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Founders Hackdays partnered by CITEC

Do you want to develop yourself or build your own company? The Founders Hackdays are your place to be! Show us your skills. This weekend focuses on your potential to build a tech-company in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual & augmented reality, blockchain and more.

You will be part of highly qualified teams who have a period of three days in which they can develop a market relevant business idea and win a Scholarship worth 40.000€.
We love to see you join our hack!

The Founders Hackdays are about unfolding the joint potential offered by research and entrepreneurship. Highly qualified teams with members drawn from both areas will have three days and the best possible conditions to develop a market-relevant business idea.

This hackathon-event is partnered by CITEC - the Excellence-Cluster for Cognitive Interaction Technology associated to the Bielefeld University. As Founders Foundation we host this event in direction to push the next generation of deep-tech startups from the areas robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality and blockchain.

PARTICIPANT GROUPS:

BUSINESS DEVELOPERS
You will create a structured business idea for your vision. Through your expertise in Economics and Sales you will support the team in building a go-to-market strategy and network with relevant contacts like clients and investors.

ENGINEERS
You are building the technology. Through your expertise in software / hardware development you will develop the core-technology of the product - mostly by coding.

DESIGNERS
Support your team with your creative skills. Develop visual elements for the finished product including color schemes, fonts, icons, and buttons. Furthermore your team needs a fancy presentation rocks the final Pitch!

SCIENCE LEAD
As Science Lead, you will primarily be involved with the core technology of the product and the competitive advantage that will arise from this. This opens up the opportunity for you to turn this top technological competence into a reality that is your very own company.

PERKS & POSSIBILITIES:

•  Build a deep-tech startup concept and a prototype in an interdisciplinary team of four to six people.
•  Participation is free! And Everything is covered for you. Food and Drinks 24/7. Also: You will get an awesome hoodie!
•  The winning team will be rewarded with a 6-month Founders Scholarship – valued at 40.000€.