INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The TechCrunch crew is practically giddy to be heading to São Paulo, Brazil to host the inaugural Startup Battlefield Latin Americaon
This is the first time we&ve hosted an event in Latin America, and we&re stoked to cover and support the region fast-growing startup
scene.
We&re looking for 15 of Latin America best pre-Series A startups to go head-to-head in our premier startup pitch competition
The application deadline is August 6 at 5 p.m
PST, but if your company fits our description, why wait Apply now to participate in Startup Battlefield.
Here how it all works
You must meet certain eligibility requirements — see that info listed below
Our crack team of TechCrunch editors (seriously, they have mad skills when it comes to spotting potential-laden startups) review every
eligible application and will select 15 companies to join us onstage at São Paulo Tomie Ohtake Institute.
Each team receives free
pitch-coaching from TechCrunch editors, so they&ll be primed and ready to do their best come the big day
The competition begins with three preliminary rounds — five startups per round will each have just six minutes to pitch their company and
present their product demo to top-tier VC judges in front of a live audience of 500 people.
The judges have six minutes following each pitch
to ask the team probing questions
Of the 15 startups, a fortunate five will be chosen to move on to the finals and pitch again — this time to a fresh set of judges
And from those five finalists comes one shining startup to be named champion of the first Startup Battlefield Latin America.
The winning
founders receive US$25,000, plus a trip for two to the next TechCrunch Disrupt, where they can exhibit for free in Startup Alley
Who knows They might even qualify to participate in that Disrupt Startup Battlefield.
Just participating in Startup Battlefield offers big
perks — no winning required
Media exposure is almost as important as cold, hard cash at this startup stage, and we&ll record every Startup Battlefield session on video
and post them all on TechCrunch.com
Marketing professionals start your engines!
Plus, every Battlefield competitor becomes part of the Startup Battlefield alumni community
This group of more than 750 companies — including Dropbox, Yammer, Mint, Getaround, Cloudflare, Vurb and many more — has collectively
raised more than $8 billion and created more than 100 exits
We can&t wait to add 15 great Latin American founders to that elite cohort.
OK, let talk eligibility
These are the requirements founders need to meet:
Have an early-stage company in &launch& stage
Be headquartered in one of these countries:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, (Central America)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama (Caribbean — including dependencies and constituent
entities) Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
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 August 6, 2018, at 5 p.m
PST
Startup Battlefield Latin Americatakes place on November 8, 2018 at the Tomie Ohtake Institute in São Paulo, Brazil
If you think your pre-Series A startup has what it takes to win our premier startup pitch competition, don&t wait another minute
Take your shot at making your startup dreams come true — and make some TechCrunch history in the process
Apply to Startup Battlefield Latin America today.
