How we love Paris! Not just for the obvious reasons, but by holding our third Mini Seedcamp in this great city tells you that it’s an awesome hub for fresh, talented minds that always draws quality startups from the region and beyond.
With that in mind, we are very happy to announce that applications are now open for Mini Seedcamp Paris, which will take place on 15th April 2010 at the wonderful premises of Microsoft.
We are urging all webtech, software and mobile startups with innovative and bright ideas and strong teams from across France, Italy and Belgium to apply. Of course, we always have an open door policy, so if you hail from the EMEA and beyond and you feel your team is ready to show us what you’ve got, don’t hesitate and apply now.
France and its surrounding region has given us some very strong teams over the past few years including Seedcamp Winners Stupeflix and Kwaga.
As always, we are looking for strong, quality startups that have the talent, drive and capacity to fully embrace the opportunities that participating in a Mini Seedcamp brings. Which is receiving quality advice from top industry leaders and start building those key relationships to help drive your business. Relationships that normally take years to build, you’ll have access to in one day. Mini Seedcamps are not a conference, but an entrepreneurial ecosystem of support and a programme designed to strengthen and catapult your ideas into a viable business.
Past winners have recently been blogging about the importance of applying to a Mini Seedcamp, and this year even more so. The Mini Seedcamps provide the best way to have a chance at winning a spot as one of our top teams that receive investment in July 2010 and to leverage the value the programme brings. As such we encourage startups to apply to any of the Mini Seedcamps that best match the timing and progress of your business.
Check out our http://seedcamp.com/pages/resourcesfull of advice and videos, blog posts, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see what we’re looking for, what teams get out of it and what you can do to improve your chances in winning a spot on one of the most prestigious and rewarding web tech programs that is helping to drive and shape the European startup scene today.
Mini Seedcamp Paris will connect 20 top quality, early stage web-tech startups with over 50 regional and European esteemed sought after and highly experienced entrepreneurs, investors and developers. Through an interactive panel discussion and informal 1:1 sessions, teams benefit from engaging with and listening to a variety of distinguished mentors and industry leaders from PR, HR, product development, business development, marketing to name but a few.
You will gain invaluable insight and a solid foundation to help kick-start a viable business in Europe today. Not to mention being inspired by fellow entrepreneurs and a chance to broaden your scope within the European startup ecosystem.
Applications are now open and close at midnight on 1st April 2010. For full details, updates and how to apply go to the mini site.
Good Luck!
