SevenVentures is the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1 and a leading TV media investor. With the SevenVentures Pitch Day, it gives young companies the chance to present their products to a broad audience. The final of the competition takes place on October 15 as part of the New Com Summit in Munich, a two-day specialist conference for online marketing and e-commerce. For the first time, it will also be broadcast live on Joyn. And the prize is impressive: with media performance worth three million euros and a budget for a dedicated TV spot, the SevenVentures Pitch Day is considered one of the most important events in the global startup scene.
To participate in the competition, startups only need to meet a few conditions. First, they should offer consumer-oriented products or services. Second, they should be at a stage of development where they can also benefit from the advertising power of the prize. If numerous viewers see the TV spots, the winning startup should be able to meet the demand that hopefully results from this. The application deadline is September 12.
Jason Modemann, jury member, co-founder and managing director of Mawave and co-founder of New Com, says:
“The SevenVentures Pitch Day is the perfect conclusion to the first day of our New Com Summit: here, great founders with innovative ideas meet experienced experts on the jury. True to this year’s Pitch Day motto ‘Joyning Your Journey’, I’m very much looking forward to accompanying ambitious startups on their journey. With previous winners like Bears with Benefits, we’ve already seen what a long-term effect winning the media budget can have on a company.”
Top-tier jury for the SevenVentures Pitch Day
From all applications, an experienced team of investment experts from SevenVentures selects four startups to pitch live in front of a top-tier jury at the final on October 15 at the New Com Summit. On the jury, alongside Jason Modemann, are Saliha Özcan (founder of Sallys Welt) and Boris Hardi (managing director of Oonique), two further experienced founders. Also on the jury: Alexandra Szarmach, managing director and CHRO of Flaconi, SevenVentures managing director Florian Weber. The event will be moderated by ProSieben host Steven Gätjen, as in previous years.
Florian Weber looks forward to the competition with great anticipation:
“As a long-time jury host of the SevenVentures Pitch Day, I’m looking forward once again this year to the exciting submissions from startups and above all to experiencing the four finalists live on stage together with my top-tier jury colleagues. The livestream of the final on Joyn is an absolute highlight for us, as it will allow even more people to follow this competition and the show live. And the winners can get used to the presence on Joyn right away, after all there’s a TV and digital campaign worth millions to win.”
At the last SevenVentures Pitch Day two years ago, a Munich startup called Bears with Benefits won. Back then, co-founder Laurence Saunier said:
“We’re incredibly excited that we can now reach even more people with our femhealth platform through the TV medium. We offer women various beauty vitamin complexes for every day and every beauty need. In doing so, we combine pharmaceutical research with naturalness and a positive and sustainable lifestyle. The advertising power of ProSiebenSat.1 will also help us to further destigmatize topics like menstruation and menopause with our products. We’re already very excited about the moment when the first Bears with Benefits TV spot airs.”
More information and the opportunity to apply can be found on SevenVentures’ website.
