• Are you entrepreneurial and driven to join a startup?
• Ready to turn your startup idea into reality but still looking for the right partner?
• Do you have a startup running but you are looking for a co-founder?

This is a free matchmaking event for enthousiastic, entrepreneurial people, people with interesting expertise to build a tech start-up on or to assist in a start-up business, and people who want to create an impact in other people’s lives. Join, find the right teammates and see if you can start a business together.

On June 23, 2022, imec.istart organise an online matchmaking event for tech startups.

We are matching these profiles:

• Leader: You are an entrepreneur or researcher with a business idea or already an existing venture and are looking for passionate partners with complementary skills
• Seeker: You are looking to join a startup as a (co)-founder or as part of the management board.
• Mixed profile: You are entrepreneurial and have an idea yourself but are also willing to join another founding team or an existing venture

With the following skills:

• IT: you have skills in IT, software, hardware, systems and networks
• Technology expert: Expertise in Energy, Materials, Health Tech, Pharma, Electronics, Photonics and Digital, Agro, Vet & Food, Agrobiotech, Sustainability & Cleantech...
• Business: Commercial (sales, marketing, business development) and/or financial skills

Program:

• 17:00 - 17:10 Welcome; practical information about the event.
• 17:10 - 17:30 Presentation; Learn about the imec.istart acceleration program.
• 17:30 - 19:30 Connect via 12-min. 1-on-1 video calls on the Conversation Starter platform (see how it works below).

80+ co-founders participated in the last co-founder event we organised.

Cancellations

To guarantee high-quality matchmaking we screen every ticket holder. This event is specifically for people who are seriously exploring starting or running a technology company together in a team.

We do not accept recruiters, agencies, consultants, brokers and similar profiles to join. In case of doubt, you will be contacted for a check.

If your profile is not a fit your attendance will be cancelled.

Please note we do our best to match you with your ideal partner, but can not guarantee that you will find the exact profile you are looking for.

Registration

1. Register via the green ticket button.

2. Select your ticket.

There are three types of tickets:

Leader: You are an entrepreneur or researcher with a business idea or already an existing venture and are looking for passionate partners with complementary skills

Seeker: You are looking to join a startup as a (co)-founder or as part of the management board.

Mixed profile: You are entrepreneurial and have an idea yourself but are also willing to join another founding team or an existing venture

3. Complete your profile on Conversation Starter (see link in your mail after registration) so that we can provide you with the best matches, and you're done! A few days before the event you will get access to the participants and be able to set meetings with matches.

When registering the organisers will receive your details and can contact you. Please find the privacy policy by Eventbrite here.

How the online event works

You can immediately fill in your networking profile on Conversation Starter where you share who you would like to meet (requests) and the expertise you can share (offers).

• A day or two before the event there will be another email inviting you to browse the requests and offers and send meeting requests. Please mind that you have a limited amount of time slots so research the participants thoroughly beforehand. Consider the time limitation also when you send and accept requests. You can also set yourself as unavailable in your Conversation Starter agenda in case you can only join part of the event.

• When an invitation to meet is accepted, Conversation Starter finds the ideal time slot to meet.

• During the event, Conversation Starter provides built-in 12-minute video calls through their intuitive platform. There will be a short break between each call. You will have access to the participants and their contact details through the web app after the event. You can also take notes and save them in your Conversation Starter profile.