Startup Pitch Competition, Zurich, June 2022 jointly held by Astra Global and 1step2market
On 22 June 2022, Blockchain Investor Reception took place in Zurich. It was organised as a startup competition where selected technology startups presented in front of leading venture investors, company's CEOs and bussiness experts with the participation of Click Ventures (Hong Kong), AVentures Capital (USA), Blockbay Capital (the Netherlands), Blufolio (Switzerland), and others.
More than 30 different startups from the US, UK, Singapore, Switzerland, San Marino, South Korea, Estonia, Germany, working in such promising sectors as: gaming, healthcare, real estate, advertising, sports, machine learning, energy production and asset management took part in the competition.
More than 30 different startups from the US, UK, Singapore, Switzerland, San Marino, South Korea, Estonia, Germany, working in such promising sectors as: gaming, healthcare, real estate, advertising, sports, machine learning, energy production and asset management took part in the competition.
«I attend 4-5 blockchain events around the world each month and often serve as a judge or panelist for projects. Your event in Zurich presented the most interesting and diverse set of projects I came across in the last two years. I have kept in touch with several of the founders and continue to follow many of the projects. I am very much looking forward to the next one!»
— Christopher Fisher, Managing Partner at Click Ventures
— Christopher Fisher, Managing Partner at Click Ventures
«It was a first-class event in every respect. The presenting companies were interesting and their quality was exceptional. I would encourage anyone in the investment community looking to profit to attend this event in the future!»
— Stanislav Dzhavrunov, Investment Director at Waarde Capital
— Stanislav Dzhavrunov, Investment Director at Waarde Capital
«Great networking opportunity! Your reception had high-quality attendees, the dinner was excellent. We would definitely work with your team again!»
— Tim Tilson, Co-Founder of Vosai
— Tim Tilson, Co-Founder of Vosai
- CONCEPT
An exclusive competition for technology startups, where participants showcase their projects and have the opportunity to receive investment and the status of the best project in their field. - PROJECT SELECTION
We carefully analyse each start up which can present its project.Our jury members evaluate each submitted project based on the following criteria:
- Innovativeness and uniqueness of the idea
- Market potential
- Financial model
- Degree of project development
- Presentation skills
- MISSION
To make real deals happen, to support personal interaction and discussions among leading projects and investors, in which we believe the most. We bring real value to both sides — investors and founders — as they spend time only for useful meetings. - OUR JURY PANEL
We carefully select the best investors, company`s CEOs and business experts for the jury panel according to their outstanding achievements.
OUR JURY PANEL
- Christopher FisherManaging Partner, Click Ventures
- Stanislav DzhavrunovInvestment Director, Waarde Capital
- Alexey AleksanovCo-founder & General Partner, CABRA VC
- Mark BrowneFounding Partner, Blufolio
- Alexander SchlaepferPartner, Swisscom Ventures
- Vadim LimarEntrepreneur, Senior Product Manager, Amazon
- Christian SchimmelEntrepreneur, Partner, Match Maker Ventures
- Dr. Philipp KallerhoffFounder & Investor, Protos Asset Management
- Sergey TelevatyukE-com Startups Mentor, Angel Investor
- Yevgen BalterVP of Engineering, Takeoff Technologies
- Nikhil H BadwaikSoftware Engineer, Nike Inc
- Sergey LeonovIT Solution Expert for B2B, CEO / CPO, Alliance of Regional Retailers
- Evgeny NefedovDigital Marketing Expert, ANNA Money
- Timur EgorovCo-Founder, MDMAISON
- Boris SurovTechnical Product Manager, LegitGrails
- Aliaksei DzianisenkaExperienced Project Manager, Digital Entrepreneur
- Mikhail MizhinskyChief Business Development Officer, Genio.ac, European expansion
- Aleksandr BuinoiCEO & Co-Founder, Skysales
- Aleksandr RomanovFounder and CEO, AARO LLC
- Vladyslav BudichenkoSolution Architect | Senior Software Engineer, Findhotel
NOMINATIONS
BEST
STARTUP
STARTUP
- Product Vision
- Traction
- Team
- Traction
- Team
BEST
PRODUCT
PRODUCT
- Tech Maturity
- Usability & Design
- Product Adoption
- Usability & Design
- Product Adoption
BEST
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS MODEL
- Business Model
- Market Size
- Sales & Marketing
- Market Size
- Sales & Marketing
OUR WINNERS
GENERAL PARTNER
AND CO - ORGANISER
AND CO - ORGANISER
PARTNERS 2022
