Startup Competition: Pitch for Free Tickets!
Mobile Start-up Competition announced for MLOVE ConFestival Berlin
Berlin, June 3, 2014 –MLOVE is announcing its start-up competition for MLOVE ConFestival, set in a magic castle South of Berlin from June 25 – 27, 2014.
The most promising and innovative start-ups will receive free tickets to MLOVE ConFestival 2014 and be invited to present their company on stage to the audience of mobile influencers, innovators and investors. We will select 15 nominees to pitch in these categories:
- Mobile Apps & Mobility Services
- Internet of Things & Smart Cities
- Meaning, Wellness and Tech & Humanity
The competition is live at www.f6s.com/mlovestartups and the deadline is June 13.
Jury members include
- Jon Bradford (Managing Director, TechStars)
- Nikolaus Röttger (Editor in Chief, WIRED)
- Sascha Pallenberg (Editor-in-Chief, MobileGeeks)
- Fee Beyer (Director, hub:raum/Deutsche Telekom)
- Jérôme Nadel (CMO, Rambus)
- Sean Kane (Founder, f6s)
- Nicolas Biagosch (CEO, simyo)
- Felicitas Hackmann (Editor, Venture Village)
- Tristan Reckhaus (Marketing Leader, IBM)
- Samer Karam (CEO, Alice)
- Maks Giordano (CEO, kreait)
- René Herzer (Founder, MakeTechX)
Andrew J Scott, a serial mobile entrepreneur and MLOVE alumni, will be the host of the competition.
Attractive prizes include:
- 1 free flight to Europe for a US-based start-up (selected by Tech Wildcatters)
- 1 free flight to Silicon Valley (provided by Tech Wildcatters)
- Samsung devices, including the new Samsung Galaxy 5S
- f6s Gold Card for funded companies (provided by f6s)
- 6 free tickets to attend for nominees plus 50% discounted tickets for all f6s applicants
MLOVE ConFestival has been described as “the best event for Mobile” by WIRED, ‘anything other than a usual tech conference’ and a ‘TED for Mobile’.
MLOVE is celebrating our 5th anniversary this summer and the program reflects our passion for innovation and an inspiring experience. The start-up competition shows well that the overall program opens up towards Internet of Things, maker movement and meaning,
stated Harald Neidhardt, Curator & Founder of MLOVE.
MLOVE stands for disruption, innovation and inspiration and the judges will be looking for start-ups that reflect these values. Cool new apps, or disruptive new services should all apply. The competition is open to companies worldwide that have raised less than $2 million (€ 1.5 m) and were founded after January 1, 2012.
Tech Wildcatters will participate in the MLOVE mobile startup competition again as partners, providing round-trip tickets on American Airlines to Europe to attend the 2014 MLOVE ConFestival for first place web winners. Tech Wildcatters is a top-ten startup accelerator based in Dallas and their partnership with American Airlines ensures entrepreneurs have access to the best resources around the globe.
The MLOVE event is a highly interactive format, which focuses on collaboration, inspiring talks, sharing of ideas in an un-conference format and engaging design-thinking sessions called Future Cubes.
Speakers 2014 will include:
- Ariane van de Ven (Global Trend Expert, Telefonica)
- Marc Curtis (Co-Founder and Chief Client officer at Fjord)
- Tim Leberecht (CMO, NBBJ)
- Nicole Yershon (Director Innovation Lab, Ogilvy)
- Jérôme Nadel (CMO, Rambus)
- John Baekelmans (CTO, Cisco)
- Jon Bradford (MD, TechStars)
and more from companies like Google, IBM, SBB, Soundcloud and WordPress.
The full line up of speakers can be found here: www.blog.mlove.com/confestival
Our Lifestyle of Mobility is growing exponentially with ever more computing power around us – from wearables to Smart Cities. The Internet of Things meets smart citizens, bearing plenty of opportunities for startups, brands & enterprises.
At the MLOVE ConFestival, we thrive to cross-pollinate ideas with smart people to build a global tribe of like-minded innovators that act on the potential of technology for the better of humanity,
added Neidhardt.
Startups should apply at www.f6s.com/mlovestartups
Tickets available at http://www.blog.mloveconfestival.com
About MLOVE
The MLOVE ConFestival brings together CEOs, innovators and entrepreneurs from across multiple disciplines to share, learn and cross-pollinate ideas with an array of scientists, artists and other thought leaders. The event exposes the mobile industry to the best minds outside of Mobile to maximize the opportunity of creating life-changing services and applications that can impact us all for the better.
The MLOVE tribe was founded in 2008 and started grass roots with an international group of “mobile passionistas”. MLOVE’s goal is to stimulate new ideas and thinking which you can apply to your life, your business and to inspire others.
The MLOVE ConFestival cemented its reputation as a ‘TED for Mobile’ by spoiling attendees by three days of inspirational talks and workshops,
stated Will Samson, Editor at Contagious Magazine.
www.blog.mloveconfestival.com
CONTACT:
- General info@mlove.com
- Sponsorship sponsor@mlove.com
- MLOVE on Twitter @mlove (hashtag: #mlove)
- MLOVE on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mlovesociety
MEDIA ENQUIRIES:
- Ewa Okolski ewa@mlove.com +49 (172) 4204848
- Harald Neidhardt harald@mlove.com +49 (160) 944 77 555
