The goal with University Startup World Cup is to feature the best university startups from around the world and give them a network which will help them grow – both businesswise and personally.
The best university startups from around the world come together to network, exhibit and pitch for a chance of becoming the world’s best university startup!
In 2020, the World Cup is hosted by Venture Cup China in Wenzhou, China on October 17th – 20th 2020.
As a participant, who are you?
COUNTRY PARTNER
If you are being represented by a country partner, they cannot be a co-founder within the team, but mentorship is allowed.
EARLY STAGE
You classify as either early stage or growth stage.
BE PART OF NETWORK
You want to be part of a network of international student entrepreneurs.
PART OF STARTUP
You’re part of a startup with two co-founders and one of them has to be affiliated to a university.
MEET KEY PLAYERS
You see the possibilities in meeting with key players from the Chinese startup ecosystem.
What will you get out of participating?
You will be invited to join around 60 other startups to meet and greet with Chinese investors, companies, and tech experts. You will be part of a network that you can use long after the University Startup World Cup if you need contacts on a specific market, scalability advice or a couch to crash on when traveling the world!
How do you apply?
There are four categories for each early stage and growth stage (Health Tech, Green Tech, ICT, Smart City), with a total of 8 category winners and 2 overall winners. Only 2 members per startup is allowed to attend.