STL Startup World Cup: Wild Card Semi-Final Competition

The Startup World Cup is the largest global startup conference and pitch competition where 70+ cities send their champion team to the San Francisco Grand Finale, to compete for a $1,000,000 investment prize.

The Wild Card Semi-Final Competition will bring together the final emerging technology startups to present their 5-6 minute pitches to a panel of VC judges. The judges will vote onsite to select the winning founder, who will secure a ticket to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, a cash prize, and will be invited to compete in the St. Louis Regional Final on September 9. Come out to support our regional founders as they go head-to-head to participate in the largest pitch competition in the world!

- April 12 – 26: 1 minute video pitches and 10-page decks submitted on TechSTL.com

- May 1 – May 8: Community votes to select the 5 "Popular Vote Winners"

- May 20 – August 19: Top 100 companies compete in 10 Semi-Final competitions

- September 9: 10 Semi-Finalists compete in the Regional Finals at The Pageant

- October 2 – October 4, 2024 at Hilton Union Square in San Francisco

- 200+ investors & corporate executives attending the Grand Finale

- 2,000+ attendees from tech, media, and global startups

- Investment prize of $ 1,000,000 USD

Application & competition details on the TechSTL Website: https://techstl.com/worldcup/

Parking is available in the gated "B" lot across the street from the Post Building on in the parking garage behind the building.

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