On Thursday, 26th of January, the CYENS Centre of Excellence, GrantXpert Consulting, and Cyprus University of Technology hosted the closing event of the ENTER EdTech project. The event involved a pitching experience for six EdTech start-ups, who competed for one of the following remarkable and valuable prizes:
1st winner: A direct place to the final evaluation stage for inclusion in the programme of the 8th cycle of the IDEA Innovation Center 2023 . Also, the winner will earns Consulting/Mentoring services for the development of the business idea by PowerSoft Computer Solutions Ltd.
2nd winner: A direct place in the 2nd cycle of the “Microsoft for Start-ups” program of European University Cyprus and consulting/mentoring services for the utilization of available national and European grant programs by GrantXpert Consulting Ltd.
3rd winner: JOIST Innovation Park provides consulting/mentoring services for the further development of a business idea, and the IED Institute of Entrepreneurship Development provides consulting/mentoring services for the utilization of available European grant programs.
The pitching event took place as part of the EU funded project ENTER EdTech, which the CYENS Centre of Excellence and GrantXpert Consulting implemented in Cyprus as a Learning and Innovation Hub (LIH). The event was free and open to the general public.
The start-ups pitched their innovative ideas to the jury of experts, who decided on the below winners:
1st Winner: BCSIZING
2nd Winner: PlayTask Games
BCSIZING (www.bcsizing.com)
PlayTask Games (https://www.linkedin.com/company/playtask/)
Lilith’s Child Games Studio (https://www.linkedin.com/company/liliths-child-games-studio/posts/?
Special thanks to all of the people that participated in this special event and to the exceptional panel of judges:
Angela Panayiotou, Innovation, Startups & Entrepreneurship Advisor, Board of Directors Invest Cyprus – Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency
George Malekkos, CEO and Founder, PowerSoft Computer Solutions Ltd
Burak Berk Doluay, Entrepreneurship Community Manager, CYENS Centre of Excellence
Olga Shvarova, Chief Innovation Officer, CYENS Centre of Excellence
The prizes were made possible by the kind sponsorships of:
IDEA Innovation Center
PowerSoft Computer Solutions Ltd
European University Cyprus
GrantXpert Consulting
IED Institute of Entrepreneurship Development
JOIST Innovation Park
Organizers: GrantXpert Consulting, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus University of Technology / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου