Overview
The OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase is a global tech initiative powered by Empact Ventures in partnership with the OVHcloud Startup Program to facilitate collaboration and/or funding between tech startups & scale-ups and larger companies (e.g. corporates, brands, SMEs) and funding providers (e.g. investors, grant and loan providers) based on mutual interest.
The OVHcloud Startup Program is a global initiative that has been running since 2015 and has received 7000 applications of which more than 2500 have been assisted with cloud credits and solution architecture support. The Startup Program provides tech startups with €10,000 of cloud hosting credits and up to €100,000 for scale-ups, enabling them to facilitate exponential and international growth.
After the success of our 3 European events in 2022, we are launching 3 events globally in 2023. Each will feature Live Pitches and Demos, Expo, Speed Video Networking, Roundtable Discussions, and Startup Support Clinics.
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The OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase Contest
Showcase Timeline
- 9th January 2023: Entries Open
- 5th April 2023 (11:59 pm UK Time): Entries Close
- 26th April 2023: Finalist Announcement
- 24th May 2023: Final Pitch, Q&A and Awards announcement with international judges
The 2023 Contest is now closed
Our virtual event will also feature the 5 finalists from the OVHcloud Global Startup Program Showcase who will pitch to a live panel of judges and investors. The winner will receive a €5,000 cheque from OVHcloud along with 10 super connections from Empact Ventures
Summary of Prizes
€5,000 prize money1-to-1 Coaching with Philip Marais, Global Startup Program Leader at OVHcloud
Entry into the OVHcloud Startup Program with free cloud credits
Visibility at the final on the 24th May 2023 that includes an expo booth
10 facilitated super connections from Empact Ventures to potential partners, clients or funders
The 5 finalists will also receive 5 facilitated super connections
Competition Details
- OVHcloud Startup Program members and Non-members
- Startups with a cloud-hosted digital product or service
- Startups who launched less than 10 years ago, preferably with at least initial traction (e.g., MVP, traction or seed stage)
- Startups with fewer than 100 employees
- Startups who take advantage of OVHcloud infrastructure or intend to
- Tech startups around the globe
All content in English Provide us with a company pitch deck in English;
- Describe your team and articulate your mission clearly.
- Highlight the challenge you are seeking to address, include some key milestones, and make your ambitions known!
- Highlight how you use, or intend to use, technology in an exciting and innovative way.
- Let us know how you would invest the prize money!?
If you are chosen as a finalist:
- One person should present the pitch in landscape mode (e.g., from a computer on a desk)
- It can be as formal or casual as you like! We recommend using supporting slides to help communicate your ideas.
Note: we are not accepting pre-recorded promo videos. For the full terms and conditions published by OVHcloud, please click here
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OVHcloud is a leading European cloud hyperscaler and has been a cloud and infrastructure provider for over 20 years, with 1.6 million customers worldwide served by 33 global water-cooled data centres. The OVHcloud Startup Program is a global programme that has been running since 2015 and has received more than 9000 applications of which more than 2900 have been assisted with cloud credits and solution architecture support. The Startup Program provides tech startups with €10,000 of cloud hosting credits and up to €100,000 for scale-ups, enabling them to facilitate exponential and international growth.
Empact Ventures are super connectors who open the right doors at the right time to help the right people and organisations achieve the right mutual outcomes. We co-design initiatives with public and private sector organisations to create aggregate social or economic impact including the Market Access for MedTech course, Virtual Northern MedTech Summit, Super Connect for Good Competition and the Super Connect Series. We are also global innovation scouts that proactively discovers, engages and facilitate introductions to the right innovation and business development opportunities that match the needs of our clients.
The Virtual Event Features
A Half-Day Schedule
09:30AM – 3.30PM or specific sessions according to your availability by adding them to your calendar after registering on Hopin
Live Pitches and Demos
18+ Tech Startups and Scale-ups (Pre-Seed to Series B) per event will pitch for funding or collaborations and win the prize
Roundtable Discussions
Speakers across Europe will join on topics from fundraising to business development with Live Chat, Polls, and Live Q & A
Video Networking & Expo
In our Speed Video Networking area, you can get super connected with potential partners, clients or funders. In our Digital Expo area you can view pitch decks, connect over video or requested to be super connected with tech startups and scale-ups, or our support partners
Startup and Scale-up Clinics
Need help addressing one or more of your challenges? Join our Clinic to jump on video with our business experts with no appointment necessary from product development to legals, fundraising, sales, marketing and more.
