Mediatech on stage

- pitching & networking online event -

On 9 February 2021, we presented our 17 Mediatech startups at Mediatech on stage, the live pitching event of MediaMotorEurope, hosted by Tom Van de Weghe - VRT journalist. These startups graduated from our 6-month mentoring programme, with support from expert coaches from all over Europe.

We also invited 5 guests to talk about the future of media, entrepreneurship and startup-corporate collaboration.

Peter De Paepe

Head of VRT Sandbox/Media Invest Vlaanderen

Roderick Lindner

Startup coach

Kristin Van Damme

Innovation & Journalism Researcher at UGent

Peter
Soetens

Chief Digital Officer Mediahuis

Clélia Twagirayesu

Project Coordinator MediaMotorEurope

#MediatechOnStage was the closing event of our first support cycle but we have two more to come. Stay tuned for the 2nd and 3rd edition of Mediatech on stage.

If you are a deeptech startup/scaleup with solutions for media challenges you will soon have the chance to apply to our third open call which will be launched in April, so keep an eye on our website!

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Replay the pitches

17 deeptech media startups with solutions for: misinformation and fake news, accessibility and inclusion, human machine interaction, protection of personal data and transition towards a data-driven media 4.0 market.

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Organized as part of the MediaMotorEurope mentoring program, Mediatech on stage presents the startups that are part of the coaching programme.

MediaMotorEurope is a collaboration between VRT, MediaCity Bergen, F6S, FastTrack Growth, Thermi Business Incubator, Sofia Knowledge City Cluster and Athens Technology Center. The project has received funding from the Horizon 2020 programme and is framed under the Startup Europe initiative.