Show me the Money! $50,000 “prize” for one Startup present at the International Startup Festival
We are thrilled to announce that at this year’s International Startup Festival 2012, one deserving Startup will leave with an investment of at least $50,000! And the award won’t be limited to one of the Startups selected to pitch on a main stage; any Startup present and badged for the event will be eligible to win.
A group of angels and VC investors, including the Festival’s Founders Phil Telio and Alistair Croll, Anna Goodson, Rory Olson, Mohan Plakkot and Danny Knafo, quickly jumped at this opportunity and banded together as equal partners to create the prize.
The prize will be an investment in a Startup, in the form of an entrepreneur-friendly convertible debenture (reasonable interest rate with no cap on valuation). Terms and conditions with details will be posted on our website soon.
Montreal’s Chris Arsenault, managing partner at iNovia Capital, will curate the process, including forming a selection panel made up of representatives of the fund, along with an equal number of independent but startup-savvy judges. We will be sure to create ample opportunities for any badged startup to get in front of one or more of these judges. But ultimately, the event will imitate real life and startups that want the $50K (or more) will bear the responsibility of seeking out these decision makers.
The fund is not closed, so any Angel or institutional investor interested in participating in the fund, should contact us at info@startupfestival.com
There you have it. The International Startup Festival 2012 will deliver insightful speakers, a wide profile of users and influencers to network with, pitching opportunities of all kinds – all wrapped in a true Montreal summer, Festival atmosphere. And now topped off with a chance to walk away with a $50,000 investment. Register here www.startupfestival.com
For more details please contact:
Phil Telio
2 Responses to “Show me the Money! $50,000 “prize” for one Startup present at the International Startup Festival”
on July 10th, 2012 at 6:01 pm #
[...] In case you haven’t heard, the International Startup Festival will be held July 11th through July 13th in Montreal. We’re beyond excited to be attending and rubbing elbows with some of the best and brightest. With speakers like Dave McClure, Tara Hunt, April Dunford and Dan Martell, it’s shaping up to be an amazing few days. Well, especially for the startup that wins the $50,000 investment prize! [...]
on July 16th, 2012 at 7:48 pm #
[...] pitching on stage, we were pitching Grandmothers, Teenagers, and tracking down key investors for a cash prize of $50K. We also had a demo table in Demo Alley, so much of our time was spent meeting with investors, [...]