As we draw closer to the end of the year, we’re inviting you to a live meetup on the topic of the local / regional startup ecosystem. 

We will update you with statistics and updates on what happened in the region in terms of startups and investments and we will discuss the future of it in a panel with your guests. Afterwards, we’ll hear a few startup pitches that are looking for pre-seed funding, ending the evening with a networking session with food and drinks.

For whom is the event?

The event is dedicated to all actors in the startups ecosystem: startup founders, investors. If you are a startup founder this might be the best place to make connections (funding, mentorship or partnership related), to meet investors and also listen to the insightful questions of investors in the pitching session.

Why join and what can you take from the event?  * Meeting and knowing the key people from the ecosystem; * Find out who can help you in the ecosystem (for funding, acceleration)  * Who are the startups that innovate in the region; * HealthTech, Agritech, SaaS - which vertical is more appreciated by investors? * Get to know what is Bright Labs Incubator * Insightful feedback from investors at the pitching session; * The regional startup mapping of the ecosystem;

Pitching Sessions

We’ll have three startups that will pitch in front of investors and the public. Find out how a good pitch looks, what expectations do investors have, what are they looking for in a startup and what mandatory questions to expect when pitching.

Agenda:

- 17:50 - welcoming and arrival

- 18:10 - Presentation on the regional startup mapping;

- 18:20 -  Bright Labs Incubator presentation;

- 18:30 - Regional startup ecosystem panel:  * Ion Petrovai - Director of Innovation @FreshBlood HealthTech * Cristian Otgon - Head of Smart Specialization Department @ADR Nord-Vest * David Achim - Executive Director @Make IT Oradea

- 19:00 - Pitching session with 3 startups (5-7 minutes for presentation + 10-15 minutes of Q&A) * Savables * Viventum * Synaptiq

- 20:00 - dinner, drinks and networking