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Kaleidoskoop Pre-selection

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All student teams with business or project ideas are welcome to apply to the business and project ideas competition Kaleidoskoop. In the pre-selection round 5 best teams will be selected to compete in the finals at the international business festival sTARTUp Day 2021. Also up to 10 teams will be able to compete in the student competition Delta X Finals.
The pre-selection takes place online via Zoom. The registration deadline is the 7th of December.

Register here

Pre-selection is open to all early-stage student teams that…

have been developing their idea no more than a year.
have not been awarded at previous Kaleidoskoops.
at least 50% of members studying at universities, vocational or general education schools.

How to apply?

Fill in the registration form on https://forms.gle/x2XauRGDgrfgA5PZ9.
- Record a 1-minute video pitch, upload it, and add the link to the registration form.
Please choose a suitable time to pitch your idea. At 16:00 or 18:00.
Teams must be registered before the end of the 7th of December.

Technical details for pitching on the pre-selection!

Pre-selection takes place via Zoom
A pitch can be either in English or Estonian.
All the teams will have 3 minutes for the pitch and 2 minutes for the questions.
Slides are allowed (max 3 slides).
UT sTARTUp Lab jury selects 5 teams to the Kaleidoskoop Finals at sTARTup Day 2021.
- 5 best teams will receive 3 tickets per team to sTARTup Day.
Additionally, up to 5 will be selected to pitch at Delta X new startup ideas category.
Additionally, up to 5 will be selected to pitch at Delta X social innovation category.

Why to apply? Read what previous winners think about the competition here.

The jury

Kristian Sägi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiansagi/
Evgenia Trofimova - https://www.linkedin.com/in/geniacmu/
Sven Parkel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-parkel-bb1b8818/

What are the jury members evaluating?

The essence of the problem
The novelty of the solution
Market product fit
Progress made including MVP
Team's competence
Pitching skills

At Kaleidoskoop Finals TOP 5 will compete for the awards:

Financial award from Tartu City Government
Special awards form sTARTUp Lab
Tickets to Latitude59
Tickets to the next sTARTUp Day
The best STARTERtartu programme team will pitch at STARTER finals at sTARTUp Day

Delta X Finals awards

We will help the winner open the door to their dream partners! Before the final, we ask each team to send the three most important customers for them both in Estonia and in the world. The Faculty of Economics helps to bring you together with them thanks to our experience and network of contacts. Be it a large or small company, a ministry, an international organization or other exciting partner.
For the second and third place, there are surprise prizes

Previous winners
Kaleidoskoop has been a great starting point for many student teams who are now functioning companies. For example, the winner of the 2017 autumn season, Decomer Technology produces water-soluble packaging materials. The winner of the 2018 autumn season, TRIT makes ordering translation services easier. The winner of the 2019 autumn season, student team Münt produces eco-friendly toothpaste tablets. The best Starter team in 2019, CommuniCare is a social platform that unites volunteers all over Estonia to provide companions and communication partners for the elderly living in nursing homes. Previous Kaleidoskoop winner, team S-Kub produces solid shampoo cubes.

According to Manager of sTARTUp Lab Maret Ahonen, Kaleidoskoop is not just the final event of the STARTER programme but an opportunity for teams to be seen and to introduce their product or service. “While there may not always be investors on the Kaleidoskoop panel of judges, there are always people who are active on the startup scene and whose support can help teams make a huge leap in their development.”

The event is funded by the European Social Fund and EIT Health.

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1. Take pictures of me at the public event.
2. Use the pictures and videos for marketing purposes in the programme communications.
3. Use my information for entrepreneurship programme Edu ja Tegu participants statistics and feedback.