InfoShare 2019 Startup Contest offers up to €30k in prizes, applications now open

European tech conference InfoShare has opened applications for its global startup contest with up to €30 000 in prizes up for grabs.

InfoShare’s Startup Contest is open to seed and early-stage startups from around the world. Applications close on 28 February. The startup that wins the contest will receive a €20 000 cash prize, while second and third placed startups will win €7000 and €3000, respectively.

In addition, 20 semi-finalists will each receive two free startup passes and an expo booth to showcase their solutions at InfoShare on 8 and 9 May in Gdansk, Poland.

InfoShare 2019 will take place on 8 and 9 May in Gdansk, Poland

Startups will be assessed on business potential, their respective teams and product level of innovation.

In an email last week Tuesday (16 October), InfoShare PR and communications manager Paulina Bochenek-Styrylska revealed that nearly 500 companies from around the world applied to this year’s edition of the contest, which was won by UK biotech startup ThinAir Water.