#6 Startup WRO Meetup coming up on Thursday. We will talk about seed funding for startups

23.04.2024

Students, entrepreneurs and future founders will have the chance to gain valuable guidance and support for the development of their projects from the world of technology. Opportunities for their funding in the early stages is the theme of the sixth meeting of the Startup WRO Meetup series. This time it will be held with the slogan 'Meet the VC's'.

Startup WRO Meetup is a content-networking meeting for startups, entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts. The sixth meeting of the series, organised by Startup Wroclaw, will take place on 25 April 2024 at Basecamp Student on Sienkiewicza Street in Wroclaw.

There will be no success without funding

This time experts will talk about funding opportunities for projects in their early stages.
Attendees will also be able to find out whether VC fund representatives have an idea to de-mystify the seed / pre-seed market, where they look for promising projects and who the ideal founder is to them.

Do you know the famous US reality shows Shark Tank, Meet The Drapers or the polish Dragons' Den? One of them has already aired 15 seasons. Have you ever wondered what the secret behind their success is? It's the perfect mix of inspiration to create, authentic solutions and real money at stake, as well as showcasing relevant business models that work. All this seasoned with a pinch of show has created such a catchy format. At Reverse Pitching #6 Startup WRO Meetup we will try to recreate this magic!’
- Maciej Jacenik, Startup Wroclaw

They used to judge, now they will present their own achievements

The agenda of the event also includes Reverse Pitching, during which representatives of local VC funds will present their offer in a typical startup formula, i.e. a five-minute presentation in front of the gathered audience. They will tell what companies they have in their portfolios, in which industries, teams, technologies and how much they invest. This is a unique opportunity to learn a little more about them, in a formula in which they themselves have evaluated hundreds of startups.

The registration of applicants has started

Participation in the meeting is free of charge. However, registration on the event page is required.
This is one of the last opportunities to polish your project and collect feedback before Evolutions: Meetup & Showcase.

Running a VC fund, especially at the preseed/seed stage is really about running a bookie. We're in a business where our only job really is to judge whether an individual (person/team) will deliver what they promised us.’
-Maciej Siemaszko, EKIPA INVESTMENTS

Plan of the 6th Startup WRO Meetup:

17.00-17.30 registration of participants

17.30 Discussion panel

Sławomir Borkowski – Investment Director, Fidiasz EVC
Magda Surowiec – Partner, Unfold.VC
Tomek Popów – współwłaściciel RST Ventures For Earth
Maciej Siemaszko – Managing Partner, EKIPA INVESTMENTS

18.15 Reverse Pitching

Stanisław Rogoziński – Managing Partner, Satus Starter
Paweł Florkiewicz – Partner, WP2 Investments
Tomasz Popów – General Partner & Co-Founder, RST Ventures For Earth
Piotr Krzysztofik – Wroclaw Tech Business Angel Club
Sebastian Kwiecień – CEO & founder, Epic Ventures
Maciej Siemaszko- Managing Partner, EKIPA INVESTMENTS

19.00–19.15 Q&A

19.15–21.00 Networking

Startup Wro Meetup partners are: Basecamp, Meeting Application, Browar Stu Mostów, CUDO Kombucha, #PijKranówkę, 4Programmers, SHARE-E, Evento and BeefUp.