↑Microbiotica €42.7M Series C round led by British Business Bank ↑Goodweek €10.7M funding round led by Adara Ventures ↑Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech €19.6M raises a Series A round ↑Ambio €5.1M Seed round led by Lifeline Ventures ↑Duvo €28.5M Series A round led by Balderton Capital ↑Salience Labs €111.4M Series B round led by Bullhound Capital ↑Wavo €10M funding round led by Eurazeo ↑Cofrai €2.6M funding round led by DFF Ventures ↑Undecimal Bio €16M Seed round led by 4BIO Capital ↑Obsero €1M Seed round led by SFC Capital ↑ParkMundo €2.3M Seed round led by Rabobank ↑Ubitium €12.5M Seed round led by Ibex Investors ↑Alchera Technologies €3.2M Seed round led by Maven Capital Partners ↑Sainaptic €1.2M funding round led by Brighteye Ventures ↑reebuild €3M Seed round led by Rise PropTech ↑Causa Prima €17.9M Seed round led by Base10 Partners ↑Affinity Labs €1.8M Pre-seed round led by Antler ↑Epyr €15M Series A round led by SlateVC ↑CarbonFarm €7M Series A round led by Colam Impact ↑CMR Surgical €358.1M funding round led by Stryker

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IdeaLab! 2021

IdeaLab! is Europe’s premier student-led startup conference designed to connect young founders with top-tier investors and startup-interested students with forward-thinking companies.

December 21, 2020 · Updated August 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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Speakers: 28+
Countries: 30+

IdeaLab! Pitch Battle 2021

Startups can purchase a ticket to pitch in front of the investors. After, the 8 most promising startups will be picked and have the chance to win the pitch battle.

PitchBattle! rewards: €5,000 in cash, €75,000 media budget, 10,000 AWS credits, strategy workshop with McKinsey.

Criteria: Pre-Seed to Series A

Interested in startup competitions? Check out our startup competitions list.

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Date: October 01-02, 2021
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‌‌‌‌‌Language: English

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