10 Startup Finalists
Top 50 Startup Finalists
VDS Startup Competition Jury
Sebastien Lefebvre
Manal Belaouane
David Guerin
Gioia Cerbelli
Stefano Gonelle
Ramzi Rizk
Anna Heim
Javier Megias
VDS Startup Competition Jury
Andy Lurling
Diederik Stolk
Marcus Hølland
Maxime Paradis
Myrthe van der Erve
Participation opportunities for startups
Who is participating?
Deadline passed
The VDS Startup Competition welcomes startups from around the world that are dedicated to creating solutions with a positive social impact, serving as catalysts for sustainable and positive change across all sectors.
Participating startups have at least an MVP and present compelling proposals for investors, financial institutions, and companies. These projects are technically and commercially viable, scalable, and have the potential for internationalization and application in other countries.
Who is participating?
Deadline passed
The VDS Startup Competition welcomes startups from around the world that are dedicated to creating solutions with a positive social impact, serving as catalysts for sustainable and positive change across all sectors.
Participating startups have at least an MVP and present compelling proposals for investors, financial institutions, and companies. These projects are technically and commercially viable, scalable, and have the potential for internationalization and application in other countries.
800+
Applicant
startups
65+
Countries
participating
800+
Featured
Investors
€50M+
Startups
funding
VDS Startup Competition tracks
Startups participating in the VDS Startup Competition choose between the Early Stage Track or the Growth Stage Track, and then select two technology categories in which to compete.
Early Stage Track
Companies must be between bootstrapped to seed stage funding, i.e. self-funded or at your first formal round of external funding up until Series A. Startups here must have been founded between 2018-2025, employ under 100 people and build or market software or hardware products.
Growth Stage Track
Companies must have raised external funding and can be within Series A > B/C, i.e. at or beyond your first significant round of venture capital financing. Startups here must have been founded between 2010-2025, and build or market software or hardware products.
Categories
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Connect with the international tech ecosystem, increase your visibility and grow your business by meeting new partners, clients and hundreds of potential prospects.
Become a sponsor or exhibitor
Connect with the international tech ecosystem, increase your visibility and grow your business by meeting new partners, clients and hundreds of potential prospects.
