25.01.2023
THE APPLICATION FORM FOR STARTUP WORLD CUP 2023 IS ACTIVE
According to various rankings regarding the startup climate in Bulgaria, our country is at the forefront of the Balkan Peninsula and the trends for 2023 continue to be optimistic. Interest in startups is growing, and so are the opportunities before them.
On January 12, the application form for the Startup World Cup Bulgaria 2023 competition was officially opened for the third time in a row, and any startup company can apply absolutely free of charge. In addition to the opportunity for promotion, the broadcast winner of the national qualifiers will also win the right to represent our country at the world finals in America. There, it will compete with more than 60 award-winning startup companies from around the world and compete for the grand prize of $1 million.
The second edition of the national competition was organized in partnership with the Bulgarian Development Bank, and at the world final our country was represented by the startup companies Daye and Office RnD, which are the awarded startups for 2022 and 2021, respectively. As winners of the national qualifiers, the two companies won their plane tickets to America, kindly provided by an official event partner.
Besides the chance to win the grand prize, the two startups got the opportunity to present themselves and their ideas to the general public. We had the opportunity to present ourselves for 2 minutes in the semi-final and for 1 minute in the final stage. We met many companies with great missions and products and exchanged experiences with their teams. We are happy that since September, Daye has attracted an investment of 11.5 million dollars, shared Kalina Mihaylova, Product Development Manager at Daye.
The final in San Francisco was a great experience. In general, Startup World Cup Bulgaria was very useful to position ourselves even better on the Bulgarian market as one of the most successful startups and to declare ourselves as a very serious employer. noted Miro Miroslavov of OfficeRnD.
Startup World Cup Bulgaria is organized by Internet Media Group, with the support of the European Association of Digital Experts (EURODEA) and Pegasus Tech Ventures, organizer of the Startup World Cup global finals. The official award ceremony will take place on June 9 in Sofia, and applications will remain open until May 20.
