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6 finalists have been selected!

2020年11月20日

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Participants have been selected!

2020年11月13日

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Register now! “GET IN THE RING OSAKA 2020- AI edition -”

2020年10月7日

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【NEW!!】APPLY TO PITCH! "GET IN THE RING OSAKA 2020 -AI edition-"

2020年8月27日

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OVERVIEW

• Why You Should Pitch?

  • Promotion

    

    Get the chance to pitch your startup to the world.

  • Connection

    

    You can connect with truly inspirational competitors, VCs, and sponsors.

  • Online

    

    You can participate from anywhere.

  Time Line

  Nov/11

  th（Wed.）11:59pm

  Application Deadline

  Nov/13

  th（Fri.）

  Document Screening Result

  Nov/16

  th（Mon.）

  ,17

  th（Tue.）

  Finalists Selection

• • DATE

    November 16th Mon. 1pm - 6pm
    November 17th Tue. 1pm - 6pm
    *about 30min per 1 company

    2companies in each weight-class will be selected to participate in the battle.

    VENUE

    Online

    How To Watch

    Closed sesstion with no audience

    Rules

    It’s a 3 minutes straight pitch following by 4 themes.
    Pitch in English with no slideshows.
    There will be at least 2 judges with no audience.

    Details

    • ■3 minutes straight pitch in English following by 4 themes below.
    • 1 – Team
    • 2 – Achievements
    • 3 – Business model & market
    • 4 – Financials & investment proposition

    • ■Q&A　Session in English

    • ■Feedback by judges in Japanese
Nov/20

th（Fri.）

Finalists Announcement

Nov/23

rd to

30

th

Online Voting Period

• • Date

    November 23rd to 30th

    Details

    Finalists (6 startups) will get 1 week to gather fans in their network that endorse their mission.

Nov/26

th（Thu.）10am - 6pm

Speed Dating

Nov/27

th（Fri.）2pm - 4pm

Orientation

• • Date

    November 27th Fri. 2pm - 4pm

    Details

    Explanation of the rules of the pitch and competition
    English Pitch Training
    Meetup with another participants

Dec/3

rd（Thu.）6:30pm-8:30pm

Final Battle

• • Date

    December 3rd Thu. 6:30pm - 8:30pm

    VENUE

    Online

    How To Watch

    You can apply as an audience for free. (Event will be in English)

    Rules

    It's a 1- on-1 pitch battle between two startups.There are 5 rounds, ending in a Q&A and a vote for the winner by our judges. First you get a quick intro (1min), and 5rounds (30sec) are: Team, Achievements, Business Model & Market, Financials & Proposition, and Freestyle.

    Final Battle Procedure

    Introduction

    (1 Minute)
    Self introduction about your company.

    Round1

    Team(30sec)
    This round covers the compilation of the startups (management) team, and highlights their various skills and experience. Think of including why this team is unique and will be successful, and what the team may lack.

    Round2（30sec）

    Achievements
    In this round startups will outline what they have achieved to date (not what they will achieve!). This can include sales and/ or revenue, number of customers, and any partnerships or investments they have. Startups can also think of mentioning any awards that they have won.

    Round 3

    Business model & market（30sec）
    Startups can use this round to explain their businesses, the markets in which they find themselves, and their market strategy. In addition, noting competition, and how they are different including USP’s (Unique Selling Point) can help this.

    Round4

    Financials & Investment Proposition（30sec）
    The fourth round covers the financial situation and the investment sought. What is the total investment sought and what does the startup needs beside money? What is the share amount offered/ sold to investors? How will the money be spent? Think also of including where the startup will be in three to five years.

    Round5

    Freestyle（30sec）
    This is the last round of the battle. Here startups are free to do what they want in a last effort to convince the champions (investors) why they should invest in them and their company. The startup needs to try to even convince it’s competitor why he or she should win! The startup needs to try to get to the core of its existence, why do they exist and what is their passion. A short product demonstration could be included here.

    Q&A

    Q&A Session (8min)
    The judges will ask both participants a few questions.

    SELECTION OF THE WINNER

    The judges vote for the winner.

  Requirements

  Requirements

  • ■Business Industry: AI-related
  • ■Started businesses in the past 8years
  • ■Having an innovative, scalable business idea or model
  • ■Able to pitch in English

  About entry class

  • Valuation (*GTIR headquarters comprehensively judge the class for each startups based on investment amount, net profit, growth rate, and so on)
  • ■Under 500K €:Entry to light weight class
  • ■500K € - 2.5M €: Entry to middle weight class
  • ■Above 2.5M € :Entry to Heavy weight class
  • We will inform the screening results and the entry class to join in consideration of entry content and business description.
  • Valuation is different from the Japan’s standards

  Application Deadline

  November 11th Wed. 11:59pm

  Document Screening Result

  We will inform the results by e-mail by November 13th Fri. 6pm

  How To Apply

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