Warsaw, September 1st, 2020 -  Wolves Summit today announced the upcoming edition will run both online and in-person in Warsaw enabling startups, investors, and executives to take part regardless of where they are in the world and to reach the global tech community at a click of their fingertips. Taking place between October 5th and 7th, Wolves Summit’s mission is to connect angel investors, VC funds, tech talent, and corporations with the most promising startups in the CEE region to help ambitious founders scale and foster international economic growth. This October we’re peeling back the silicon curtain across Central & Eastern Europe. In recent years the exceptional founders of CEE have firmly made their mark on the global stage; we’re honoured to leverage Wolves Summit as the bridge between CEE’s tech talent and the international investment community, comments Mike Chaffe, Vice-President of Wolves Summit. 

And there we have it - our third monthly online Pitching Contest has joined the history books. Within 1 day we hosted 3 stages where 104 (!) Startups pitched their innovative projects and ideas whilst being assessed by 40 Judges.  Needless to say how challenging this project was for us, but at the same time how inspired, grateful and motivated we felt to have such a supportive community of startups, investors and entrepreneurs that took part in this one-of-a-kind online experience. You are one of the Wolfpack! 🐺 The Main Award from AI Startup Incubator - an opportunity to pitch directly in front of AI Startup Incubator's investment board committee with a chance to get €50k funding - went to Eyeware! FertereX , on the other hand, received a Special MedTech Award from the EIT Health.  Below you will see the full video recording from all the pitches that were hosted online on 25th June 2020. Enjoy!

100 Wolves Pitching Contest May edition is behind us!   Inspiring discussions during panel sessions and round tables, workshops, keynotes and of course, the Pitching Contest, ruled the online startup scene last Thursday. We would like to thank you all for your active participation and engagement while networking virtually with us.   Last month's Pitching Contest gathered almost 50 startups across two stages, fighting for the amazing awards provided by our Partners: Startupbootcamp, AngelHub, WHub and South Summit.

Maybe you’re a newbie in the startup world, trying to create your first presentation about your business concept? Or you’ve actually been on the market for a while and you’re wondering how to improve your pitch deck? This blog post is an ultimate step-by-step guide to create a perfect teaser about your innovative idea that will help you cover all the necessary areas - let’s get down to business! It takes a quick glance, maybe a couple of seconds, to evaluate a person when meeting for the first time. First impressions are most often impossible to reverse and they, later on, set the tone of how someone perceives you or your project. When it comes to indirect ways in how you communicate your startup idea to potential investors or business partners, most often it is your pitch deck that speaks on behalf of your revolutionary solution. 

Speaking fluently in public and sharing your knowledge effectively are highly desired skills. After all, it’s all about your personal branding and how others perceive you and your company. No matter how many speaking opportunities are behind you, for sure you have practised a lot and collected tips and tricks from professional speakers worldwide on how to engage your audience and look professional.  How about speaking in public in the times where there is no real audience in front of you? How to act professionally if your listeners are there fully remote and you’re talking to them via your laptop or tablet camera? We know how uncertain the feeling may be. That is why we have collected some pieces of advice that we recommend you to consider while being a speaker during an online event.

We live in rapidly changing times. Technology has been a formidable source for accelerating growth. As a result, many industries will evolve more over the next 20 years than over the last 200. At the same time, many will face unprecedented challenges.  Today, we are seeing a new type of uncertainty. The global health crisis has stopped ‘life as normal’ across much of the world and we are coming into a period of significant economic uncertainty. No management strategies or contingency planning could have ever prepared businesses for the world that is about to unveil in the upcoming months. And the truth is that the future is uncharted and we can't map it till we get there. 

We are so excited because of the launch of our monthly networking online events! This time it was all about business industry forecasts in the face of economic situation worldwide and the pitching contest - we wanted to emphasize the ones that fight on the market the most - our startup community. Nearly 50 of them fought for a guaranteed seat in the Expara VC - the Strategic Sponsor of the April edition of the Contest - VirTech Global Accelerator. Omnious, the Winner of the main award, is developing new solutions to help unlock the secrets of biology. Below you can find out the live stream recordings from the April event, including the winning pitch!