TechMatch™ – brought to you by Texas Instruments – kicks off on October 18, 2017, marking the first installment in a planned event series aimed at improving, improving, and improving the collaboration between hardware startups and the entire electronics supply chain. Startups bring new and valuable innovations to market every day. TechMatch™ helps startups make their products more effective, efficient, and cost-effective.
The special feature of TechMatch™ is that the organizer and semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments, as well as the distributor Digi-Key and the electronics service provider BMK, pull together and, with their many years of experience in the field of electronics, offer valuable and helpful support in all possible forms.
TechMatch™ is a pitch event on October 18, 2017, where ten pre-selected startups will have the opportunity to present their company and product to a diverse panel of experts within seven minutes. Not only will the panel be eagerly following the pitches, but so will the audience, which will consist of the press, potential customers, business angels, investors, representatives/managing directors from the electronics supply chain, startups, and those interested in startups.
The first edition of TechMatch™ will take place in a very special location: the SKYLOFTSTUDIO, overlooking the rooftops of Munich. This unique venue is ideal for presenting unique innovations and products.
Texas Instruments, Digi-Key and BMK have come up with a series of valuable benefits, which will be presented to the three winners:
– Tech support -> a total of 45 free man-hours of hardware support for your product from Texas Instruments engineers
– Marketing Support -> Free marketing workshop worth €10,000, provided by Texas Instruments
– Free Components -> Digi-Key provides you with a total of 10,000$ electronic components from their extensive product portfolio free of charge
– “RAMP ME UP – KIT” -> Ready, set, go! BMK helps you assemble or manufacture your PCB effectively, efficiently, and economically
– Free “workspace” at the industrial site Landshut ad Isar for 3 start-ups for 6 months each
– Discount coupons for an image video for 3 startups (50%, 30%, 20%) from Benjamin Schreiner Films (see TechMatch™ trailer)
– Feedback from our diverse panel of experts, consisting of:
Texas Instruments, Digi-Key and BMK
an investor of the HighTech Gründerfonds
TI's digital marketing department
TI engineers
Startup experts/founders
For more information about the event or the electronics supply chain, check out our TechMatch™ trailer.
After the pitch event, there will be a “get together” where you will have the chance to talk to the start-ups personally and network extensively.
The GERMAN FOUNDER AWARD WINNER 2017 and “The Lion’s Den” candidate GRILLIDO will take care of your physical well-being, free of charge, of course.
If you want to be part of TechMatch™ 2017, whether as a participant or spectator, then register on EVENTBRITE and send your questions and application (in the form of your pitch deck) to startupevent2017@list.ti.com!
We look forward to welcoming you to TechMatch™ on October 18, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. in the SKYLOFTSTUDIO.
Your TechMatch™ Team
