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$ 1,000,000 GRAND PRIZE IN INVESTMENT

APPLY FOR THE LARGEST STARTUP COMPETITION AROUND THE WORLD

Startup World Cup Budapest

This regional semifinal for the Startup World Cup is brought to you by Pozi.io.

Pozi.io aims to foster local innovation by bringing together a distinguished startup ecosystem. The winner of the pitching competition will represent Hungary and CEE Region at the Grand Finale and will compete with other startups from 50+ regional events for a chance to win a US $1,000,000 prize in investment.

Through this global event Pozi.io will be giving Hungarian startups exposure to Silicon Valley and access to some of the top VCs and tech entrepreneurs in the world, creating more funding and partnership opportunities.

Milestones:

• Application Deadline 2025.09.02.

• Publication of the Shortlisted Competitors 2025.09.04.

• The Demo Day ( 3 min pitch & 5 min QA) 2025. 09. 09. 17:15

Who can apply?

The competition is industry-agnostic, we are looking for startups from all sectors. Please note that only startups with at least Seed maturity may apply. We are looking for mainly Hungarian-based teams, or at least have a Hungarian co-founder and be based in the CEE region.

You can register for the limited number of places here: https://pozi.io/events/swcbudapest2025

Rules: https://www.startupworldcup.io/faq

Location:

Hungarian Innovation Hub 1117 Budapest, Gábor Dénes Street, I-Building

The project with identification number STARTUP-2024-RENDEZVENY-0005 was implemented with the contribution of the National Innovation Agency and with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund.

For more info, write us at hello@pozi.io!

Please note that we can only accept Hungarian applicants for the competition!