Global Entrepreneurship Week: Midwest Meets Europe

Midwest Meets Europe is designed for senior, decision-making representatives and practitioner teams that can create concrete cross-border pathways — with startups welcome as attendees. Key audiences:

• Venture capital firms & angel networks (MID & EU)
• Accelerators, incubators & startup programs
• Corporate innovation, procurement & pilot leads
• Economic development agencies & municipal/state governments
• University tech-transfer & R&D commercialization offices
• Service providers & enablers (legal, HR, market-entry, scaling ops)
• Founders and teams interested in the U.S./Midwest expansion; note that pitch slots are curated and by invitation but all startups are welcome to attend, learn, and engage in matchmaking.

Why are we doing that?

Midwest Meets Europe is designed to move beyond introductions and marketing: we convene the institutions that can turn interest into action. By bringing together decision-makers from both regions, the event seeks to create repeatable, institution-led pathways for European founders and Midwest partners — so market access, pilots, investment and talent flows happen reliably and at scale.

What will you get from the event?

• Open insights on Midwest ecosystem strengths.
• Targeted connections & partnerships between Midwest and EU organisations able to commit to pilots, co-investments, or program exchanges.
• Meet promising startups.
• Access to valuable ecosystem players in the USA and EU.
• Actionable next steps.

Agenda

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST (17:00 – 17:15 UTC) Warming up & Presentation

Opening remarks and a concise market case: The American Midwest as an attractive, pragmatic growth region for European scale-ups.

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM EST (17:15 – 17:35 UTC) Reverse Pitches — MID & EU ecosystem counterparts

Rapid 90-second reverse pitches from accelerators, VCs, corporate pilot leads, economic development agencies and university tech-transfer offices.

11:35 AM – 12:15 PM EST (17:35 – 18:15 UTC) Startup Pitches

5 selected Series A startups from Europe present 3-minute showcases followed by short ecosystem feedback and matchmaking signals.

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM EST (18:15 – 18:30 UTC)

Initiating GEW Midwest: Round Table of Opinions

Startup Pitches Expanding to USA

1. Soula — AI-based therapeutic assistant offering real-time support for anxiety, stress and mental-wellbeing — Mental health / Digital Therapeutics. 🇨🇾
2. Clearly.help — online mental-health platform that matches users with licensed therapists for scheduled video or in-person sessions, supported by algorithmic matching and AI-enabled tools — Mental health / Teletherapy. 🇵🇱
3. Lingvanex is a fast and free online translator that helps you instantly translate text in over 110 languages. Enterprise Solution. 🇵🇱
4. Skinive — AI-powered mobile app that helps users analyze their skin condition in real time and detect potential dermatological issues early through simple smartphone photos. Health Tech / Medicine. 🇳🇱