Pitch, Battle, and Win US$10,000 at Startup Arena in Jakarta

Startup Asia Jakarta 2012, hosted by Tech in Asia, is pleased to invite startups across Asia to apply for the upcoming Startup Arena competition to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 7 and 8.

Startup Arena is a startup competition run within Startup Asia Jakarta 2012 for entrepreneurs, serving as a launchpad for startups to get a headstart in Asia’s mobile and internet industry today. About 20 startups will be selected to pitch and challenge on the Arena stage, in front of top investors, industry leaders, and press for US$10,000 as a top prize. Startups can send in their applications here.

Submissions will be reviewed based on a first-come-first-served basis, hence it would be an added advantage to submit your application early so that entrepreneurs can prep their killer pitches. Tech In Asia will give preference to startups who are new, struggling, and unknown but with a brilliant product to demo and an awesome team.

Demo is a primary requirement, and pitches have to be done in English. The team at Startup Arena will also provide a week-by-week pitch consultation in the run-up to the event to help practice your pitch. The recent Arena competition held at Singapore attracted about 300 applications, out of which 19 startups were selected to compete.

Teamie, an educational collaboration platform, walked away as the Startup Arena Singapore winner last time round. According to Tech In Asia, long with Teamie, other finalists at Startup Arena Singapore have gone on to secure seed funding – namely GushCloud and Phroni.

Startup Arena Jakarta will take place at Upperroom at Annex building, Jakarta, from June 7th – 8th, 2012.