Get in the Ring Ramallah

Palestine

On November 12th 2017, a Get in the Ring event took place in Palestine, Ramallah for the second time. Organized by Growth for Training and Development Organization as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

“The success for the event was unforeseen as it has impacted the startup ecosystem and universities across the West Bank,” said Salah Amleh, the lead organizer of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Palestine. Three startups prevailed as winners of the event – Eventati, Bambinotes, and RedCrow Intelligence.

The heavyweight winner is RedCrow Intelligence which is a platform that helps organizations operating in volatile political environments, mitigate security risks, by providing them with real time tactical intelligence.

Get in the Ring Rotterdam

The Netherlands

On Thursday 16 November more than 250 innovative startups from all over the Netherlands came to Rotterdam to do business with over 70 multinationals and NGOs through 600 speed dates. It was also the chance to raise investments with more than 100 investors present. The event was organized by the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) and supported by the City of Rotterdam and EY. The event took place for the fifth time in Rotterdam as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, a week in which thousands of events take place worldwide that focus on entrepreneurship.

”There are a lot of opportunities for this during Get in the Ring The Netherlands. The 70 multinationals and governmental organizations present are happy to be available as customers, suppliers or partners,” said Martin Luxemburg, director of the ECE.

Three startups won tickets to the Global Meetup in Cascais – Kozie, LABFRESH and Convious. LABFRESH, which sells clothing of a special material that does not stain and smell, which was proven by the founder Lotte, who poured a glass of red wine on a white shirt live on the stage.

Get in the Ring Astana

Kazakhstan

Get in the Ring landed in Kazakhstan for the first time! Fcusing fully on supporting startups in sustainability. Kazakhstan, a country that is famous for its large reserves of oil might not be the first country you think of when you start looking for startups related to sustainability. Yet with the EXPO 2017 focusing on future energy, the country showed awareness for the need for more sustainable businesses. Winner Green Evolution convinced the jury champions about their biodegradable bags and the impact they aim to make in the Central Asia region.

During the day the startups received pitch training from our co-founder Jochem Cuppen and more insights on sustainability from Marc Zwaaneveld, the former CEO of Van Gansewinkel a leading Dutch waste management company. They were supported by Lisette Heijke, Broos Bakens from EY and Martijn Rutten from accelerator HightechXL.

The initiative taker of the event and champion jury Marc Zwaaneveld was inspired seeing the quality and diversity of the startups. “Of course the startups are early-stage and still have a long way to go. But you can see that the topic of sustainability is alive in Kazakhstan”.