ON STAGE: Are the 10 Tech/Ai Startup Ready?

Up to 10 Founders will step On Stage to get challenged and mentored live by investors, operators and other founders from major Capital Firms
About this Event


We have founders who have built and scaled businesses, venture investors who make early-stage investment decisions, capital allocators, senior operators and specialists in strategy, commercialisation and markets.

Their job on the 7th of October is not to be polite and it is not to find faults for the sake of finding faults. Their desire is to understand the 10 companies, challenge its assumptions and identify what is unclear, what is missing, what may prevent it from being fundable or scalable. The most important answer being, what the founder can actually do next.

Each startup gets 10–15 minutes live on stage with direct feedback from experienced operators, investors, and founders who help identify execution gaps and practical next steps.

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Please apply here: https://forms.gftn.co/onstage-apply

AGENDA ROUND 1

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Welcome & Introduction

Welcome remarks · ON STAGE format · Introduction of the 5 startups

4:45 PM – 6:00 PM | ON STAGE — Round 1
4:45–5:00 PM ShipIQ

5:00–5:15 PM Mosquito Sentinel

5:15–5:30 PM Nexswap

5:30–5:45 PM Sirona Robotics

5:45–6:00 PM CIPHERPLUS

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Break (Startup & Panel Rotation). Round 1 concludes · Round 2 founders and judges prepare

AGENDA ROUND 2

6:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Welcome & Introduction

Round 2 introduction · Introduction of the 5 startups

6:45 PM – 8:00 PM | ON STAGE — Round 2

6:45–7:00 PM Covia

7:00–7:15 PM Navo Health

7:15–7:30 PM Reshuffle AI

7:30–7:45 PM dFusion AI

7:45–8:00 PM BioESGex / BioValuate

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Drinks & Networking

Continue the conversations with founders, judges, investors, operators and the entrepreneurship community.

One important implication: Round 1 and Round 2 can effectively be sold as two independent entry points. Someone who cannot arrive at 4:30 can attend Round 2 from 6:30, while people attending Round 1 can stay through networking. That could materially increase attendance and make the two-round concept feel intentional rather than simply a four-hour startup event.

Agenda

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Doors Open & Registration
🕑: 04:30 PM
Opening Remarks — INSEAD Entrepreneurship Club
🕑: 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Round 1 : On Stage Begins with first 5 Startups On Stage

Info: * Startup 1 – 15 min
* Startup 2 – 15 min
* Startup 3 – 15 min
* Startup 4 – 15 min
* Startup 5 – 15 min

🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Transition and Networking

Info: Startup rotation before we start Round 2

🕑: 06:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Introduction of Round 2
🕑: 06:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Startup Showcase – On Stage

Info: * Startup 6– 15 min
* Startup 7 – 15 min
* Startup 8 – 15 min
* Startup 9 – 15 min
* Startup 10 – 15 min

🕑: 08:00 PM
Bar Debrief & Networking
🕑: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Meet the founders, panel members & entrepreneurship community
🕑: 10:00 PM
INSEAD Bar Closes / Event Ends