Web 2.0. Technology. Mobile.
At midVenturesLAUNCH, plug into the hottest startups coming to Chicago for one day of connecting with the key players in the industry. Meet successful entrepreneurs and learn their secrets. See the most innovative apps and products and watch them compete for funding.
midVenturesLAUNCH is where seed-stage and VC-backed companies demo and launch web, mobile, consumer, and greentech products and services on our main stage.
Where over 100 startups showcase the newest innovations and 3,000 people explore the future of Midwest technology.
COMPETE
Think your venture is better than the rest? Apply for COMPETE, where we’ll be selecting the top 25 startups to be judged by our expert panel. If you are accepted, then you’ll be given a table on the exhibition floor for free. The first round of judging is done à la a science fair, with judges intermingling with attendees to watch your pitch on the exhibition floor. The top five will then be selected for a 3 minute pitch in front of the audience and the panel of judges, where they will undergo a second round of judging. The winner of that pitch competition will take home over $100,000 in cash and services from our sponsors.
Startups applying for the COMPETE category must be less than 3 years old, must have received less than $2m in funding, and must have revenues less than $1m per year. 25 qualifying startups will be chosen and have a free table at midVenturesLAUNCH event, receive media and press on the midVenturesLAUNCH website, and their business summaries will be sent to attending investors.
Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis, so apply sooner rather than later!
LAUNCH
Introduce your new product or service to an audience of industry professionals at midVenturesLAUNCH. We’re accepting 25 companies for the chance to jumpstart start their product, to whom we’ll supply a table at the exhibition floor, a targeted audience of industry professionals, bloggers, media, and fellow entrepreneurs, and 3 minutes of stage time. Any company that has debuted a new technology application can launch it in the showcase.
If you are a company with a developed product that you want to “launch” on stage in front of the LAUNCH conference, you can apply here. Applicants must have “launched” a market-ready component of their application within the year of 2010. Qualifying applicants will pay $2500 for their demo table, media inclusion, and 3 minutes of stage time during the LAUNCH event.
Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis, so apply sooner rather than later!
mVDEMO
Want to exhibit your company, network with entrepreneurs and investors, and be on the event floor?
The mVDemo Area is only open to any early-stage startup (companies less than 3 years old and with less than $2 million in funding), where your company will receive great exposure to the conference audience with a 24″ bar-height table, wi-fi, and inclusion in our conference program and mobile app (if signed up by September 1, 2010).
One “people’s choice” company will be considered by the expert panel for inclusion in the Top 5 COMPETE startups. Cost for a mVDemo Area table is $750.
If you have any questions about the mVDemo Area table, please email launch@midventures.com.
