On Monday 23 May, young growth-oriented companies from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia presented their startups and scale-ups to prospective partners and investors in Rotterdam, during the V4 Startups & Scale-ups conference.
The conference was organised in light of Startup Fest Europe 2016. The Hungarian startup MosaicLights was awarded Best V4 winner.
The conference was opened by Ms Jana Reinisová, Ambassador of the Czech Republic and keynote speaker HRH Prince Constantijn van Oranje, Chairman of Startup Fest Europe.
During the V4 High-Level panel, with experts from the four Visegrad countries (Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia), Mr István Szalai of the Hungarian National Trading House highlighted what distinguishes Hungary from the other V4 countries, as an attractive location for startups and investment.
Following the High-Level panel, start-up entrepreneurs from the V4 countries pitched their business models to potential investors. Participating startups and scale-ups from Hungary included SBrick, Sopreso, MashrooM and MosaicLights.
MosaicLights
After the pitches, the Jury met to discuss which startups and scale-ups performed best. ING Nederland and Ernst & Young had an award available for one start-up from each country. The jury also selected a Best V4 winner. The Hungarian startup Mosaic Lights won the award for the Best V4 winner, but also went home with the ING and Ernst & Young awards, available for a Hungarian company. The young company MosaicLights provides a revolutionary interior design solution, creating transparent tiles under which lights are set.
The V4 Startups & Scale-ups conference was organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in The Hague, Altex Group, CzechInvest, the Embassy of Hungary in The Hague, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in The Hague and the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in The Hague.
