As you may know, Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia and Microsoft Armenia in partnership with Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund (Bulgaria) provide a unique opportunity to the best Armenian teams to pitch their ideas/projects and get funding/investment for their implementation.

On 16-17 January 2013, Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia and Microsoft Armenia will host Maxim Gurvits, Associate VC at Eleven Venture Fund who will deliver Eleven Venture Fund Pitch Workshop on 16 January (the agenda is attached) and hold the initial selection on 17January. The shortlisted teams will be eligible to participate in the world final. The winners of the final will receive EURO 20.000 – 50.000 funding support.

Who is Eligible to Participate?
 

All those teams that have innovative ideas/projects that have market potential, are capable to pitch their ideas/projects, have faith in the success of their ideas/projects and ultimately equipped with sufficient knowledge and skills to successfully implement them.

How To Apply
 

To apply for the initial selection, please send the following information in English to apply@mic.am

• Team Title:
• Idea/Project Title:
• Team members indicating the responsibility of each team member:
• Contact details (telephone and email):
• Short description of the idea/project (including the competitive advantage of the idea, target audience and business model).

* Fluency of English is a must.

**The initial selection of the teams is held by the selection committee composed of Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia, Microsoft RA, Eleven Accelerator representatives.

***The shortlisted teams will be notified through email and get detailed information about the event.

The submission deadline is 14 January 2013 11.00 pm.