OVHcloud has announced the call for its contest, Startup Program Showcase, Worldwide. The competition offers startups the opportunity to network with venture capitalists, mentors and industry members, as well as present your startup or scaleup globally and win various prizes.
The registration period is now open and nominations may be submitted. until next April 5, 2023. OVHcloud will announce the five finalists on April 26, who will get super connections facilitated by Empact Ventures with potential clients, partners or financiers, in addition to the confirmation of their place for the final pitch. The final winner will be announced on May 24 at an event with an international jury where they will receive a prize of €5,000 in cash, as well as entry into the OVHcloud Startup Program with €10,000 of free credits in cloud infrastructure, connections with investors and personalized coaching.
“The Startup Program Showcase contest is a great opportunity to support local startups that put the cloud at the center of their business model and development, helping innovative projects to grow and increase their exposure internationally”comment Jonathan Clarke, Startup Program Manager for Southern Europe at OVHcloud.
In addition, in a complementary way, the OVHcloud Startup Program will also hold two digital events globally in the coming weeks with round tables, presentations by featured startups, consultancy and networking: one on AI and augmented reality, and another on Socially Responsible Investment and sustainability. The event in which the annual final of the OVHcloud Startup Program Pitch Contest will take place will also be accessible online, may 24th.
OVHcloud supports the entrepreneurial fabric with its program for startups and acts as a facilitator, giving visibility and connecting technological entrepreneurs on an international scale thanks to its ecosystem and secure, sovereign, affordable infrastructures, and without blockades that promote the freedom of innovation. Since 2015, nearly 3,000 startups and scaleups from all over the world have joined the OVHcloud Startup Program. In Spain, more than 150 startups have enjoyed the benefits of the program in the last three years, highlighting successful national startups and scaleups such as Internxt, HOPU, EarthPulse and Union Avatars.
