A good pitch is necessary for a good idea to thrive. It does not matter if you perform live on stage or in front of a digital screen. Therefore you do not need talent, you need the right method. And this is what we will do together: We look at those things which are important for a proper b2b pitch.
Start.Up! Germany Tour Series (Webinar 5):
How to Pitch in Germany (Digitally)
26 July 2022
2PM CEST / 8PM GMT+8
This fifth webinar of the Start.up! Germany Tour is hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia & Chamber of Industry and Commerce Dortmund (IHK).
Webinar series overview:
- 17 August 2022, 4PM CEST | It's a Match: Find the best acceleration support for your startup in North Rhine-Westphalia
- 18 August 2022, 4PM CEST | Sales in Germany
- 23 August 2022, 4PM CEST | The Legal Framework in Germany: Taxes, Company Forms, and many more to start your business
- 25 August 2022, 4PM CEST | The German Chambers - your gateway to reach more than 1 million companies
Criteria Start-Up Selection
Start.Up! Germany Tour 2022 - Criteria
- Up to five startups per country are allowed to participate at the Start.up! Germany Tour 2022.
- The startup should provide an innovative business model in one of these sectors: Logistics & Mobility; Industrial Solutions, Green Tech
- The startup should be younger than ten years.
- The startup must have passed the seed stage and be successful on the market. Successful accomplishments of first investor rounds are a plus.
- The startup has already developed a scalable business model with an international approach, preferably with a German/European focus.
- The startup should have developed sophisticated approaches to how their business model can be applied to the German market and its customers. The startup should have a clear understanding of success factors in the German market. If there is still a need to catch up here, the startups should attend the preparatory webinars (pre-program).
- The startup should be made aware that German investors tend to invest only if the startup established an office in Germany.
- The startup should be able to present in public in pitches in a professional manner and in fluent business English.
Inter.national! StartUp Contest - Criteria
- Each AHK is allowed to send one startup to the regional contest (Inter.national! Startup Contest).
- It does not matter which of the three verticals the startup comes from.
- This startup should fulfill the previously mentioned criteria to a particular degree.
- We will provide a separate registration form for participants in the Inter.national! Startup Contest at a later date.
- Together with our partners, we will finally check whether the startups submitted for the contest meet the criteria.