Pioneers'18 - ARENA D2: Taking Fintech To The Next Level: Fresh Money For European Founders

Our flagship event, which ran on May 24th-25th in Vienna’s Hofburg Imperial Palace, saw over 2,500 tech innovators, 550 startups and a host of top speakers come together to tackle key global issues and showcase high-impact innovation under the ‘Blurred Frontiers’ theme. Pioneers’18 also showcased the pioneering work of Pierre Barreau in its official theme tune. RBI, Speedinvest, UNIQUA made a special announcement on main stage about their new programme for finch startups in Europe and Emerging Markets - EUR50M on the offer for startups..check out for more details in the video! The event featured top international speakers such as Amazon CTO Werner Vögels, Google Arts & Culture Program Manager Suhair Kahn, Electronic Arts Co-Founder Jeff Burton, the co-creator of the Lilium Jet Vertical Take Off and Landing craft Patrick Nathen, former President of Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM Entertainment David Bishop, and video game entrepreneurs and investors Emmett Shear (Twitch) and Alexis Bonte (Atomico). SzeleSTIM beat off 50 startup challengers to emerge as the winner of the coveted Pioneers Challenge Award. Having developed a wearable earpiece designed to deliver customizable chronic pain treatment, they won a networking trip to Silicon Valley, plus a trip to South East Asia to pitch at the Techsauce Global Summit. More information: pioneers.io/news