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Calcalist's New York Conference to Host Pitango's $1 Million Startup Competition
Pitango will hold the semi-finals of its startup competition on March 30-April 1, as part of Calcalist’s fourth Mind the Tech Conference in New York
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Calcalist’s fourth Mind the Tech Conference, which will take place in New York between March 30 and April 1 in partnership with Israel’s Bank Leumi and the Jerusalem Development Authority, will feature a startup competition this year as well. The semi-finals of Trifecta, a $1 million startup competition organized by the early stage fund of Israel-based firm Pitango Venture Capital, will be held during the conference.
Pitango's early stage team: Gad Huldai (left), Sapir Ben-Harush, Eyal Niv, Yair Cassuto and Ayal Itzkovitz. Photo: Roy Bar
As part of the semi-finals, to be held at the New York offices of startup network SOSA as part of Calcalist’s B2B event, semi-finalists will meet with U.S. and Israeli strategic players in the industry, and receive mentoring from some of Pitango’s leading executives. The winning startup, announced at the finals, which will be held in Israel in June, will receive a $1 million investment prize.
Pitango's early stage team: Gad Huldai (left), Sapir Ben-Harush, Eyal Niv, Yair Cassuto and Ayal Itzkovitz. Photo: Roy Bar
"We want to connect with entrepreneurs who dream of leading the next revolution when it comes to the intersection between data, machine, and man," Ayal Itzkovitz, managing partner of Pitango, said in a statement. “Our competition is open to early stage companies who develop solutions that answer a list of challenges in the sector.”
Startups interested in applying for the competition are invited to do so by March 6, 2020, by clicking here.
