Deadline: 12 March 2012
Open to: Entrepreneurs/innovators from one of the participating countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey)
Prizes: An award of € 90,000
Description
The Balkan Venture Forum is an open regional initiative created to catalyze the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Balkan region. BvKF is being implemented by the international team of Aleksandar Tasev, William Stevens, Bratislav Stankovic PhD., Clarisse Molad PhD., Michael Gold and Jure Mikuz. The president of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorgje Ivanov PhD., is the patron of the event, highlighting the importance of BkVF.
The Balkan Venture Forum (BkVF) will play an active role in the European and Balkan innovation scene. It will foster start-ups and high-tech, high-growth entrepreneurship, internationalization of Macedonian and Balkan start-ups through contacts with blue chip investors.
BkVF is an Investment Forum targeted at showcasing the Macedonian and Balkan most promising high-tech entrepreneurs to an audience of Balkan and international venture capital and corporate investors and strategic partners. We select 32-48 companies from Macedonia and Balkans to the Forum, and 20 international investors and investment and partnering advisors as well as 20 local investors.
The BkVF will is also be promoted as a 2012 European Venture Contest Semi-Final and the top quartile (best 25%) companies from the BkVF will be qualified for the European Venture Summit which will take place at the end of 2012.
The Balkan Venture Forum entails the following:
- Discussion sessions on investment trends and market opportunities.
- Presentations of companies to active investors, with investment track record in the last 12 months.
- One2one meetings between entrepreneurs and investors.
- Emphasis on innovative technologies for global growth.
- Attractive programme.
- Invitation-only – highest quality investors, experts and entrepreneurs.
Prizes
The top 25% of entrepreneurs/innovators from the BkVF Company Pitching Competition qualify for the final event – the European Venture Summit, and compete for an award of € 90,000.
Eligibility
- Entrepreneurs/innovators must be registered in one of the participating countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey);
- Provide innovative products or services;
- Must be privately owned, including investor-backed companies.
Application
To apply for the competition you have to register here.
The competition will take place on the 18-19 April in Skopje, Macedonia.
Deadline for applications is 12.03.2012.