The Agenda (GMT)
| Start time | End time | Schedule name | Schedule description |
| 9:30 | 9:40 | Introductions | Hosted by Kosta Mavroulakis (Founder & CEO, Empact Ventures) will give an introduction to Empact Ventures, the Hopin platform and agenda for the event. This will be followed by an introduction to the OVHcloud Startup Program by Philip Marais, Northern-Europe Lead of the OVHcloud Startup Program. |
| 9:40 | 10:50 | 6 companies from the APAC region pitching in AI / Deep Tech (Machine Learning, Science Based Technology) / AR/VR | This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within APAC looking for deal flow. |
| 10:50 | 11:30 | Roundtable Discussion hosted by the OVHcloud Startup Program: Maximising the value of data | Discover how OVHcloud can integrate your AI product into the ecosystem |
| 11:30 | 12:40 | 6 UK and European Companies Pitching in AI / Deep Tech (Machine Learning, Science Based Technology) / AR/VR | This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within Uk and Europe looking for deal flow. |
| 12:40 | 13:20 | Speed Video Networking | An opportunity to network with other attendees in our Speed Video Networking sessions over 3-minutes each which enable you to extend the session, move to the next person and/or exchange contact details |
| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics | An opportunity to speak to a invaluable solutions architecture to plan, design and support your Cloud Performance and cloud solution options for your startup |
| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics | An opportunity to speak to a invaluable solutions architecture to plan, design and support your Cloud data storage and backup challenges |
| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics | An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers, to plan, design and support your cloud performance and development challenges in modern cloud architectures. |
| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics | An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud performance and development challenges in AI. |
| 13:20 | 14:00 | Roundtable Discussion hosted by the OVHcloud Startup Program: The journey to find the right platform to build AI projects | The journey to find the right platform to build AI projects |
| 14:00 | 15:15 | 6 North and South American and European Companies Pitching in AI / Deep Tech (Machine Learning, Science Based Technology) / AR/VR | This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within the Americas and Europe looking for deal flow. |
| 15:15 | 15:30 | Replay | Watch this morning’s panel discussions in the replay area |
| Start time | End time | Schedule name | Schedule description |
| 9:30 | 9:40 | Introductions |
Hosted by Kosta Mavroulakis (Founder & CEO, Empact Ventures) will give an introduction to Empact Ventures, the Hopin platform and agenda for the event. This will be followed by an introduction to the OVHcloud Startup Program by Philip Marais, Northern-Europe Lead of the OVHcloud Startup Program.
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| 9:40 | 10:50 | 6 companies from the APAC region pitching in ESG (Sustainability) |
This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within APAC looking for deal flow.
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| 10:50 | 11:30 | Roundtable Discussion hosted by the OVHcloud Startup Program: How you can be environmentally sustainable and save money |
How to spot green technology suppliers plus tips for a small business on saving money
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| 11:30 | 12:40 | 6 UK and European Companies Pitching in ESG (Sustainability) |
This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within UK and Europe looking for deal flow.
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | Speed Video Networking |
An opportunity to network with other attendees in our Speed Video Networking sessions over 3-minutes each which enable you to extend the session, move to the next person and/or exchange contact details
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers and to plan, design and support your cloud performance and development challenges & in AI
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to a invaluable solutions architecture to plan, design and support your Cloud Security challenges in Modern cloud architectures
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud performance and development challenges in Data storage and backup
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud performance and cloud solution options for your startup
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| 13:20 | 14:00 | Roundtable Discussion hosted by the OVHcloud Startup Program: Diversity can help your business trail-blaze |
Hear how diversity can offer Start-ups a competitive edge |
| 14:00 | 15:15 | 6 North and South American and European Companies Pitching in ESG (Sustainability) |
This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within the Americas and Europe looking for deal flow.
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| 15:15 | 15:30 | Replay | Watch this morning’s panel discussions in the replay area |
| Start time | End time | Schedule name | Schedule description |
| 9:30 | 9:50 | Introductions |
Hosted by Kosta Mavroulakis (Founder & CEO, Empact Ventures) will give an introduction to Empact Ventures, the Hopin platform and agenda for the event. This will be followed by an introduction to the OVHcloud Startup Program by Philip Marais, Northern-Europe Lead of the OVHcloud Startup Program.
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| 9:50 | 11:00 | 6 companies from the APAC, UK and Europe regions pitching in All Verticals |
This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within APAC looking for deal flow.
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| 11:00 | 12:00 | Our 5 Finalists for the 2023 OVHcloud Startup Program Contest |
Our 5 finalists will go head-to-head to pitch the judges
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| 12:00 | 13:20 | Speed Video Networking |
An opportunity to network with other attendees in our Speed Video Networking sessions over 3-minutes each which enable you to extend the session, move to the next person and/or exchange contact details
|
| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud performance and development challenges in AI.
