Ghent Slush'D is Belgium's leading startup event. We're supported by Slush Helsinki to make a spark in the Belgian startup ecosystem.
What is the nextGEM 2024 pitching competition and how does it work?
NextGEM 2024 is the most prestigious pitching competition in Belgium. The winner may call their startup the nextGEM of Belgium.
Read this page for the complete set of rules and criteria of the competition
To compete you apply through this form, we will categorise you in the most fitting vertical. We only need some basic info and your full pitch deck. A pitch video is optional.
Ghent Slush'D is the place to be to pitch in front of Belgian and international investors. We're uniting the whole startup ecosystem so it's the perfect way to get your startup in front of the people you want. If that's not enough to convince you, each vertical winner will get a prize and the overall winner will get to go to Slush Helsinki on our costs on top of some other cool prizes. All startups that get selected to pitch in person will also receive a free ticket to Ghent Slush'D.
Grab your chance to pitch at Belgium's Leading Startup Event. Accelerate your growth by presenting in front of a professional jury and investors. And who knows, you might win tickets to Slush Helsinki 2024!
This application will accept new submissions until September 29 at 23:59 PM.
As part of the Ghent Slush'D 2024 pitching competiton, to qualify as a student for the student competition, one of your founders should be a:
- Student from a higher education institution (Bachelor, Master or PhD)
- Or recent graduate (up to 2 years after graduation/PhD defence)
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