Seedcamp is an early-stage micro seed investment fund and mentoring programme. We make our investment decisions in companies several times throughout the year. Seedcamp was created to jumpstart the entrepreneurial community in Europe by connecting next generation developers and entrepreneurs with over 1200 mentors from a top-tier network of company builders. Due to the partnership between Seedcamp and betahaus the winner of the betapitch will get a headstart for the next seedcamp and receive a spot in the relevant regional Mini Seedcamp.
Seedmatch is an online platform for startup-crowdfunding. Since its launch in August 2011 they successfully connect promising startups with a crowd of individual investors. With Seedmatch everybody gets the chance to invest in innovative startups, starting with small amounts. Through crowdfunding they want to make more exciting ideas happen and encourage entrepreneurship. The winner of the betapitch will get free counseling on how to prepare their online pitch on the crowdfunding platform.
Podio is an online platform with a new take on work and how it gets done. It gives people more power than they’ve ever had before to do everyday work better, smarter and in their own way. Podio is used by a variety of teams and organizations from project collaboration to CRM or even recruiting. The winners get the full Podio Premium package for free during their stay in betahaus.
piâbo is the leading german PR agency specialized in the consultancy of companies in the sectors internet + mobile (eCommerce, communities, market places, portals, apps, services, VOiP, content) as well as technology and media (software, hardware, cleantech, gadgets, gaming, tools). The agency’s clients are innovative start-ups as well as established brands in this industries. The betapitch winner gets a 2h PR workshop worth €940. 2nd and 3rd place get a PR quick-check worth €480.
Maximilian v. d. Ahé studied Law in Potsdam and Lausanne. Afterwards he specialized on intellectual property law with a Mastersprogramme in London and Dresden. During his legal clerkship in Berlin and afterwards he worked for the Ministery of Economy and Technology. Max is an accredited lawyer and the one-man law department of the betahaus. For the winner of the next betapitch he offers 2 hours of in-depth legal advise!
Coffee Circle revolutionizes the coffee business! It brings gourmet coffees from Ethiopia, the country of coffee’s origin to coffee lovers in Europe. It then reinvests 1,- Euro per kilogram of coffee sold in development projects at the villages where the coffee comes from. This closes the trade circle and makes it possible to build schools or health-care facilities at the product’s origin. The winner team gets coffecircle cups and 1kg of germany’s best coffee.
Thorsten Harms is a trained business coach, communication consultant and lecturer, with a background in business as well as cultural studies. Recent clients included private sector companies, universities and private clients. He is passionate about all things creative and has therefore focused himself and his work on the creative industries. For the winning team he provides three hours of coaching or consulting!