5 Reasons to Attend the MassChallenge UK Awards Ceremony and Fun(d)Raiser

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2 min readJan 11, 2017
Over £100K in equity-free cash prizes are on the line on January 18th

On January 18th, movers and shakers from all over the London startup ecosystem will gather at The Old Truman Brewery to celebrate some of the highest-impact startups in the world at #MCAwards16! Here are five reasons why you absolutely can’t miss this event if you’re interested in innovation and entrepreneurship:

  1. Meet mix and mingle with 500 innovation A-listers, as well as our headline sponsor: Swiss Re.

If you’ve ever wanted to hob-nob with entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, media, politicians, and philanthropists, #MCAwards16 is the place to do it.

2. The MassChallenge Finalists

Hear inspiring pitches from the Top 20 startups and find out which of them will take home the £100K in equity-free cash prizes.

Join a massive crowd!

3. A ‘beat the January blues’ Party

This isn’t your average demo-day. Amazing food trucks from around the world, entertainment that will leave you stunned and interaction from a collection of startups are just some of things you can expect to take place, all at one of London’s coolest warehouse spaces.

4. Keynote Speaker: Brent Hoberman, Co Founder, Founders Factory & Founders Forum

Brent is Chairman and Co-Founder of Founders Factory, a corporate-backed incubator/accelerator based in London.

He is also the Co-Founder of made.com and co-founded lastminute.com. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this keynote.

5. The Startup Community

Engage with the top startups in Europe, including the 100 finalists from MassChallenge UK 2016 and MassChallenge alumni.

What are you waiting for? Get your tickets now — space is limited!

more.masschallenge.org/ukawards

  • Sophie Shalson, MassChallenge Marketing

Originally published at masschallenge.org.

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