DEPO Ventures is organizing another Engaged Investments Conference, the only place you can hear startup enthusiasts and investors speak in one place. This is biggest event of the year, and we strongly recommend you attend. We had tremendous success in previous years when we gathered over 100 business angels and people interested in startup investment. This year we are organizing our conference in partnership with SWC Summit.

V4 Regional Finale by SWC Summit

SWC Summit is 2 days event with both local V4 round and Continental Finale happening in Prague, Czech Republic, live streaming & pitching to all enthusiasts on the Old Continent and around the world. Startups compete for the title of the European Champion, a ticket to the Global Finale in Silicon Valley, and a 500k USD investment prize. In addition, the event hosts famous speakers, mentors, and inspiring visionaries such as Steve Wozniak (Apple), Kyle Corbit (Y Combinator) and more.

You will have a chance to see Regional Finals organized by SWC Summit at our Engaged Investments Conference.

Watch video from our last conference

As you may recall from last year there will be several investors attending. This year promises to be just as interesting and exciting as last. You will have a chance to meet and mingle with many of your peers and exchange ideas in friendly business atmosphere. Check out our video from a year before pandemic.

What do Startup World Cup & Summit and Engaged Investments have in common?

They cooperate because they are interconnected and complementary thematically. By purchasing a ticket to the Startup World Cup & Summit (SWCS), you have free participation in the Engaged Investment conference, which will take place on the eve of the big SWCS. Both events take place offline in Prague. SWC also online as a hybrid. In terms of content, the Engaged Investments conference is mainly for investors.

What will the V4 regional final at Engaged Investments look like?

The Engaged Investment conference will host the regional finals of startups from the V4 countries (Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia), organized by SWCS. Startups undergo a "pitch", i.e., a business presentation in front of a jury, which will select the best startup, that will compete in European Continental Finale, which will be a day later, i.e., on October 6 at SWCS. The winner will receive half a million dollars and a ticket to the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley.

At the same time, there will be workshops on investing in startups from current investors or experts in the field.

We really had fun last time ...