By Alberto Gonzalez
Marketing4eCommerce Editor
SSouth Summit has announced the list of the 100 startups that will be present at the final of the Startup Competition 2021. All those selected will have the opportunity to pitch live to corporations, investors and leaders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem gathered at South Summit 2021, which will take place in Madrid between October 5 and 7 , under the motto 'Shape the future' .
In this process, the most innovative startups in the world have been selected, coming from leading industries such as Fintech, Education, Healthcare, Software and Development, E-commerce, Social Impact, AgriTech, Data & Analytics, Green & Clean Tech Solutions, Logistics and Consumption.
More than 3,800 companies have applied for the Startup benin business email database Competition 2021 . Of the hundred chosen, 64% are of international origin and come from 24 countries. The rest are national startups, especially from Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia .
Regarding their stage of development , almost 4 out of 10 South Summit 2021 finalist startups are in the 'early' phase, 38% have already reached the 'growth' or scaling up level, 19% are in the 'seed' phase and only 1% are in the 'concept' phase. In addition, 74% of these startups already obtain income from their business. Projects founded by men predominate among the finalists (74%) and nearly 3 out of 10 of these initiatives have been created by several founders, both men and women.
The list of finalist startups has been decided by a committee made up of renowned investors and innovation experts , based on criteria such as the level of innovation, scalability, internal growth potential, investment capacity and the characteristics of the human team that makes up each company.