- StartupMadrid_10 already has its 3 winning projects. Third place went to Madaish, the startup designed for fashionistas; second place went to PlanetUs, the wearable that will help us protect our family by always having it located and the first was for Hightrack, a productivity app that promises to give away time.
- The Demo Day served as a space for networking and the 10 companies of StartupMadrid_10 had the opportunity to present their projects to the entire entrepreneurial community.
- Each of the teams received financial support of €10,000 to help their entrepreneurial project grow.
On April 15, the Demo Day took place at the Music Box of the Cibeles Palace, where the 10 winning projects of StartupMadrid_10 and the jury, composed of Madrid Business Forum and Madrid Emprende, selected the 3 winning projects of a free space lasting one year in the Network of Business Incubators of Madrid Emprende.
The members of the jury evaluated each of the projects based on the progress made and their business development forecasts and selected the 3 winning projects for a free work space for one year in the Madrid Emprende Business Incubator Network.
The event was inaugurated by Pedro Gonzalez Torroba, General Director “Madrid Emprende”. Due to the success of this first call, it announced the call for a second edition of StartupMadrid_10 in June of this year.
The 10 startups had an intense session speed dating, where each of them had the opportunity to sit face to face with investors. The nerves and excitement of each of these new entrepreneurs reached the maximum exponent in the elevator pitch (#Pitchsession), in which they had 3 minutes to present their projects to all attendees. Check here the Photo gallery.
Demo Day had all the necessary ingredients to inspire and bring together entrepreneurs and investors. During the round table, Chema González (Alterkeys), Luis Martín (CEO of Barrabés), Rui Delgado (Pathfinder) and Nuria Fernández (Familia Fácil) shared their experience with the new entrepreneurs and commented on the main successes and mistakes in the trajectory of a company. startup. \"Start with someone who is complementary to you\", Chema Gonzalez recommended.
To end, Carlos Barrabes He offered an inspiring speech about where our world is going and the importance of cooperation when developing an entrepreneurial project. “The R&D model no longer works. The future is cooperation and development,' he commented.
If all the StartupMadrid_10 participants have learned one thing clearly, it is that an entrepreneur is an entrepreneur because of his ability to get up again every time he falls and to adapt to a world in constant change. \»If someone is in their right mind, they are not going to undertake it because the percentage of errors is greater than the percentage of success.\»added Carlos Barrabés.
The event was closed by Almudena del Rosal, Deputy Director General of Business Participation of the Madrid City Council.
Through the program website, it is possible to learn more about entrepreneurial projects.
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