European Venture Contest 2008 > Organisation

Organisation
Selection Process

As a first step, the candidates apply online and their company profile is reviewed by a selection committee composed of international investors.

Following a rigorous judging process, the pool is narrowed down to around 120 companies that are invited to present their business proposition to an international panel of investors and investment professionals at 7 Semi-Finals held at different European Locations.

5 Semi-Finals shown in yellow below are still open for registration:

• Brussels, 18 March 2008 [BVF]
  Benelux Companies only
  Closed
  
  
• Stuttgart, 28 April 2008 [BFF]
  Biotech Companies only
  Closed
  
  
• Linz, 29 September 2008 [CVF]
  Cleantech Companies only
  Deadline Friday, August 15, 2008
  
  
• Pamplona, 15 October 2008
  Deadline Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  
  
• Copenhagen, 20 October 2008 [NVF]
  Nordic Companies only
  Deadline Wednesday, August 27, 2008
  
  
• Eindhoven, 5 November 2008
  DeadlineSunday, October 19, 2008
  
  
• Prague, 10 November 2008
  Deadline Sunday, October 19, 2008
  
  

After these oral presentations, 21 companies will be selected  for  the Final Jury, held in Barcelona,  17 & 18 December 2008