Seedstars Rio 2017

Description

Seedstars World is coming to Rio de Janeiro!

The 10 best startups from Rio de Janeiro will be invited to pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars Rio 2017. The winning startup will join the global Seedstars Family and take part in the regional and global Seedstars Summits that include our tried and tested bootcamp and investor forum. It's a catalytic platform for high growth emerging market startups.

Brazil's best seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars World competition and win up to USD 1 000 000 in equity investment, the chance to be part of a 3 months growth program and network with investors and top mentors from around the world.

Criteria:

1.) Have maximum 2 years since founding date,
2.) Have a maximum of USD 500,000 of funding to date,
3.) Have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

This year Seedstars is also partnering with the bank BBVA to source the best FinTech startups in Latin America for their BBVA Open Talent competition! In others words startups have double the chances to win!

In addition to the Seedstars Prize, BBVA will award the best FinTech startup with EUR 1,000 as well as the chance to be named country winner and take part to the Regional Final Summit of BBVA Open Talent and compete for EUR 30,000 grant.

Criteria:

1.) Projects must be operative or at least in beta version,
2.) Startups no older than January 1st 2013,
3.) Earned less than EUR 1.5 M in revenue,
4.) Raised less than EUR 2.5 M in funding.

In addition to seeing the top startups pitch, you can look forward to an event filled with disruptive tech, inspirational discussions and networking sessions.

Register to attend or apply to pitch below.

How to apply?

Apply

Apply to one of our local competitions if you fit the criteria (less than 2 years old, received less than $500k in funding, MVP, scalable).

Pitch

Pitch and impress the investor jury at any local competition.

Compete

Win locally to join the global competition and the Seedstars Summit in Lausanne.

Why participate as a startup?

Equity Investment

There is a prize package consisting of up to $ 1 Million in equity investment and more in cash and in-kind prizes. You’ll be exposed to VCs, corporates and angels searching for investment opportunities.

Coverage & Prestige

All Seedstars World events are heavily covered by local and international press with around 500 articles on us last year. Represent your country at the worldwide Seedstars Summit in front of an international audience.

Partnerships & Family

Join the close knit Seedstars Family of talented entrepreneurs in 65+ countries. Find potential partners and business opportunities through the community and at the various events.

Learn & Grow

We hand pick top-quality mentors from all over the world with experience in relevant industries. Benefit from the knowledge of corporate leaders, serial entrepreneurs, accelerator directors and investors.