RECAP: GACCNY's STEP NYC Program, June 2018

From June 4th through 8th of 2018, the VENTUREOUT team worked with the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York (GACCNY) to power our 16th German STEP NYC Program!

In the German tech one-week market exploration program, startups learned how to launch and raise capital in the U.S. and got connected with some of the top tech influencers and investors in NYC.

STEP stands for the Startup Entrepreneurship Program, featuring Germany’s hottest tech startups in New York City. These startups represent the awesomeness of the German tech ecosystem. STEP USA is a program of the German American Chamber of Commerce, and we’ve been happy to partner with them for years now in powering the NYC edition of the program.

The startups:

Our partner:

VentureOut is proud to have had the opportunity to organize German programs on behalf of our partner. Our incredible and longstanding partnership with the GACC is what makes our German programs possible.

A One-Week Hyper Accelerator Program:

Our one-week hyper-accelerator was an opportunity for the most promising early-stage technology companies from Germany to become immersed in the tech communities of New York, meeting with leading U.S. startups, corporations, and venture investors. We empowered our international entrepreneurs with the education, resources, and connections needed to successfully raise capital to launch their business in the U.S. market.

Click here to discover the full agenda and complete mentor list of the program.

Pictured below: some of the highlights of the program.

Workshops & mentoring

Learning to master their message with a Messaging and PR workshop

Preparing for Pitch Night with one-on-one mentoring from industry professionals

Making improvements to their Pitch Decks after receiving valuable insights from our mentors

Tackling some of the biggest challenges for a startup with a strategy session on Enterprise Sales and Channel Partnerships

Learning about the intricacies of doing business in Germany and the US with a session on Venture and IP Law

Final Investor Speed Dating right before the Pitch Night

investor office visits & Company insights

Receiving company insights from German founded automotiveMastermind

Office visit with hugely successful Sailthru at the One World Trade Center

Our German Cohort learning about our partner, the German Accelerator, at their office in Soho

The Pitch Night

The pitch night is the capstone of the STEP NYC Program. We start with networking, cocktails, and hors-d’oeuvres. Following a round of introductions, each startup pitches for 3 minutes and receives feedback from each investor on the panel. The night is capped off with more networking and refreshments.

Our investor panel featured: