1. INTRODUCTION TO GET IN THE RING

2. We are Get in the Ring a team of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and
Jochem Cuppen
GLOBAL DIRECTOR
Erwin Koenraads
CHAIRMAN
Anirudh Balakrishnan
REGIONAL DIRECTOR INDIA
startup enthusiasts
Foundation registered in the Netherlands with HQ in Rotterdam
Serial entrepreneurs and investors that exited companies at 100mln+ 40+ years in combined experience in startup ecosystems Leading academics on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
Kees de Jong
BOARD MEMBER
Andy Mosmans
BOARD MEMBER
Roy Thurik
BOARD MEMBER
Investor & entrepreneur 100mln + exit Blauw, SSI, NL Groeit
Investor, entrepreneur and marketing expert ARA, BBDO
Leading entrepreneurship professor ESE, EUR, Montpellier
Diverse and ambitious team
15+ TEAM MEMBERS

3. ON A MISSION TO BE THE #1 IN CONNECTING STARTUPS
TO RESOURCES THEY NEED
TO IMPACT GLOBAL CHALLENGES

4. Get in the Ring is the ultimate startup sourcing machine
150+
EVENTS
Effective networking events per year with real startup vibe
100+
COUNTRIES
Global scouring community active around the world
130+
PARTNERS
Supporting community with accelerators, incubators, corporates, investors and governments
12,500+
STARTUPS
Startups that participated in our activities since 2012

5. The Global Startup Competition
Startups compete worldwide to gain exposure, perfect their pitch and get connected to investors, business leaders and other startup enthusiasts. Winning startups secure a spot at the Global Conference. The competition events are organized by our partners via a licensemodel
EVENT CONCEPT
LICENSEMODELS
SUPPORT PACKAGES
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Training and preparation for startups on pitching, investment, working with corporates.
SMALL
20 startups
100 visitors
Toolkit and supporting software tools
MEDIUM
startups
visitors
CONNECT
Networking activities such as speed-dating.
Hands-on support by global event team
LARGE
100+ startups
500+ visitors
Access to global organizers network
COMPETE
Selection rounds and pitch battles between startups with Get in the Ring style pitching in di!erent rounds 2 startups against each other.
CONFERENCE
Multiple days
Centralized application management

6. “Standing in the ring was a phenomenal opportunity for us, as getting the word out is one of the biggest challenges. Get in the Ring provides that, not only in our own country, but globally. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world”
Toby Rush, winner 2013
EyeVerify was sold to Alipay in
2016 for $100Mln.

7. Innovation challenges
Challenges are organized in collaboration with organizations, such as corporates and governments, that are looking for innovative solutions. Startups apply with existing solutions that can be used to solve these challenge and participate for opportunities such as pilot contracts and investments.

8. Find the after movie of the Philips Challenge here: https://www
Curemetrix (USA) winner of the Challenge with Philips on using big data for smarter healthcare. Selected out of 103 applications from 28 countries that have been sourced in 1 month to do a pilot with Philips and receive acceleration support from HightechXL

9. Example startups 52 global finalists since 2012*
EyeVerify
is a biometric security
technology company that protects your digital life
Exit to Alipay (100Mln)
45 employees
DOT
The first braille & tactile
smartwatch
8.6mln funding
9 employees
Firelayers
delivers the industry's first
policy-based platform for controlling, protecting, and analyzing cloud applica
Exit (50Mln)
19 employees
Neomatix
a world leader in Electro-
Optics and Machine Vision technologies, develops tire monitoring solutions
4.6Mln funding
9 employees
tions and data
120Mln funding 1400 employees
2 exits (155Mln)
*These are startups selected through the Global Startup Competition only
Mana Nutrition
developing and providing
solutions to address severe cases of malnutrition in children
13Mln funding
19 Employees
On-off App
the first smartphone
operating system that’s accessible from any phone or computer
5.8Mln funding
30 Employees
SnappCar
peer-to-peer carsharing
community in Europe
7.2Mln funding
35 employees

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