter die Kulissen und baue dein eigenes Netzwerk aus! Monatlich gibt der Rheinland-Pitch Startups die Möglichkeit sich vor potentiellen Kunden, Investoren und Kooperationspartnern zu präsentieren. Werde Teil des Teams hinter dem Event und hilf mit die deutsche Startup-Szene weiter auszubauen.
Für deine Mitarbeit bieten wir dir folgende Benefits:
– Kostenfreies Ticket für alle Rheinland-Pitch Veranstaltungen
– Teilnahme am Auswahlprozess der Startups für den Rheinland-Pitch inkl. Investoren-Pitch Coaching
– Schriftliches Zertifikat über deine Mitarbeit
– Kostenfreie Teilnahme an STARTPLATZ Workshops (*Ausnahme: Scrum WS (Köln) und Design Thinking WS (Düsseldorf))
– Vernetzung mit innovativen Startups, Unternehmen und Gleichgesinnten
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