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Startup World Cup coming soon to Luxembourg
The regional semifinal, but most
importantly the first event of its kind ever
held in Europe, will take place in Luxembourg on 8
March 2017.
Through this global event, the
Luxembourg Government, Farvest (the organizer) and EY Luxembourg (the main
sponsor hosting this regional event in the EY premises) will be giving the
Luxembourg startups exposure to Silicon Valley and access to some of top VCs
and tech entrepreneurs in the world.
The Winner of the pitching competition
will represent Luxembourg at the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley competition on
March 24 with 15 other startups for a chance to win a US $ 1,000,000 prize in
investment.
For
those who have not submitted their applications yet, please go to the following address: http://www.startupworldcup.io/luxembourg-application
Application
deadline: 20 February 2017
Keynote speakers of the Luxembourg
ceremony will include Thaïg Khris (Founder & CEO, OnOff & Three times world ramp skating
Champion), Jonathan Prince (Co-founder, Digicash Payments), Olivier Lemaire (Partner
- Telecom Leader, EY Luxembourg) and Kamel Amroune (Managing Director, IT One).