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Revealing the most disruptive startups that will have the greatest impact on procurement’s digital transformation and ROI.

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Applications for the DEMO 2023 competition will close May 31.

The largest startup pitch competition in procurement, DEMO has become a benchmark for Innovation in procurement and a game-changing event for startups.

The best 20 startups of DEMO 2023, chosen out of 100 in our online pre-qualifications, will pitch virtually to hundreds of tech buyers and our judges during our semi final round. The 4 best startups that make it to the finals will be invited to pitch to thousands of onsite and online viewers live on Center stage at DPW Amsterdam 2023.

Tracks

We’d love to hear from startups and scaleups in the following two categories:

Early Stage Track

From MVP to Scaleup

$0 - $1M in ARR

Growth Stage Track

From Scaleup to Corporation

$1M - $10M in ARR

The fine print: Have a registered company; have Initial traction with a working MVP; only Founders or CEOs to present; able to commit to key dates in the DEMO 2023 calendar

Questions about the competition?

SEE OUR FAQ

COMPETITION FORMAT & TIMELINE

APPLICATION OPENS

12 APRIL

All Applicants

APPLICATION CLOSES

31 MAY

All Applicants

QUALIFICATION ROUND JUDGING

1-16 JUNE

All Applicants

ONLINE SCREENING & SCORING

SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

21 JUNE

TOP 20

SEMI-FINAL EARLY STAGE TRACK

5 SEPTEMBER

TOP 10

ONLINE PITCH TO JURY

SEMI-FINAL GROWTH STAGE TRACK

6 SEPTEMBER

TOP 10

ONLINE PITCH TO JURY

GRAND FINALE

12 OCTOBER

TOP 4

LIVE PITCH AT DPW AMSTERDAM 2023

WINNER OF DEMO 2023

Meet our DEMO 2023 judges

Bodo Bokämper
VP Digitalization & Processes, Global Procurement
BMW
Raquel Silva
Source-to-Pay Team Leader
adidas
Johanna Zimmermann
Head of Digital Procurement
Ørsted
Christopher Parsons
VP Procurement Capability Development
Deutsche Bank
Blessen Kurian
Procurement Director, Digital & Data Science
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Niklas Klarnskou
Head of Procurement Processes and Digitalization
CRH
Hanno Stegmann
Managing Director and Partner
BCG X
Will Sheldon
Partner
Expedition Growth Capital
Eva Arh
Partner
3VC
Carmen Erhardt
Head of Global Processes & Operations
Henkel
Magdalena Salyi
Head of Digital Operations IMS Procurement
Signify
Achraf Bannai
Global Head of Research Procurement
Sanofi
Samara Gordon
General Partner
Hyperplane
Monique Alblas
Head of Consulting
DPW

Meet some of our past winners

Slide 1

“DEMO has been a game-changing event for us. We won a multi-year contract with one of the largest CPG companies in the world after pitching at DEMO.”

Mike Anguiano

Founder SupplyHive

Slide 1

“This was one of the highest quality events I’ve been involved in. Thank you so much, DPW! Since the event, we have already been reached by five enterprises, all $10B+ revenue. This is something.”

Kaspar Korjus

Co-founder Pactum

Slide 1

“This is the best event for startups in procurement. Being able to tell our story to a large audience and get our name out there is what we, like any startup, really need.”

Simon Jaehnig

Co-founder IntegrityNext

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