Time to Prove You're the Badass You Think You Are

Time to Prove You're the Badass You Think You Are

LONDON, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



- 20,000 set to join Chuck D & host of icons for Icons Festival on September 24-27 - 



Europe's hottest new tech event, ICONS Festival [http://festivaloficons.com ], has
teamed up with 500 Startups [http://500.co ] to deliver a pitch competition that will give
the winner the chance to secure a place one of the most sought after accelerator
programmes on the planet.



ICONS is seeking companies with big ideas and big ambition with a hunger to succeed.
Particular focus is on companies who are market ready and working on industry changing
tech within VR, Wearables, FinTech or B2B.



The two-day pitch competition offers pitch training, mentoring and investor matching
with the winning company being fast-tracked for an interview to join global companies in
the January 2016 intake of the accelerator programme in San Francisco.



The ICONS pitch competition will feature up to 50 companies competing over for the
right to be hailed as the ICONS Pitch Winner. To apply log on to
(http://www.festivaloficons.com/pitch); deadline is August 31st.



ICONS Festival - expected to draw 20,000 visitors in Belfast's Titanic Quarter between
September 24th to 27th - features a fantastic list of speakers and artists from across
Tech, Music and Screen including Chuck D from Public Enemy, Hollywood Senior Exec Bill
Daly and PicsArt US GM Wilson Kriegel.



ICONS Festival CEO, and tech entrepreneur Aaron Taylor
[https://app.box.com/s/gi5w5ui6b82w4l30lzsx9s3f5bpy5zvg ], said: "In addition to
collaborating with 500 Startups, we will also have more than 50 angels and VCs attending
the pitch event actively looking for the next big thing. It's a fantastic opportunity to
not only get to pitch to an incredible array of investors, but to also test yourself
against the best tech companies in Europe."



500 Startups partner Marvin Liao [https://angel.co/marvin-liao ] will oversee the
startup competition process and judging, and will also be speaking at the Belfast event
this autumn.



Marvin Liao said: "This competition gives 500 Startups the opportunity to quickly
profile the hottest startups who have already made it through the ICONS process and to see
them working under pressure in the pitch competition."



ICONS Festival runs from 24th - 27th September in Titanic Quarter, Belfast. Early Bird
Tickets are available via http://www.festivaloficons.com



Notes to the Editor 



Click here for ICONS Festival press images
[https://app.box.com/s/tjpgra9syh9chmvgxym1z1deu0v7za3n ].




ICONS Festival

CONTACT: Contact Geoff McGimpsey on: M: +44(0)7894-831677 E: geoff@festivaloficons.com


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