• Vestbee teams up with tier-one partners for a new initiative to reward the most aspiring startups in CEE – Winter Pitch
• The selected finalists will pitch before partner VCs; all participants will be rewarded with free credits and discounts from partners
• Applications are accepted until November 26th, finalists will be announced on December 4th

Vestbee, CEE’s most renowned platform for matching startups with investors, partners with Hubspot for Startups for its Winter Pitch 2024. This is Vestbee’s new initiative to empower 100 carefully selected startups with the opportunity to showcase their ideas, gain exposure, and connect with hundreds of VCs and business angels. CEE startups and scaleups from all verticals are invited to compete for exciting prizes and the opportunity to pitch before the region’s most sought-after investors at the final CEE Summer Pitch. Participants will get exclusive discounts from Hotjar, HubSpot, Notion, Slack, Stripe, and Zendesk.

Vestbee, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading platform for connecting startups with investors, partners with HubSpot for Startups for its upcoming Winter Pitch 2024. This new initiative will give 100 carefully selected startups a chance to present their ideas, increase visibility, and network with hundreds of venture capitalists and angel investors. Participants will also receive exclusive discounts on tools from esteemed partners, including Hotjar, HubSpot, Notion, Slack, Stripe, and Zendesk.

Eligibility and Roadmap

Startups and scaleups across all sectors from the CEE region are invited to participate, competing for exciting prizes and the opportunity to pitch at the grand CEE Summer Pitch in front of top regional investors. Open to early-stage CEE startups seeking to raise Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds, the Winter Pitch 2024 is designed to support and accelerate the next generation of innovation across the region.

Startups are to apply here before November 26th. The jury will take their time and announce the finalists on December 4th. They will be welcome to pitch online before the partner VCs and angel investors on December 12th.

Jury

The pool of judges of Vestbee’s CEE Summer Pitch will include:

• Artur Banach, Managing Partner at Movens Capital
• Ewa Chronowska and Marcin Laczynski, Partners at Next Road Ventures
• Eugénie Colonna d’Istria, Associate at Finch Capital
• Andrew Gray, Partner at Tilia Impact Ventures
• Adam Hashchyshyn, Principal at Roosh Ventures
• Marcin Hejka, General Partner at OTB Ventures
• Bakhrom Ibragimov, Partner at Molten Ventures
• Csaba Kakosy, Managing Partner at DayOne Capital
• Bartek Knichnicki, Managing Partner at SATUS Starter VC
• Jaan Kokk, Portfolio Administrator and Investment Associate at Superangel
• Diana Koziarska, Partner at SMOK Ventures
• Paweł Maj, Investor, Board Member and Supervisory Board Member at 30+ companies
• Wojciech Niesyto, Founding Partner at Kogito Ventures
• Roman Nováček and Vojta Rocek, Partners at Presto Ventures
• Maximilian Schausberger, Managing Director at Elevator Ventures
• Krzysztof Tokarski, Managing Director at PKO VC
• Valentin Filip, Managing Partner at Fortech Investments
• Dr Ryan Gong, Chief Investment Director EMEA at Huawei
• Dr Marcus Erken, Founding Partner at Sunfish Partners
• Rumen Iliev, Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures
• Adam Kočík, Managing Partner at J&T Ventures
• Vital Laptenok and Elena Mazhuha, Partners at Flyer One Ventures
• Eoin McGuinness, Head of Startups CEE, Middle East & Africa at HubSpot
• Marton Medveczky, Associate Partner at Flashpoint VC
• Tomas Pacinda, Partner at Kaya VC
• Mark Palfalvi, Principal at PortfoLion
• Valeri Petrov, Partner at Eleven Ventures
• Kristóf Székely, Partner at LEAD Ventures
• Jokūbas Vaičiulis, Investment Analyst at FIRSTPICK
• Simone Riva Violetta, Senior Principal at Partech
• Konstantin Zapolianski, Senior Investment Director at Zubr Capital
• And more recognized names from the VC space. The complete list of the jury and partners can be found here.

More Details

For more information, please see the Initiative’s page and follow Vestbee’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Before applying, please take a few moments and take a look at Vestbee’s free Perfect Pitch Guide.