The Startup World Cup is a prestigious international pitch competition that draws innovators, tech enthusiasts and venture capitalists from around the globe. With its extensive network of regional competitions, this event provides a platform for startups to shine and potentially secure substantial funding.
Reset Connect London was honoured to host the UK regional pitch competition for the Startup World Cup, offering international companies participating in the Pitch & Invest Programme an opportunity to showcase their talents.
We are excited to announce the eight finalists of this year's competition:
- Tech & AI: Windscope - Wind turbine system monitoring
- Engineering & Manufacturing: GT Wings - Decarbonising sea shipping using a novel wind propulsion tech
- Urban Regeneration: Firstplanit - Decarbonising the built environment
- Retail Banking & Private Investment: Treeva - Wind turbines powered by airflow from trains and traffic
- Female Founders: Dashel - Sustainable cycling helmets
- Retail, Fashion & FMCG: Smartfill - Reducing plastics at scale via smart dispensing technology
- Food & Agritech: CLUBZERO - Food & Beverage packaging
- Energy: Solivus - Lightweight solar technology solutions
Congratulations to Smartfill, the overall winner of the competition, who will advance to the grand stage in San Francisco! We wish them the best of luck as they compete for the $1 million grand prize.
Watch the Pitch & Invest Winner's Grand Finale in full on our YouTube channel.