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Harvard Business School Alumni Angels to grant 200.000 Euro prize for first pan-European competition for start-ups spinning out of European universities

Berlin, 2021-10-21. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Germany, the German Chapter of one of the largest Angel Networks in the world is going to sponsor the upcoming Stage Two competition in Berlin with two hundred thousand Euros. The winner of the “Best Tech innovation” stream of the Stage Two competition will get offered an investment prize worth 200.000 Euro. The competition is the first pan-European pitch-event for the best start-ups spinning out of leading European universities. The competition will take place in Berlin on 29th October 2021. With this commitment HBSAA Germany lines-up with major investors in the German start-up community, ranging from the High-Tech Gründerfond, Earlybird, Holtzbrinck Ventures, LakeStar, Freigeist, BTOV and many others. Technology partner of the competition will be Microsoft, knowledge partner McKinsey.

Check out the start-up competition here: https://stagetwo.io/competition/

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About HBSAA Germany:

The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Association (HBSAA) is an educational and networking forum for HBS Alumni who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis. HBSAA forms one of the largest Angel Networks in the world with

15 chapters across 4 continents, 1,000+ members, 300 companies funded  
and $70 million invested. 

About Stage two:

Stage Two is a network of Europe’s leading university-affiliated entrepreneurship centers. The network supports students and researchers to turn their ideas into businesses. The competition is the first pan-European competition for the best start-ups spinning out of the leading European universities.

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More than 30 Harvard investors joined 3rd pitch night of HBSAA Germany

HBSAA Germany continues to keep up the pace and consolidate the community. Since the very first kick-off event in December 2020, the third high-profile pitch event was held on April 8. More than 30 Harvard investors attended the virtual format and were inspired by four startups. A big thank you to fintalent.to, DexLeChem statpile and cognisent and all investors for their contribution. The next event is already in planning.