G-Startup Worldwide is a global startup competition that invests $1 million total each year into about 20 innovative early-stage startups. It is hosted at Global Mobile Internet Conference locations around the world. Local winners receive prize investments and a trip to Silicon Valley finals to pitch for additional funding. The goal is to find the most promising startups using technology to positively impact the world.

1. G-Startup Worldwide is a global startup competition held around the world to find
the most innovative, early stage startups, invest $1,000,000 in them, support
them with a global network and enable them to change the world.

2. G-Startup Worldwide Overview
• G-Startup is an investment strategy of the the GWC Innovator Fund
• The fund invests $1,000,000 into ~20 startups via G-startup each year
• G-Startup is hosted at all GMIC Locations
• Each local G-Startup winner receives a $50,000 investment prize, 2nd $30,000
• Each 1st place winner also receives a free trip to Silicon Valley for the G-Startup Global Finals
• The Global Finals is where the local GMIC Winners pitch for an additional
$250,000 investment. 2nd place will receive an additional $120,000

3. The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) hosts mobile
industry executives, entrepreneurs, developers and investors
from around the globe to build partnerships, learn from
industry thought leaders and show how innovation is
improving the world.
More than
100,000
Attendees
Featuring
1,600
Speakers
500 Journalists from
From Over
70
Countries
*2016 Estimates including all GMIC events
Paul Graham
Founder
Y Combinator
Pony Ma
CEO and Founder
Tencent
Leijun
CEO and Founder
Xiaomi
Sachin Bansal
CEO and Founder
Flipkart
Yuri Milner
CEO
DST

4. G-Startup Seoul
12/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Tel Aviv
3/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Mexico City
4/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Beijing
4/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Tokyo
6/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Jakarta
7/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Sao Paulo
9/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Hong Kong
10/2017
G-Startup Silicon Valley and
Global Finals
9/2017
G-Startup at GMIC Bangalore
11/2017
Upcoming Events
*Dates and locations are subject to change

5. Judges

6. Participating VC Firms

7. 2016 Partners

8. Global Press*The following press covered G-Startup and/or our Alumni

9. 2016 Startup Highlights
Regional Winners
Silicon Valley
September 28
Sao Paulo
August 24
Tokyo
July 15
Beijing
September 28
Tel Aviv
March 22
Bangalore
September 15
Jakarta
August 12
Taipei
December 16
babymori.com
Game base hiring Baby essentials Automated + AI Ultrasound
On-demand Car
Maintenance
Social Big Data for
E-Commerce
B2B animal health CAD cloud collaboration
IOT infrastructure AI travel chatbot Home blood testing
service
On-demand organic food On-demand healthcare Deep linking
IOT agtech
Marketplace for fashionistas
Image recognition using
deep learning
Connecting neighbors Parenting content
subscription
AngelList for agriculture Google analytics for retail
Global Finals 1st Winner
Global Finals 2nd Winner

10. Didi Chuxing
• Beijing 2013 “Most Innovative App”
Winner - $35 Billion Valuation
App Annie
• Beijing 2010 Finalist - Raised $157
Million from Sequoia, IDG
Polar Rose
• Beijing 2010 Finalist - Acquired by
Apple in 2010
OpenGarden
• Silicon Valley 2014 Winner - Raised
$12.8m from August Capital
Filld
• Silicon Valley 2015 Winner - Raised
$3.25m Seed from Lightspeed
Venture Partners
Feelter
• Global Finals 2016 Winner- Raised
$2m Series A from Samsung Pay
Alumni

11. “G-startup has a lot of exposure globally and always attracts the most
prestigious investors, mentors and judges. The mentors pointed out some
areas we needed to improve upon and we immediately made those
changes to our pitch. We are very grateful for this opportunity.”
-Jeff Yu, Founder, Zoom Offices
“We are raising a Series A so being a part of G-Startup is an incredible
platform to connect with investors and media. Lastly, I am looking forward
to the PitchCamp mentorship to improve on my delivery and presentation
skills.”
-Suthenesh Sugumaran, Founder, Belazee
Founders Say…

12. [I am a part of G-Startup because of the organization’s] “ability to pull
together mobile executives, founders and investors from all around the
world. And now with an early-stage fund and co-investing along side
seasoned VC’s in each market, it only makes sense.”
-Hans Tung, Managing Partner, GGV Capital
“I paid notice to GMIC and G-Startup very early on. I believe in their
mission of driving global mobile internet innovation. They are really critical
in helping founders gain access to resources as well as connecting quality
startups to investors from all around the world.”
-David Tang, Partner and Managing Director, Nokia Growth Partners
VC’s Say…

13. Benefits to Startups

14. Funding: Raised a seed round but less than $1.5 million
Traction: Minimum viable product built and showing initial signs of
traction in local market in terms of users, engagement, revenue etc.
Industry: AI, VR, AR, Drones, Robotics, IoT, Education, Health, Fin Tech,
Cloud, Social and eCommerce
Mission: Preference given to startups with innovative products that
have a chance to make a positive impact on the world
Geography: Startups can be from any country in the world
Startup Criteria

15. Regional
Applications:
~300 Applications
Regional Evaluation:
Evaluation Committee
Chooses Top 15 for
Regional G-Startup
Regional Semi-Finals:
VC Judges Choose Top
3 at Regional Semi-
Finals
Regional Finals: VC
Judges Chooses
Winners
G-Startup Worldwide
Global Finals in Silicon
Valley 1 Winner from
Each Region
Competes
Global Winner Chosen
Selection Process

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facebook.com/thegmic
@theGMIC
GMIC
https://angel.co/g-startup-worldwide
G-Startup Worldwide
www.g-startup.com
facebook.com/gstartupww
@gstartupww
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