CHALLENGE
Take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey
All selected applicants participate in a free 3-day educational workshop!
The winner is awarded 10000 €
3 winners travel for free to the U.S.
10 winners get discount to join U.S. Mindspace Trip [see below]
Challenge 2020
Ioannina
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Skopje
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Thessaloniki
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Athens
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Patras
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Xanthi
Qualifiers
Postponed Fall 2020 - date to be announced!
Challenge
The goal of this free educational workshop is to arm you with valuable skills in entrepreneurial thinking. Starting on Friday evening, we get to know each other and talk about what we are going to learn during the weekend. On Saturday, 1-on-1 mentoring sessions give you the chance to be advised by seasoned entrepreneurs and workshops taught by the best instructors are going to teach you skills that you will have for all your life. On Sunday your present your developed idea to a committee of experts who are going to select the teams who qualify for the finals. Lunch is on us, by our partners efood and PizzaFan!
Any number of qualified* teams from each workshop will be invited to join the finals in Athens.
Athens Finals: June (exact date to be announced soon)
* Qualification is achieved by teams that get at least a 75% score from the independent judging committee. Please read FAQ for more details.
WINNING TEAMS OF THE FINALS ARE AWARDED
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Team #1 is awarded 10000 € as a grant
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Teams #1 - #2 - #3 travel for free to the U.S.[They receive 2000 € discount to use for any Mindspace Trip. This discount is enough to travel for free to the U.S. Mindspace Trip.]
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Teams #1 - #2 get automatically accepted in ACEin accelerator
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Teams #4 - #5 receive 1000 € discount to use for any Mindspace Trip.
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Teams #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 receive 400€ discount to use for any Mindspace Trip.
Find more about Mindspace Trip here.
Apostolos Apostolakis,
Partner at VentureFriends
Mindspace is an excellent initiative that strengthens the entrepreneurial way of thinking to students and young graduates, exposing them to useful events and speeches and eventually pushing several of them into action.
Ioanna Fotopoulou
Founder at Simple Rocks
An ethical act of amazing young individuals coming together to give back to their community, to help young people start their own entrepreneurship journey. That’s what Mindspace Challenge was for me.
The alumni of Mindspace Challenge 2017 & 2018 have already founded 11 new businesses and created 49 new jobs with salary.
We are proud of them.
Andreas Theofilopoulos
Participant Challenge Ioannina
Mindspace made me realize I can get involved in the entrepreneurial space myself as a student. I've never been so passionate about building my idea into a business.
Nefeli Chatziioanidou
Participant Challenge Thessaloniki
Mindspace Challenge has been an eye opening experience that has equipped all the contestants, despite losing or winning the actual competition, with the hard skills to lead innovation and change. An amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to evolve and develop personally or professionally!
Clio Kappatou
Participant Challenge Ioannina
Mindspace for me was a unique experience that broadened my horizons in the field of entrepreneurship and startups. A great team of young people, exceptionally friendly, full of passion and willing to work hard to help. I am enlightened by this experience and more than enthusiastic for all the new fields that I discovered through that.
George Varvarelis
Winner Challenge 2017
Mindspace helped me meet with Alec Karys, who now is a very active mentor and in our board of advisors. He has helped us reach investors and develop our team and strategy.