ONLINE COMPETITION FOR STARTUPS: SEEDSTARS WORLD 2020/21

The largest startup competition in emerging markets is now accepting applications.

Seedstars is a Swiss company dedicated to the improvement of the living standards of people in developing countries through technology and entrepreneurship.

Seedstars spans over 90 developing ecosystems, including events such as Online Seedstars World Competition, acceleration programs, Seedspace hubs, venture capital investments and company formation activities.

ABOUT SEEDSTARS WORLD COMPETITION

In 2013, Seedstars started as a Seedstars World initiative: co-founders Pierre-Alan Masson and Alize de Tonnac took a tour around 20 countries with backpacks and a strong desire to change the world to find the most talented early-stage startups and build the largest community of entrepreneurs in the emerging markets.

The first round of competitions in 13 countries was successful and attracted the attention of a global audience. He showed the world the untapped potential of developing countries, innovative solutions and talented entrepreneurs who are ready to change their ecosystems. This led to larger tours over the next six years, which brought together thousands of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and experts. Seedstars World is now the world's largest startup competition for emerging markets.

2020 has brought a new twist to this story. The Seedstars World Tour is now online: Seedstars virtually travels the world with a 9-month program in search of the best early stage startups in 90+ countries, organizing 100+ local online events. The winner from each country will have the opportunity to go to one of five regional online competitions, linking local winners from each region with investors, mentors and corporations. Regional winners will also get the chance to represent their countries in Grand Finale which will take place in April and compete for a $ 500,000 investments.

After the success of the virtual Seedstars Summit in April 2020, the company decided to host all events online to ensure the safety of attendees and partners during the COVID-19 crisis.

The new format will bring even more benefits to entrepreneurs in emerging markets, as startups from all cities and countries can now participate in the competition.

“With the opening of Seedstars World Competition start-up for applications, we are more and more proud to support a community that is taking concrete and constructive steps. By remaining independent and always in solidarity with the community, we are aimed to go beyond physical boundaries to expand our positive impact on society as a whole” says Pierre-Alan Masson, co-founder of Seedstars.

Every year, Seedstars seeks out the most promising startups in emerging markets to accelerate their growth through investment and educational programs. This year, startups from 94 cities in developing countries will be able to take part in the selection for the competition.

Admission for Applications are open until the July 31st.

At least 1,800 startups will participate in the Online Seedstars Academy, and the winner from each city will advance to the regional level of the competition. In April 2021, selected startups from each region will compete out in the global final.

Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 returns to Uzbekistan in online format and invites all interested startups from Uzbekistan to register and join the competition.

Following the trend of digitalization of traditional events, the Seedstars World tour has transformed into a virtual competition available at Seedstars Life: http://seedstarslife.com/ (a dedicated platform for broadcasting regional and global company events).

The new format allows a much larger audience to join the event, while retaining all the bonuses for startups, investors and partners.

Seedstars are often referred to as investment company, accelerator, entrepreneurs, and competition for startups. But Seedstars goes beyond that. “We have become a global community with over 150,000 members. This community is defined by people and their common goals, and only together we can achieve the set of goals and build a better future,” says Alize de Tonnac, co-founder of Seedstars. “We are broadcasting this message through the #WeareSeedstars campaign. Our aim is to identify and extending the most innovative startups around the world, providing them education and investment. We want to open up the access to global opportunities for those without the resources, to foster the development of entrepreneurs in developing countries and become a catalyst for local startup ecosystems,” she adds.

Since 2013, the Seedstars team has been working remotely and conducting educational online programs. Since the initiatio the company has transcended boundaries and reshaped ecosystems through innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. Moving the Seedstars World competition to online is a natural continuation of the company's path, which is fully correlated with its values ​​and philosophy. Constantly transforming in a rapidly changing world, Seedstars strives to help other organizations cope with the crisis and adapt their business models. In these uncertain times, the Seedstars team continues to learn and share knowledge with their partners and the community.

Participants will have the opportunity to be among the 10 startups that will gain access to $ 50,000 investments through the Growth program, and will also be able to compete for $ 500,000 in investment and for the title of the global winner of Seedstars World.

Reminding that, Seedstars is looking for technological startups that have the following criteria:

- have MVP (minimum viable product);

- the initial user base;

- carry out current operations in the country / city of participation;

- do not have investments exceeding $ 1 million (before the date of application).

You can submit an application for the competition on the site Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 here: https://seedsta.rs/2OL252M