Startup Challenge

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William Bao Bean
Partner
Softbank China & India Holdings

Allen Zhu
Partner
GSR Ventures

Erhai Liu
Managing Director
Legend Capital

Kevin Jin
Vice President
ChinaVenture

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2008 China Travel Distination&Technology Summit

China Travel Distribution Summit hosted by TravelDaily is now regarded as the most prestigious event for China’s travel industry. This event is set to be the impeccable opportunity to develop your China entry strategy. 350 senior travel executives from Ctrip, Elong, Mangocity, Expedia, Google, PayPal, Rakuten【More】

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Startup Challenge is the most exciting part of the Summit. 6-8 selected entrepreneurs from the startup companies who are less than 12 months in existence or companies leaving stealth mode (or are a little beyond startup) will have the chance to demonstrate their innovative solutions or products that will significantly impact travel planning, purchasing and trending.

The winner voted by the audience will be rewarded China Travel Innovation Award.

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Entrepreneurs

What we are looking for
Brilliant entrepreneurs who are looking for funding to start or to grow their travel company.

What you will need to commit to do

Pitch to 4 top travel industry veterans in front of an audience of investors and industry decision-makers in order to win the China Travel Innovation Award.
Buy a table top display stand to promote your company to the investors (US$1,500)

What you will get

Pitch to highly successful backers in your area of business
You will receive two complimentary passes for the entire event, including conference sessions, demonstrations and exhibits, as well as all meals and social functions
Receive valuable and constructive feedback direct from industry gurus, serial investors who know what it takes to build run and grow successful business
Start ups source seed funding to start your business
Existing businesses source growth capital to grow to the next level
Compete for the China Travel Innovation award and receive national acclaim
Achieve maximum exposure for FREE!

Apply to pitch
In order to choose the pitchers we need a document which contains:

Name
Company
Tel
Email
Postal address
URL
Business plan
Growth estimates
Funding sought
Experience of the team
Investment potential

If you want to be considered, please email Eva He on eva@traveldaily.cn with "Startup Challenge Pitch" in the subject line.

Investors

What we are looking for
You will have considerable investment expertise and success in your chosen industry vertical. You will be well known in your industry and be actively looking to make more investments in the travel sector.

What you will need to commit to do

Listen to 4 hours of short pitches for funding by entrepreneurs
Be able to ask the questions that will identify which entrepreneur has it in them and choose which entrepreneur has the best investment potential
After the conference you need to offer complementary consulting service up to 8 hours to the winner

What you will get

Complimentary registration for the entire event
Listen to the "Gurus," Travel's most successful investors and discover where the leaders in your field are investing and why
Save your valuable time. It will take you months of work to meet and assess this many investment opportunities. Here you will do it all in 4 hard but profitable hours!

Apply to be a Guru
All gurus will be selected by invitation. If you want to be considered email Eva He on eva@traveldaily.cn with "Industry Guru" in the subject