The Startup World Cup is the largest global startup conference and pitch competition where 70+ cities send their champion team to the San Francisco Grand Finale, to compete for a $1,000,000 investment prize. This is the first year that St. Louis was invited to compete and we have been hosting our "Summer of Startups" with 100 companies pitching for a seat in the top 10.
The Regional Finals will bring together the winning 10 startups to present their 5-6 minute pitches to a panel of St. Louis Venture Capital Investors. The judges will vote onsite to select the winning founder, who will then be given the opportunity to represent St. Louis in the Grand Finale Startup World Cup event in October. Come out to support our regional founders as they go head-to-head to participate in the largest pitch competition in the world!
Our Top Ten:
AI: Capacity
Biotech / Healthtech: AirSeal Cardiovascular
Consumer Manufacturing: Muia Materials
Consumer Packaged Goods: The Girls Company
Direct to Consumer: Timebolt
Agtech / Foodtech: SAYeTECH
TAAS / SAAS: King of the Curve
Fintech / Geospatial: TransitChat
Data: SimpleRose
Wild Card: Immunophotonics
The St. Louis Competition:
- April 12 – 26: 1 minute video pitches and 10-page decks submitted on TechSTL.com
- May 1 – May 8: Community votes to select the 5 "Popular Vote Winners"
- May 20 – August 19: Top 100 companies compete in 10 Semi-Final competitions
- September 9: 10 Winners compete in the Regional Finals at The Post Building
The Grand Finale:
- October 2 – October 4, 2024 at Hilton Union Square in San Francisco
- 200+ investors & corporate executives attending the Grand Finale
- 2,000+ attendees from tech, media, and global startups
- Investment prize of $ 1,000,000 USD
Parking:
Parking is available in the gated "B" lot across the street from the Post Building or in the parking garage behind the building.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM. PRESENTATIONS START AT 6:30 PM
Organizer
TECHSTL