If you are offered a spot to pitch, you don't ask when, you just pitch!
Welcoming all pre/early-stage startups, aspiring entrepreneurs and global change-makers with groundbreaking business ideas! Earn a spot at *ship Startup Festival 2020 on August 12th – 14th. This year’s event will be an online event and the Pitch Captain Competition finals will be held in Kotka.
In *ship you will be able to personally present your business idea and receive 1-on-1 mentoring from entrepreneurial leaders and experts. Startup application is open now and ends on 17th of July. Since the spots are limited, you should apply as soon as possible.
2 ways to apply
Our formal partnerships with entrepreneurial programs in Finland and abroad.
Application through *ship attend page. We go through these applicants regularly and the spots are filled on the first come first serve basis, so apply now!
Pitch Captain Competition 2020
Game-changing ideas from individuals, teams, aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups are sought in the following categories:
*ship Startup Festival aims to promote creativity, idea generation and entrepreneurship. The application will be open till the 16th of July.
Eligibility criteria
Both individuals and teams can apply.
Type of submission: business idea, pre-stage startup or an early-stage startup.
Startups should be less than five years old.
Terms for submissions
Multiple submissions are welcome.
Ideas remain the property of the submitter.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated! Please submit original work.
By submitting your entry, you give us permission to use the information for promotional purposes. (Team name and a short description might be published on our website or social media.)
How to enter
Submit your pitch video along with your contact details. Your submission should not exceed 5 minutes. Your pitch should contain the following information:
The problem
The solution
Value proposition
Business model
Roadmap
For any queries, please email startups@shipfestival.org
Pitch Captain Competition:
50 startups are divided into 5 batches and present their idea to a panel of judges. The teams have to upload a 5 minutes video to pitch. The judges choose two outstanding teams from each batch based on the novelty and creativity of the idea and overall pitch presentation. Top 2 teams from each batch will qualify to the finals. The evaluation will be done according to our criteria. Each batch will be evaluated by different judges.
Pitch Captain Finals:
The finals will be held on Kotka’s market square on stage. The top 10 teams will present their idea again to the judges. The teams have 4 minutes to pitch and judges have 4 minutes to ask questions. The winner will be titled as “Pitch Captain” and wins the grand prize of 5000€. The winner will be announced after the PCC finals.
Judging criteria
The teams will be judged by the following criteria:
KaaKau Oy KaaKau offers micro-mobility solutions for towns, municipalities, and organizations. We have currently 300+ shared city bikes in 8 locations around Finland. Let’s roll!
Accelerator: LevelUp/Startup Passion
Status: Growing
*ship 2017
eMedi Innovations Oy
Lääkärihinta makes it easy to compare private healthcare service providers and public healthcare queue times.
Surgify develops solutions to protect proximal soft structures and prevent associated complications during surgery.
Accelerator: Lungi Summer Program
Status: Funded
*ship Pitch Captain winner 2017
Saavu
Saavu is a tool for important mass communication that works through a chat instead of emails. The chat enables features and possibilities emails could never provide. Communication with a large audience of people is so much more than sending a mass email – it’s about reaching, interacting and follow-ups.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Growing
*ship 2018
Temu Materials Oy
Temu Materials strives to solve the modern day issues of fast fashion by creating leather of textile waste with the help of mushrooms.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Operating
*ship Pitch Captain Winner 2017
Ridline
Ridline is a collaboration platform for planning quality music events, by allowing streamlined information sharing between bands and sound technicians.
Accelerator: Kiuas
Status: Growing
*ship 2018, Winner
Entomophagy Solutions Oy
Entis offers you exciting, delicious and most of all high-quality insect food.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Operating
*ship 2017, TOP 10
Mesensei
Mesensei builds private social networks for knowledge transfer with elegant mobile UX.
Accelerator: Kiuas
Status: Operating
*ship 2018
KaaKau Yo
KaaKau Oy KaaKau offers micro-mobility solutions for towns, municipalities, and organizations. We have currently 300+ shared city bikes in 8 locations around Finland. Let’s roll!
Accelerator: LevelUp/Startup Passion
Status: Growing
*ship 2017
eMedi Innovations Oy
Lääkärihinta makes it easy to compare private healthcare service providers and public healthcare queue times.
Surgify develops solutions to protect proximal soft structures and prevent associated complications during surgery.
Accelerator: Lungi Summer Program
Status: Funded
*ship Pitch Captain winner 2017
Saavu
Saavu is a tool for important mass communication that works through a chat instead of emails. The chat enables features and possibilities emails could never provide. Communication with a large audience of people is so much more than sending a mass email – it’s about reaching, interacting and follow-ups.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Growing
*ship 2018
Temu Materials Oy
Temu Materials strives to solve the modern day issues of fast fashion by creating leather of textile waste with the help of mushrooms.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Operating
*ship Pitch Captain Winner 2017
Ridline
Ridline is a collaboration platform for planning quality music events, by allowing streamlined information sharing between bands and sound technicians.
Accelerator: Kiuas
Status: Growing
*ship 2018, Winner
Entomophagy Solutions Oy
Entis offers you exciting, delicious and most of all high-quality insect food.
Accelerator: Boost – Startup Journey
Status: Operating
*ship 2017, TOP 10
Mesensei
Mesensei builds private social networks for knowledge transfer with elegant mobile UX.
