On June 13, 2023, the national qualifying round of the Startup World Cup competition was held at Interpred WTC. The Bulgarian winner was announced during the final gala evening. In addition to the trophy, the winner won the opportunity to represent Bulgaria at the world finals at the end of this year in San Francisco.
The big winner of the competition is Releva, the company creates a user experience platform that boosts revenue for online businesses through strong connections and empathy with users.
In this year’s edition of the event, over 40 startups took part, but only ten of them got the opportunity to present their ideas live in front of the jury and the guests of the event.
The official gala evening was opened by Preslav Bobev, President of the European Association of Digital Experts and Hristo Etropolski, Deputy Executive Director of Invest Bulgaria Agency, who emphasized, “The recipe for success for the Bulgarian startup ecosystem is when all of us – the state government, local authorities, business representatives, industry organizations – work together and unite our efforts.“
The Releva Award was presented by Lyubomir Atanasov, Managing Partner at Internet Media Group and organizer of the contest. He congratulated the team for their success and wished them to return winners from America. Scios and Quandoo came second and third.
Scios is a platform for strategic solutions. The product’s technology combines artificial intelligence with core principles from behavioural economics, and Quandoo is a Bulgarian SaaS platform that provides digital tools enabling hotels and accommodation to receive direct bookings, as well as optimise their online marketing and work with different distribution channels.