2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit
USAID Competitive Economy Program together with the U.S. Commercial Service, with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, invites startups to join the selection process for 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit!
2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit is the largest event in the United States, bringing together thousands of investors, representatives of companies, economic agencies and professionals from various industries to establish business contacts. The Summit participants will have a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the US IT ecosystem, which will not only help them establish valuable connections, but also lay the groundwork for future expansion into the US market.
Join the 10th Anniversary SelectUSA Investment Summit to be held on June 23-26, 2024 in Washington, DC, USA!
Find out more about the event: https://www.selectusasummit.us/
Startups that meet the following criteria are invited to participate:
- developing innovative technology products / services;
- headquartered outside the United States;
- looking to the United States market for expansion within the next 2-3 years;
- represent themselves as Ukrainian (as indicated on all publicly available resources, including Crunchbase) and have a Ukrainian legal entity from which they operate.
SelectUSA Tech startups must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
- 0-10 years old (founded on/after January 1, 2014);
- 0-40 employees;
- $0-10M in annual revenue.
During the selection process, preference will be given to startups that have not participated more than twice in delegations in 2023 organized with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Ukrainian Startup Fund.
SELECTION STAGES:
- Filling out the application;
- Checking for compliance with the terms of the competition;
- Participation in Pitch Day and presentation of the startup to a jury of Ukrainian and foreign experts;
- Selection of 15 startups based on the results of the evaluation and invitation to join the Ukrainian delegation to SelectUSA Investment Summit 2024.
Priority will be given to startups whose representatives are located in Europe/USA or have the ability to travel abroad.
For one representative from each selected startup’s team, the organizers will provide a plane ticket to Washington, D.C., hotel accommodation during the days of the Ukrainian delegation’s stay in the United States, an entrance ticket to the Summit, and support from the US Trade Commerce Service to ensure effective participation in the Summit.
Additionally, startups will have the opportunity to participate in the selection process for Pitching Sessions at the Investment Summit, as well as a guaranteed opportunity to pitch their product during a side event organized by the partners of the Ukrainian delegation at the Summit.
In addition, women entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to apply for a year-long mentoring program – Select Global Women in Tech.
Learn more about Pitching Sessions at Investment Summit: https://www.selectusasummit.us/Programming/SelectUSA-Tech
The application deadline for participation in the competitive selection is April 24, 2024.
Startups will be selected for the final pitching on May 02, 2024.
To join the event as a partner or for more information, please contact [email protected].
The language of the application and pitch deck is English.
The application form can be found in your personal account on the Ukrainian Startup Fund portal in the “Partner Programs” section.
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