Central and Eastern European (CEE) startups and scaleups have a last chance to apply to the CEE Startup Challenge, the flagship competition in the region organized by Vestbee, the leading community-powered matchmaking platform for startups, VC funds, accelerators, and corporates.
A gateway to growth and opportunities
The CEE Startup Challenge stands out as a significant event, offering participants unprecedented access to over 200 venture capital (VC) funds and a fast track to the esteemed CEE VC Summit 2024. The perks for those who join extend far beyond mere participation: a staggering €250K in business tools, media exposure, and much more…
Selected startups and scaleups will be able to transform their business with fundraising support, connecting them to leading investors. Their business ideas will be assessed by an experienced panel of judges hailing from renowned VC funds and corporates that include: Target Global, Molten, Flashpoint, 500 Emerging Europe, Market One Capital, Kaya, HTGF, Burda Principal Investments, Inovo, 3VC, OTB, BlackFin Capital Partners, EiT InnoEnergy, WEG and more. The selected startups will also be invited to the CEE VC Summit 2024, one of the biggest, invitation-only gatherings with over 250 VC fund managers.
Credits and discounts
Shortlisted companies will also benefit from free credits and discounts on business services provided by the program’s partners, which include €100K in credits from OVHcloud, 90% off on HubSpot for Startups, €15K in Stripe Credits, $50K on the Mixpanel Growth Plan and business tools like Zendesk, HubSpot, Notion, Customer.io, TrustMate, Brand24, and Bouncer.
Which startups can apply?
CEE Startup Challenge is on the lookout for companies raising seed, pre-series A, and series A in the following verticals:
SaaS & Marketplaces
- AI / ML
- Fintech & Insurtech
- Cybersecurity
- Defence and Govtech
- Mobility, Industry 4.0 & Manufacturing
- Environmental and Sustainable Solutions
- Food and Agriculture
- Healthcare & Wellbeing
- Consumer Technology
- Diversity and Inclusion
- and more
Learn more about the CEE Startup Challenge, applications close on November 17th! more on that here.
