Workshop: How to pitch & how to get funded? Erasmus University Challenge!

In April the student-teams kicked off with ideas, prototype’s and business plans; now it is time to apply everything they have learned into practice and show you how far they have come. On the event of 7 September there will be two workshops: How to pitch & How to get funded. After, the finalists will be announced and of course we will close the event with celebrations, drinks and pizza!

During the - How to pitch workshop - the coaches get the chance to listen to the pitches from the present teams, after which they can give feedback and help them fine tune their pitch-deck. With their help, if announced as a finalist, they will be ready for pitching to the audience and expert jury during the Grand Final on the 21st of September.

Speeddate event: Erasmus University Challenge!

Since we kicked off in April the teams have been working hard on their ideas, prototypes, business plans and pitches. To validate the progress, they were connected with matching coaches during the Speed Date Event on the 23rd of May. While speed-dating, they were able to pitch their ideas, exchange ideas and gain overall feedback from our valued partners.

Hosted at the beautiful Erasmus University College, Matthew Harvey, Managing Director Erasmus University College, gave an amazing welcome to our students and guests. Afterwards, Oscar van Veen, Director of Innovation at the Port of Rotterdam, told his inspirational story and motivated the teams with his expertise. We ended the successful event with network drinks and some entrepreneurial fun.

What is next?

We will host a prototyping workshop at Yes!Delft on the 13th of June, after that we will focus on the ‘How to pitch’ & ‘How to get funded’ workshop, during which the finalists will be announced!