YouthStart European Entrepreneurship Award
15th-16th of April 2021
Vienna, Austria
Welcome to Vienna!
Meet the participants
31 teams from 19 different countries were part of the YouthStart European Entrepreneurship Award hosted digitally in Vienna! Each team presented their idea in front of one of the three juries and did an outstanding performance. In each category the YouthStart European Entrepreneurship Award was awarded in gold, silver and bronze.
Audience Award
Albania: momSupport (Pamela Marku, Alba Pjeshka)
Our idea was born of as a product of a reality that needs to be changed. momSupport is an application that supports single moms, provides information on various services and offers opportunities to communicate with other single mothers to exchange experiences. All these ones and more in 6 different categories.
Gold Medal “Idea Challenge”
Ireland: Wide Awake (Patrick D‘Arcy)
The Wide Awake is a sleek lightweight device; which emits an intermittent low frequency sound and parental instruction in response to a fire alarm alert to wake a child and aid escape from the home in the event of a fire.
Gold Medal “Real Market Challenge”
Spain: Plasvisor (Luis Esteban Valdivieso González, Cristina Diaz Paulano, Andrés Olivares Bueno, Lucía Ramos Pérez, Enrique Pardo de la Puente)
Plasvisor is a rating system for plastics. It offers simple and clear information on the quality of plastic packaging.
Austria: JUZZZ (Caroline Türk, Alexander Türk, Paul Breuss)
JUZZZ is the perfect refreshing drink for all occasions. The harmonious interplay of verjus, elderflower syrup and lemon balm gives JUZZZ freshness and the perfect herbal kick. JUZZZ is the perfect alcohol-free and vegan alternative for your perfect moment. JUZZZ is an attitude to life. We live joy and want to enjoy it every day with our drink.
Gold Medal “Solutions for the SDGs”
Bangladesh: KHAMAR-e (Diptha Saha, Hameed Hasan)
Khamar-e is a young agri-tech start-up working on the supply chain traceability of the dairy & livestock sector. We monitor breed, feed, treatment, and management of dairy & livestock farms through technological means. We purchase the milk from the dairy farmers and sell it directly to the consumers.
Information about the competition
Due to the situation around Covid-19 the competition will be hold digitally
Although the event will be digitally, plenty of social activities and network possibilities are planned
We will be using a special tool for digital conferences to make sure that you feel like being in Vienna
The competition takes place in 3 categories
“Idea Challenge” – open for all teams from network members
“Real Market Challenge” – open for more advanced teams from network members
“We grow together – solutions for the SDGs” – open for all teams from network members, associated members and other organizations
Each team will have approximately 10 minutes for their pitch/presentation, followed by a 5 minutes Q&A session with the jury
The order of pitches/presentations will be set by the host organization
The pitch/presentation has to be in English
Your pitch/presentation should be as creative and convincing as possible. You can use any medium you prefer.
Please send your PowerPoint/Prezi/etc. as original file and as a PDF to the host organisation in advance.
Before the competition there will the possibility for a technique test
When teams are not presenting, they will participate in workshops and networking sessions
The City
Vienna is Austria's most populous city, with about 1.9 million inhabitants, and its cultural, economic, and political center. Until the beginning of the 20th century, Vienna was the largest German-speaking city in the world, and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the city had 2 million inhabitants. Today, it is the second-largest German-speaking city after Berlin. Vienna is host of many major international organizations, including the United Nations, OPEC and the OSCE and is one of the world's number-one destination for international congresses and conventions. Additionally to being known as the "City of Music" due to its musical legacy, as many famous classical musicians such as Beethoven and Mozart called Vienna home, the city is also said to be the "City of Dreams", because of it being home to the world's first psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. The historic center of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and gardens, and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. Today, Vienna is known for its high quality of life. In various studies the Austrian capital is regularly ranked as one of the world's most livable cities.
