Global conference-competition

Regional Selection

Completed

September 21, 2023

Startup A.D.A.M. has become  the winner of Startup World Cup Ukraine 2023 and won the right to represent Ukraine in the Grand Final of the competition in Silicon Valley on December 1 this year. A.D.A.M. is a 3D bioprinting startup that develops a system for manufacturing medical devices for bone implants. 

Startup World Cup is the largest global conference-competition of startups with a Grand Final in Silicon Valley. More than 60 countries hold regional Startup World Cup selections, determining the winner who will represent them in the Grand Final and compete for the prize in $1 million.

The organizer of the competition is the international venture company Pegasus Tech Ventures, the total investments of which is $14 billion and the portfolio includes such companies as SpaceX, Airbnb, SoFi, etc.

Startup World Cup is not just about competing startup teams. Grand Final in Sillion Valley is a unique opportunity to meet leading investors, founders and executives of innovative giant corporations such as Apple, Netflix, Siri, Softbank, LinkedIn, Cisco, Khosla Ventures at the venue. The regular speakers of the competition are Steve Wozniak, Mark Randolph, Adam Chayer, Marcelo Claur, Reed Hoffman, John Chambers and many other successful businessmen. Participants of the Grand Final have an opportunity not only to present their project, but also to chat live with "business sharks", to hear some advices of world experts, to find partners and future investors.

Ukrainian Future Business Incubator is an official representative of the Startup World Cup Ukraine regional competition since 2020.

 

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN STARTUP WORLD CUP UKRAINE 2023

  • Startup must be officially registered as a business
  • Please download the pitch template. Use it to complete your competition application. Your pitch deck must not exceed than 8 pages covering product, traction, funding, competitors and competitive advantage (Max file size 10MB). Please save file as (Company Name_Country.pdf).
  • Application must be in English
  • In case of victory in the regional selection, the representative of the startup will be able to physically represent Ukraine at the finals in the USA in December 2023.

Apply and have a chance to represent Ukraine on the main stage in Grand Final in San Francisco in 2023

Completed

Important Dates

01.08.23

Application Open

16.09.23

Submission Deadline

18.09.23

Selection of 10 startups

21.09.23

The Final Pitching (online)

KEY SPEAKERS

Bill Reichert (USA)

General Partner & Chief Evangelist Pegasus Tech Ventures

Stephanie Marrus

Managing Director, Entrepreneurship, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Silicon Valley life science/healthcare startup expert

Mikko-Pekka Hanski

Chairman at Yleinen työttömyyskassa YTK, 

Board Professional, Advisor and Mentor at Hanskis Maskin Service

JURY STARTUP WORLD CUP UKRAINE 2023

Olga Dyachuk

Operations director of Mosqitter

Maxim Zoloedov

Creative director of Forbes Ukraine

Yuriy Sereschenko

Managing Director of QPDigital Venture Fund

Vitaliy Yakushev

Chief Operating Officer of 10Guards, a cybersecurity consulting company

https://kray.technology/

Finalist of SWC Ukraine 2020

Automatic drones for application of protection and plant nutrition.

https://www.mannaapp.us/

Finalist of SWC Ukraine 2022

An interactive media platform for creating original 3D animated content, streaming and social interaction in a VR environment.

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