StartMeUp

MSV 2020
START ME UP!

STARTUP & BUSINESS FESTIVAL

5 — 9 10 2020

BVV Trade Fairs
Brno

Uniqueness of
START ME UP!

The interconnection of the festival with the biggest Central European engineering trade fair represents the unique opportunity to find new clients and to present yourselves to potential investors.

1600+

companies as potential clients

28%

of the participants are involved in the decision-making of the companies

58%

international and foreign companies

Startups

More than 1600 companies in one place makes the MSV the biggest Central European trade fair of engineering technologies. Show yourselves not just to investors, but also to your future customers. Get inspiration from stories of successful startups, get help from experienced mentors and show your work to the media from around the world.

I am interested in

Investors

Meet dozens of young people with great ideas from Central Europe. Choose those who have the biggest potential to turn their ideas into a successful business and help them to start it.

Partners

Be present at the start of the startup festival, which uniquely connects innovative young companies with more than 1600 exhibitors at the biggest Central European trade fair of engineering technologies. Present your brand at the event, which has a unique tradition and media reach.

Materials & construction

3D printing, nanotechnologies, construction

Energy

resources, energy storage, energy transfer

Supply chain management

asset & facility management, logistics, storage, GIS, indoor navigation, EDI, payment systems

Mobility

automotive, air & space industry, electromobility, drones

Data

IT security, clouds, blockchain, IoT, big data, cryptocurrencies

Ai & machine learning

robots, autonomous driving

Enterprise resource planning

Customer relation management, manufacturing execution systems, product life cycle management, MIS, SIS, accounting, HR

Display & communication technologies

advanced reality / mixed reality / virtual reality, AV technology, chatbots, speech technologies, IoT

MSV Visitors

Professional public

More than 6000 persons representing the exhibiting companies
B2B visitors – workers from engineering companies and related industries
International participation – 23 countries
Significant attendance from CZ, SK, DE, AT, PL, IT

Lay public

Perimeter 100 – 150 km from Brno + Slovakia
Students of vocational higher schools and high schools, general public

VIP

Ceremonial opening of the Zone during the first day of the MSV
Expected presence of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, ministers, representatives of partner countries, diplomatic missions, etc.

Media

All Czech mass media, professional media
World professional media – PROPED mission

80 000+

visitors

6000+

exhibitors

Start Me Up! Party

The most important one at the START ME UP! it will be Tuesday. Get to know the night city of Brno - a metropolis that breaks the rankings of established tourist destinations with its freshness, attractiveness, the spirit of the student city and cosmopolitanism. The party will be held in one of the renowned Brno bars, which make up the image of Brno around the world. Meet other startups, investors and entrepreneurs who focus on MSV.

5

days of work

4

nights of fun

Uniqueness of
START ME UP!

Startups

Investors