Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday, 8th December
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Many exciting things going on in Area 31 this week!
Does your startup require public funding or wants to build a public funding strategy? Here's your chance to meet our mentors from Valdur.es in the Financial Mentorship for Startups on Tuesday. On Thursday we have the last weekly pitch slam for the month, Venture Network Weeklies, Do not miss the opportunity to network with investors and entrepreneurs over beers and the weekend is super exciting as we host the Game Weekend II where 10 teams will create and compete with gaming applications!
From our Opportunities section don't miss Madrid Appetece Awards 2016 and DemoDay Fall 2016 and Lastly, from our blog meet Area 31 startup Entrenar.me!
Events: 12th December - 18th December
Financial Mentorship for Startups
Date : Tuesday, 13th December 2016
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Location: The Garden - Area 31
The team from Valdur will be here to guide the startups in a one-to-one session to help them push their projects through a financial Strategy. If you are a Spanish company which is already registered (incorporated) with a clear business model, have a few sales and looking for a public funding strategy; This is the mentorship you require!
If you are interested in a meeting with our mentors please write to nidhi.mittal@contractor.ie.edu to register a time slot with mentors.
Venture Network Weeklies
Date : Thursday, 15th December 2016
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: The Garden, Area 31
Join us for another round of Venture Network Weeklies this week. Come see startups give a 7-minute pitch in English, hear feedback from the panel of investors, ask the startups your own questions, and meet the local startup community. This weekly event is an informal way to learn and network with people from within and outside of IE while enjoying a beer from our sponsor, Heineken. This event is open to all, Register Here.
Game Weekend II
Date: Weekend, 17th & 18th December 2016
Time : All Day Event
Location: Area 31
Group R. Franco, IE Business School and Betabeers bring for you the second edition of the Game Weekend. A hackathon where 10 multidisciplinary teams will create gaming applications! Whether you are a developer, visual designer or marketing expert, or if you already have a trained team, sign up here and you can win up to € 1,800. The goal of Game Weekend is that each team develops a business project related with the world of gambling, betting and video games.
Application closes on 14th December, Learn more and register here.
OPPORTUNITIES
Demoday Fall 2016
Date : 13th December 2016
The startups that have participated in the program acceleration E2 will have the opportunity to present their projects to a jury, the guests at the event and of course, a group of investors. Entrepreneurs will have 5 minutes to present their projects and then address the questions of the jury. For more details and registration visit here.
Please note the event is a mix of English and Spanish.
Madrid Appetece Awards 2016
Application Deadline : 19th December 2016
This general objective is to give visibility to the applications that are already operating in other cities and regions and that can be useful for Madrid and Stimulate the development of innovative ideas and bring them to market.
Both Startups and corporations can apply! Check-out the details here.
BLOG
Meet Area 31 Startup: Entrenar.me
Meet Area 31 Entrenarme, a platform that aims to facilitate the channels through which its users can find and choose the personal trainers and gyms that suit them best in order to stay or get in shape. Area 31 interviewed its CEO, Diego Moya. Learn more in our blog!
AVAILABILITY OF SPACE
Monday, 12th December, 16:00-18:30: Only half of the space available for coworking
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