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G-Startup Worldwide is a global startup competition held around the world to find the most innovative, early stage startups, invest $1,000,000 in them, support them with a global network and enable them to change the world.
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G-StartupWorldwideisaglobalstartupcompetitionheldaroundtheworldtofindthemostinnovative,earlystagestartups,invest$1,000,000inthem,support
themwithaglobalnetworkandenablethemtochangetheworld.
G-Startup Worldwide Overview
• G-Startup is an investment strategy of the the GWC Innovator Fund • The fund invests $1,000,000 into ~20 startups via G-startup each year
• G-Startup is hosted at all GMIC Locations• Each local G-Startup winner receives a $50,000 investment prize, 2nd $30,000 • Each 1st place winner also receives a free trip to Silicon Valley for the G-Startup Global Finals
• The Global Finals is where the local GMIC Winners pitch for an additional $250,000 investment. 2nd place will receive an additional $120,000
The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) hosts mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, developers and investors from around the globe to build partnerships, learn from industry thought leaders and show how innovation is improving the world.
More than
100,000Attendees
Featuring
1,600Speakers
500 Journalists from
From Over
70Countries
*2016 Estimates including all GMIC events
Paul GrahamFounderY Combinator
Pony MaCEO and FounderTencent
LeijunCEO and FounderXiaomi
Sachin BansalCEO and FounderFlipkart
Yuri MilnerCEODST
G-StartupSeoul12/2017
G-StartupatGMICTelAviv3/2017
G-StartupatGMICMexicoCity4/2017
G-StartupatGMICBeijing4/2017
G-StartupatGMICTokyo6/2017
G-StartupatGMICJakarta7/2017
G-StartupatGMICSaoPaulo9/2017
G-StartupatGMICHongKong10/2017
G-StartupSiliconValleyandGlobalFinals
9/2017
G-StartupatGMICBangalore11/2017
Upcoming Events
*Datesandlocationsaresubjecttochange
Judges
Participating VC Firms
2016 Partners
Global Press*ThefollowingpresscoveredG-Startup and/orourAlumni
2016 Startup Highlights
Regional Winners
Silicon ValleySeptember 28
Sao PauloAugust 24
TokyoJuly 15
BeijingSeptember 28
Tel AvivMarch 22
BangaloreSeptember 15
JakartaAugust 12
TaipeiDecember 16
babymori.com
Game base hiring Baby essentials Automated + AI Ultrasound
On-demand CarMaintenance
Social Big Data forE-Commerce
B2B animal health CAD cloud collaboration
IOT infrastructure AI travel chatbot Home blood testingservice
On-demand organic food On-demand healthcare Deep linking
IOT agtechMarketplace for fashionistas
Image recognition usingdeep learning
Connecting neighbors Parenting contentsubscription
AngelList for agriculture Google analytics for retail
Global Finals 1st Winner
Global Finals 2nd Winner
Didi Chuxing• Beijing 2013 “Most Innovative App”
Winner - $35 Billion Valuation
App Annie• Beijing 2010 Finalist - Raised $157
Million from Sequoia, IDG
Polar Rose• Beijing 2010 Finalist - Acquired by
Apple in 2010
OpenGarden• Silicon Valley 2014 Winner - Raised
$12.8m from August Capital
Filld• Silicon Valley 2015 Winner - Raised
$3.25m Seed from Lightspeed Venture Partners
Feelter• Global Finals 2016 Winner- Raised
$2m Series A from Samsung Pay
Alumni
“G-startup has a lot of exposure globally and always attracts the most prestigious investors, mentors and judges. The mentors pointed out some
areas we needed to improve upon and we immediately made those changes to our pitch. We are very grateful for this opportunity.”
-Jeff Yu, Founder, Zoom Offices
“We are raising a Series A so being a part of G-Startup is an incredible platform to connect with investors and media. Lastly, I am looking forward to the PitchCamp mentorship to improve on my delivery and presentation
skills.”-Suthenesh Sugumaran, Founder, Belazee
Founders Say…
[I am a part of G-Startup because of the organization’s] “ability to pull together mobile executives, founders and investors from all around the
world. And now with an early-stage fund and co-investing along side seasoned VC’s in each market, it only makes sense.”
-Hans Tung, Managing Partner, GGV Capital
“I paid notice to GMIC and G-Startup very early on. I believe in their mission of driving global mobile internet innovation. They are really critical in helping founders gain access to resources as well as connecting quality
startups to investors from all around the world.”-David Tang, Partner and Managing Director, Nokia Growth Partners
VC’s Say…
Benefits to Startups
Funding:Raisedaseedroundbutlessthan$1.5million
Traction:Minimumviableproductbuiltandshowinginitialsignsoftractioninlocalmarketintermsofusers,engagement,revenueetc.
Industry:AI,VR,AR,Drones,Robotics,IoT,Education,Health,FinTech,Cloud,SocialandeCommerce
Mission:Preferencegiventostartupswithinnovativeproductsthathaveachancetomakeapositiveimpactontheworld
Geography:Startupscanbefromanycountryintheworld
Startup Criteria
Regional Applications:
~300 Applications
Regional Evaluation: Evaluation Committee
Chooses Top 15 for Regional G-Startup
Regional Semi-Finals: VC Judges Choose Top
3 at Regional Semi-Finals
Regional Finals: VC Judges Chooses
Winners
G-Startup Worldwide Global Finals in Silicon Valley 1 Winner from
Each Region Competes
Global Winner Chosen
Selection Process
www.thegmic.comfacebook.com/thegmic@theGMIC
GMIChttps://angel.co/g-startup-worldwide
G-Startup Worldwide
www.g-startup.comfacebook.com/[email protected]@gwc.net
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