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Startups at the Web Summit
NOT JUST THE CITY BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY RALLIES AROUND THE SUMMIT.
A GRAND CONCLAVE OF THE TECH INDUSTRY’S HIGH PRIESTS, WHO CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
The Main Stage at Web Summit was full to it’s 3500 person capacity in 2013.
ATTENDEE GEOGRAPHY 2013
Jack DorseyFounder of Twitter
Reed HastingsFounder of Netflix
Arianna HuffingtonFounder of The Huffington Post
Drew HousvtonFounder of Dropbox
Niklas ZennströmFounder of Skype
Tony HawkFounder of The Tony Hawk Foundation
BonoU2
WHO ATTENDS?
Elon MuskFounder of Tesla and Space X
WHO PARTNERS WITH US
JOIN THE WORLD’S LEADING STARTUPS.They’re some of the most successful young companies in the world. They came for a reason. Will you be among them this year?
In a few short months since exhibiting with us in Dublin, our previous startup attendees have been busy. Here’s a snapshot of the strides they have taken.
THE CLASS OF 2013
acquired for $3.2bn
raised $15m
raised $17.5m
raised $7m
raised $10.2m
raised $7m
raised $22m
raised $6m
raised $23m
raised $80m
raised $63m
acquired $30m
raised $12.5m after winning PITCH
raised $7.5m
raised $5.4m
acquired $18m
raised $8m
MEDIA
It’s not just big tech names that attend. The world’s most important media companies cover the event and partner with us. To name but a few: CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, FT, BBC, as well as the most influential tech media from Techcrunch to The Next Web.
1000 JOURNALISTS
65+ REGISTERED COUNTRIES
800+ ARTICLES OVER 3 DAYS
SOCIAL MEDIA (JULY 31ST–OCTOBER 31ST ‘13)
The Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny takingquestions from assembled media by theMain Stage.
124,905 FOLLOWERS
2.1 MILLION POST REACH
31,500 FOLLOWERS
1.9MILLION IMPRESSIONS
25,012 ENGAGEMENTS
348,916 VIEWS FOR THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER
WHO’S THERE
There are exciting opportunities to speak to top international media outlets like Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, The Final Times, The New York Times, Forbes and many others who regularly attend.
PITCH
PITCH is our startup competition at Web Summit. With 150 companies participating it’s one of the largest startup competitions in the world. Previous winners include SmartThings, Import.io and Datahug, who launched their products to a global audience in front of thousands on our Main Stage and raised more than $25m between them in months after their victory.
IT’S A TREMENDOUS VALIDATION FOR US. AS A STARTUP THIS EVENT IS REALLY THE ONE FOR US AND WE’VE PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE FOR THIS.
Alex HawkinsonFounder of SmartThings
WHO HAS JUDGED?
Scott SandellNEA
Niklas ZennströmSkype
Mark SusterUpfront Ventures
Kevin RoseGoogle Ventures
Anthony NotoGoldman Sachs
Dave McLure500 Startups
Phil LibinEvernote
Aaron LevieBox
Jawed KarimYouTube
Michael BirchMonkey Inferno
Robert ScobleRack Space
Matt MullenwegWordPress
Stuart EllmanRRE Ventures
Luke BeattyTechstars
Carlos EduardoEspinalSeedcamp
Shak KhanSpotify
WEB SUMMIT 2014 IS:
MARKETING SUMMITBUILDERS SUMMITENTERPRISE SUMMITMACHINE SUMMITNIGHT SUMMITFOOD SUMMIT
Web Summit doesn’t end in the evening, it continues into the night with The Night Summit featuring some of Dublin’s hottest venues and some of the world’s coolest performers.
The Food Summit provided 10,000 people with high quality Irish artisan produce in the biggest ever showcase of Irish food and cuisine.
IT’S A HUGE CONFERENCE...EUROPE IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO US BOTH FROM A MARKET PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS A SOURCE
OF INNOVATIONPadmasree Warrior
CTO, Cisco
WE’RE HERE TO FIND THE NEXT GOOGLE, THE NEXT FACEBOOKNiklas ZennströmFounder of Skype & Atomico