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud performance and security challenges in modern cloud architectures.
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| 12:40 | 13:20 | OVHcloud Cloud Solution Clinics |
An opportunity to speak to OVHcloud engineers to plan, design and support your cloud data storage and backup challenges
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| 13:10 | 13:20 | Second Half Welcome |
By OVHcloud Startup Program. Philip Marais, Northern-Europe Lead of the OVHcloud Startup Program
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| 13:20 | 14:00 | Roundtable Discussion hosted by the OVHcloud Startup Program: Data Management and Value extraction |
Discover how OVHcloud and our partners can integrate your product or solution into the ecosystem
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| 14:00 | 15:15 | North and South American and European Companies Pitching (All Verticals) |
This will feature a range of investors/VCs/ investment platforms and corporates within the Americas and Europe looking for deal flow.
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| 15:15 | 15:30 | Replay |
Watch this morning’s panel discussions in the replay area
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Exhibitors
Speakers
More speakers to be announced
Jouko van Aggelen
Chief Portfolio & Innovation Officer
Aon (Assessment Solutions)
Amy Polland,
Startup Program Leader (Canada & Latin America)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Andrew Smith
Greenbackers Investment Capital
Partner
Oli Hammond
Investment Director at Fuel Ventures
David Priestley
Chief Digital Officer, Vitality UK
Natalia Świrska – Zaluska
Central and Eastern Europe Leader
OVHcloud Startup Program
Daniel Moreno Martinez, PhD, FHEA
Jonathan Hill
Head of Investor Relations
Ruffena Capital
Richard Evans
Head of Innovation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Fanny Bouton
France & Benelux Leader
OVHcloud Startup Program
Jorge Baron
Associate
Adara Ventures
Robin Rowland Hill
CEO Ruffena Capital
Nick Howe
Partnerships
NatWest
Shân Millie
Founder
Bright Blue Hare
Mateusz Bodio,
Managing Director at RKK VC
Adam Bevada
Invesor
Philip Marais
Global Startup Program Leader at OVHcloud
Romita Munshi
Harry Gooding
Solutions Director
Hays plc
Stephen Blackburn
Data and Innovation Manager
Leeds City Council
Peter Baley
My Dentist
Digital Manager
Satyam Santosh
Startup Program Leader (APAC)
OVHcloud Startup Program Leader
Maarten van den Belt
Partner – European Office, Ruffena Capital
Lee Lindley
Investment Associate
Mercia Asset Management plc
Daniel Ballin
Christopher Apédo
Startup Program Manager (Africa / Middle-East / France)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Šarūnas Nastys
COO
Serica
Max Bray
Investor
K Fund
Kosta Mavroulakis
Founder and CEO / Impact Investor
Empact Ventures
Filippo Sanesi
Northern Europe Lead
OVHcloud Startup Program
Jonathan Clarke
Southern Europe Lead
OVHcloud Startup Program
Francois Giraud
Startup Program Manager (USA)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Alexander Grau
Startup Program Leader (Central Europe)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Chandresh Pala
Katherine Nicanorova
Surya Narayan Saha
George Georgiadis
Founder and CEO
Happier Leads
Karel Bourgois
Josep Carmona
Aaron Jones
Mark Burns
Investment Director
Excelledia Ventures
David Buenhombre
Léonard Pommereau
Startup Program Manager (France & BeNeLuX)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Swellen Arnaud
Sustainability Director
OVHcloud
Lukasz Skarka
Investment Director, CEE
EIT InnoEnergy
Nacho Sanchez Vazquez
Miryam Lazarte
Co-Founder and CEO
Latam Startups
Jim Cooper
BlueTech/Synbio Accelerator
Ilaria Navoni
Startup Program Lead (Northern Europe)
OVHcloud Startup Program
Prakhar Pandey
Kuldip Sangha
Marketing Development Manager
OVHcloud
Shan Millie
Managing Director
Bright Blue Hare
Peter Fricke
João Nunes Rosado
Head of Incubation
Startup Lisboa
Marius Grindemann
Diirector of Technology Products
Aon
Christopher Apedo-Amah
Africa Startup Program Leader
OVHcloud Startup Program
Peter Fricke
João Nunes Rosado
Head of Incubation
Startup Lisboa
Bharath Akki
Cloud Architect
OVHcloud
Filippo Vanara
Senior Research Analyst – European Cloud Ops
IDC (European CloudOps and Cloud Governance)
Aline Passelegue
Erika Gelinard
Emma Dennard
Khaled Allab
Stéphane Ligneul
Sunil Dial
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Candidatex
Chris Holscher
Analyst Relations Specialist for Startups & Scaleups
Holscher One
Nicolas Bizard
Felix Laumann