Some Exciting Updates ??

Hey there!

We hope you had a great week and you're ready for your weekly dose of startup-related updates and some exciting opportunities! :) Here you go:

???Pitch Competition Update:?We're currently fully focused on evaluating the 1,300 applications we received for the pitch competition of this year's?EU-Startups Summit . If you missed that one, we'll also have another/smaller pitch competition at the event, focused on Web3/Metaverse startups. The application deadline is February 25. More information can be found?here .

???Join our awesome Volunteer Team?at this year's EU-Startups Summit on April 20-21 in Barcelona. Be part of one of Europe's best startup events out there.?Volunteer applications ?are now open!

???Investors on Stage:?At this year's EU-Startups Summit?we’ll once again host our popular ‘Investors on Stage’ Session, where on each day 15 high-profile and carefully selected VCs will join us on the main stage to present their investment firm/focus with a 2-3 minute pitch each. You're a VC and would like to join this session??Apply here !

???Incredible Ireland:?A few days ago our Head of Content Patricia Allen had a close look at the Irish startup scene in order to introduce you to?10 incredibly promising Irish startups ?to keep an eye on in 2023!

???EIT Digital Challenge:?Now in its 10th year, the?EIT Digital Challenge ?aims to find the best deep tech entrepreneurs in Europe, help them scale internationally and bolster the European deep tech ecosystem. This year, 20 finalists will be invited to an exclusive final event and 10 will be selected for a full year of tailored international growth support worth €50k - provided by the EIT Digital Accelerator.

? Spanish Startup Stars:?Earlier this week, we introduced you to?10 super exciting Spanish startups to watch ?in 2023 and beyond!

???Tips for international market:?Our contributor Meike Neitz recently talked to a group of pretty successful founders to get some hands-on?tips about international?expansion . Worth reading!

? More Speaker Highlights:?Former CIA agent?&?Entreprenora CEO?Rupal Patel ?will join us at the?EU-Startups Summit ?to talk about "CIA tools for thriving as a founder".?Umesh Sachdev , CEO of?the Conversational AI & Automation unicorn Uniphore will speak about "how to overcome doubt and scale!". Redpoints CEO?Laura Urquizu ?will talk about her journey of building the fastest growing?brand protection scale-up, and?Gino Micacchi , SVP Product at Brainly, will share insights on product-led growth!

?? Promising Portugal:?A few minutes ago, we published our selection of?10 super promising Portugal-based startups ?to keep an eye on in 2023!

???Startup Valuation?can be a tricky business, particularly for early-stage startups or pre-revenue companies. This week we listed?10 real-world methods ?to determine your startup’s worth.

Ok, we're now going back to reviewing the 1,300 pitch competion applications we're currently evaluating. By the way: If you applied, but haven't heard back from us yet, that's actually a good sign, since it means you've made it to the next evaluation phase and we're currently having a closer look! :)

Greetings from Barcelona!

Your EU-Startups Team