INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
If you&re looking for a way to launch your pre-Series A startup to the world, there no better platform for that than TechCrunch premier
startup-pitch competition, Startup Battlefield
And now, for the first time ever, founders of early-stage startups across the Middle East and North Africa can take advantage of that
awesome launch pad.
You read that right
Thanks to our sponsor, Facebook, we&ll be in Beirut on October 3 forTechCrunch Startup Battlefield MENA 2018
Think your startup has what it takes to win it all Applications are now open, soapply today for your chance to join us in Lebanon at the
Beirut Digital District.
Here what you need to know about competing in Startup Battlefield MENA
Before we can consider your startup, it must meet certain eligibility requirements
Let get these pesky details out of the way and then move on to what Battlefield competitors will experience.
To be considered for Startup
Battlefield MENA 2018, you must:
Have an early-stage company in &launch& stage
Be headquartered in one of these eligible countries: Algeria,
Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen
Have a fully working product/beta reasonably close to, or in, production
Have
received limited press or publicity to date
Have no known intellectual property conflicts
Apply by July 17, 2018, at 5 p.m
PST
Now then, let get on with the exciting stuff.
TechCrunch editors, highly experienced in all things related to Startup Battlefield, will
vet the applications and choose 15 pre-Series A startups to compete
Each competing team receives top-notch pitch coaching from our editors — at no charge — so they&ll be primed and ready come the big
day.
Teams have six minutes to pitch their company and present a product demo to the Startup Battlefield judges, who then follow up with
All of this nerve-wrackingaction takes place in front of a live, enthusiastic audience filled with startup fans, investors, tech founders
Out of these teams, they&ll select five to go onto present in a finals round.
A new panel of fresh judges will confer on these final five
startups and then select one to become &The Middle East and North Africa Most Promising Startup,& whose founders will take home a US$25,000
They also win an expense-paid trip for two to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2019 (assuming the company still
qualifies to compete at the time).
Even teams that don&t win the big prize will still benefit from participating
You can&t find better media and investor exposure, and each team automatically becomes part of the Startup Battlefield alumni network —
nearly 750 companies that have collectively raised more than $8 billion in funding and produced more than 100 exits
Talk about a networking opportunity.
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield MENA 2018 takes place on October 3, at the Beirut Digital District
The July 17 deadline approaching, and it&ll be here before you know it, so apply today
We can&t wait to see you there!
