Once again we are proud to invite the top 10 student-driven startups from NTNU to meet a selection of Norway’s foremost early phase investors
By Henning Philip Patricksson
Together with Sparebank 1 SMN, 6AM Accelerator and Trondheim Tech Port we are glad to repeat past years successful event – for the fourth time; the NTNU Student Investor Day!
Every student-driven startup from NTNU are invited to apply for the event according to the application critereas listed below. Of the applicants, 10 startups are selected to attend the event where they will get to pitch their business idea and be a part of an intense speed-dating round with a selection of Norways foremost early phase investors.
New for this year, is that the winner of “Best Business Concept” also qualifies for the finals of Sparebank 1 SMN’s competition “Fremtidens Verdiskaper 2024” (Eng.: Value creator of the future)!
This is not an opportunity you want to miss!
When?
June 6th 2024
12:30 – 13:00: Welcome and inspiration
13:00 – 13:45: 3 minutes pitch frome each startup
13:45 – 14:15: Break with food
14:15 – 15:45: 8 minutes speed dating with each start-up
15:45 -16: 00: Wrapping up at Gruva
16:00 – 17:00: Shuttle to prize cermony at “Havet” (10 minutes travel time)
17:00 – 23:00: Tech, Hugs & Rock’n’Roll at “Havet”. Price ceremony early in this event
Where?
Gruva, Oppredningen, NTNU Gløshaugen
Sem Sælands vei 1, 7034 Trondheim
What?
Inspirational talk
3 minute pitching from startups.
8 minute speed dates between startups and investors.
Prize ceremony.
Mingling, food and drinks.
Who?
Student-driven startups from NTNU.
Norwegian early phase investors.
Prizes?
Total of 200.000 NOK!
Finalist spot at Sparebank 1 SMN’s “Fremtidens Verdiskaper 2024″!
Participation in the 6AM Accelerator program!
A part of Trondheim Tech Week
NTNU Student Investor Day 2024 is a part of Trondheim Tech
Week, by Trondheim Tech Port; a meeting place for innovation
and technology, that unites capital, government, industry
entrepreneurs and academia. Thus, Trondheim Tech Week and
NTNU Student Investor Day is a perfect match, as both events
want to showcase young entrepreneurs and technology, for
investors, industry and other stakeholders.
More info about Trondheim Tech Week here.
Furthermore, coinciding at the same date is naturally “Tech, Hugs
& Rock’n Roll”. This year, the prize ceremony will be held as a part
of the THRR at Havet Arena. Attendees at NTNU Student Investor
Day will be shuttled from NTNU to Havet after the Speed dating is
concluded.
We hope that as many as possible of you will join us continuing the
evening there, as we celebrate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in
Trondheim!
More info about Tech Hugs & Rock’n Roll can be found at
startuptrd.no/arrangementer.
Why NTNU Student Investor Day?
The goal of NTNU Student Investor Day is to create an arena for student-driven startups at NTNU to meet investors, and vice versa.
In doing so, we aim to facilitate for the startups to learn more about what investors look for. Even more so, we want to aid the startups to start a dialogue with investors early on – hoping that it will be a stepping stone for them to raise the capital needed to build a sustainable business.
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Awards
There are two award categories:
- Best Business Concept
- Sustainability Award
A total of 200.000 NOK will be awarded to the winners.
The winner of Best Business Consept will also be granted a spot in the final of Sparebank 1 SMN’s competition “Fremtidens Verdiskaper 2024”, with a chance of winning 500.000 NOK!
Additionally, one of the participating startups will automatically be accepted into the 6AM Accelerator program (valued at 120.000 NOK!)
Read more about 2023’s success and winners here:
How to apply
Applications are sendt as a “3-pager” (pdf-format) where all elements listed below should be addressed. You choose yourself how the format and structure of the 3-pager are.
The deliverable should be maximum 3 pages – hence the name “3-pager”. We prefer that you write in Norwegian, but you may also write in English. Note that the event will be held in Norwegian.
Value proposition
Briefly, what is your business idea?
What value does your business idea offer to the market?
Team
Who is behind the idea and why are you fit do succeed?
Problem
Which problem(s) do you aim to solve with your idea?
Solution
What is your concept, product or service?
What makes it unique, is it scalable, is it doable, is it new?
Customer and market analysis
Who is your customer, user, and what market need do you fulfill? How large is the market, who are the players in it, and how can you address it?
Business model and value chain analysis
What does your business model look like, and where do you place yourself in the value chain
Sustainability
What makes your idea more sustainable – either environmental, economical or socially – than others in the market.
Additionally, in the email with the application you will have to answer the following questions.
Question #1 (max 500 characters)
What new value will your business idea offer to the market?Question #2 (max 500 characters)
Which sustainability goals does your startup address, and how?Question #3 (max 500 characters)
Why is it important for your startup to meet investors right now?
Thus, the mail will answer the three questions above, and have one pdf with maximum 3 pages attached.
Applications are sent to henning.p.patricksson@ntnu.no before the 28th of April, 23:59.
Mark the subject of the mail with:
“NTNU Student Investor Day: [insert your startup’s name]”
Requirements for applying startups:
The majority of the team is required to be a registered student (Bachelor, Master) at NTNU.
The same startup can only attend NTNU Student Investor Day 2 times. If the startup applies for a third time, the application will not be considered.
You can find the event on Facebook here:
https://fb.me/e/2qh3nbDUG