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National sponsors:. Copenhagen sponsors:. Organisers:. Partners:. The National Entrepreneurship Competition. What is Venture Cup?. Why participate?. Win cash for the work you do anyway Expand your team with other skills Get feedback from a professional jury
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National sponsors: Copenhagen sponsors: Organisers: Partners: The National Entrepreneurship Competition
Why participate? • Win cash for the work you do anyway • Expand your team with other skills • Get feedback from a professional jury • Find investors, advisors and clients • Your odds are surprisingly good...
Why will I probably win? • In Venture Cup 06/07, students from John Heebøll’s courses at DTU and KU: • Won 13 of 18 possible prizes • Won kr 430.000 of kr 525.000 total prize money • However, only about 20 of 138 teams in Venture Cup 06/07 came from these courses. You do the math :-) • Select alumni 06/07: • CSP.NET, MicroReactor, Muezzin, Mooncean, InMold
Winners 06/07: CSP.NET • Two DIKU MSc students get an idea in 2006 • Winners of Venture Cup Copenhagen and Venture Cup Denmark 06/07 • Company founded summer 2007: Axon7 ApS • Seed financing of DKK 1.7m from SEED Capital Denmark A/S • Two employees hired, besides founders (who are still studying) • Took advantage of most offerings, including Venture Cup coaching, advice from jury members, investor contacts, Connect Denmark, seminars, review sessions, Stardust, etc.
How do I get started? Venture Cup Copenhagen, deadline for entries: November 19, 2007, at 12 noon. 1-3 pages about your idea and the team. Venture Cup Denmark, deadline for entries: May 12, 2008, at 12 noon. 10-20 page investment-ready business plan.
DevelopSolution • Student organisation, started in 2005 • Committed to support development through the private sector 1. Think up a business concept which can create a developmental impact in a developing country 2. Create a business plan 3. Win a fantastic study trip to a developing country to promote your business idea • Learn more: www.develop.nu or contact us at rn@develop.nu
Great ideas come at the strangest of times. www.venturecup.dk