TECH PLANTER 2018 Vietnam round
Registration is Open!
This showcase event is focusing on early stage deep-tech startups & pre-startup researchers passionate about business
Especially…
- In the field of Biotech, robotics, agri-tech, healthcare, IoT, nanotech
- In the stage of Seed~series A round, but pre-startup academic researcher team is always welcome to join!
Prize for the Winner
- Invitation to visit Singapore in July 2018 to attend our conference to pitch in front of directors from Japanese large corporations & VCs
- Air tickets for two members & accommodation fee will be covered
- 300,000 JPY (about 2,700USD) worth for the Award
Other awards will be given, too!
TECH PLANTER is…
- TECH PLANTER is a unique international seed acceleration program for deep-tech startups. We open a series of showcase DEMO DAY type pitch events around the world. This is the 1st DEMO DAY we opened in Vietnam.
Who should be the applicants of this DEMO DAY event?
- Any deep tech based early (seed~series A) startups & even pre-startups who have desire to bridge to Japanese market. We can set up a series of mtg with Director~ CXO level persons in Japanese big companies.
- Ones who have had hard time in difficult prototyping. We have strong connection to best Japanese factories in many fields.
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Program Descriptions & Key Dates
Program Descriptions
The program is composed of 3 parts
DEMO DAY:
- We will select 12 teams from the applicants to pitch out in front of local VCs, accelerators, and Japanese big corporations. This is the showcase of your technology and service.
Mentoring session for the trip to Singapore
- The winner and some awardees will get a ticket to come to Singapore in July 2018. We will host your visit and will set up the mtg with Japanese big corporations and VCs. After the competition, we will have communication to maximize your visit to Singapore.
Visit to Singapore
- We will host your Singapore visit and set up a series of mtgs. Some of our alumni teams got a deal based on this session (deal includes the start of research collaborations, start of strategic partnerships & etc)
Key Dates
Application open date: Feb 1st, 2018
Application deadline date: May 5th, 2018
1st Screening result announcement: By the end of 2nd week of May
Mentoring session: After 1st Screening~ the end of May
Pitch event date: June 9th (Sat), 2018
About DEMO DAY on June 9th, 2018
Event Schedule
will be announced later.
Tentative schedule is as follows;
12:00-13:00 Registration
13:00-14:00 Opening session
14:00-17:15 Pitching from finalist teams
17:15-17:50 Judging time
17:50-18:30 Closing session / Announcement for the prize
18:30-19:30 Networking time
Pitch event will be open to researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have a motivation to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact us via email: [email protected]
VENUE
Venue:Saigon Innovation HUB
Address: 273 Điện Biên Phủ, phường 7, Hồ Chí Minh,
Website: http://web.sihub.vn
Judges
To be announced
How to Attend
Pitch event will be open to researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have a motivation to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact us via email: [email protected]
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