Fintech and technology startups can apply for the EY Startup Academy 2019 competition until August 31. The finalists will participate in the Startup Academy program. The winner will receive prize money and consulting from EY on strategic and operational issues.
The competition was launched by the consulting firm EY (Ernst & Young) in collaboration with various partners, including Deutsche Börse, the German Startups Association, and Business Angels Frankfurt-Rhein-Main. The goal is to promote innovative tech and fintech startups with future potential.
“We target founders who have already proven a viable concept and are now usually seeking Series A financing,”
says Christopher Schmitz, Partner at EY, Head of the Fintech Practice and Curator of the EY Startup Academy.
Schedule of the EY Startup Academy 2019
Interested startups can upload their applications to the EY Startup Academy website by August 31st. At the beginning of September, the jury will make a shortlist, which will then present themselves at the pitch contest on September 17th in Frankfurt. The jury includes various startup experts from EY, Deutsche Börse, Techquartier, the Startup Association, and the Business Angel Network. The group of finalists will then participate in the Startup Academy program between October 8th and November 8th. There, they will not only have the opportunity to network with potential financing partners, but will also participate in more than 30 workshops and a pitch coaching session. During the program, each startup will be supported by a dedicated mentor. On November 12th, the best startup will receive the Academy Award and a cash prize.
Sebastian Schaefer, the managing director of Techquartier Frankfurt, comments on the importance of the Startup Academy for young companies as follows:
“This type of collaboration, now additionally with the cooperation partners of the Federal Association of German Startups and the Business Angels FrankfurtRheinMain, is essential to meet the needs of startups at an early stage and to prepare them for success.”
