FutureScope, Ireland’s only conference that promotes collaboration between entrepreneurs and large enterprises, has this week announced the four finalists of its One2Watch competition. 

The competition seeks to find Ireland’s most scalable business idea and give the winning company a platform that will support their growth strategies. 
 
The winner will present their business idea on the FutureScope mainstage to an audience of more than 1,200 – featuring investors, large enterprises and multinationals and support agencies. The selected company will also get a desk for three months at the Guinness Enterprise Centre and consultancy services from Dublin BIC. They will also receive €2,000 in prize money.
 
The finalists – WeSavvy, ProVerum Medical, Skytango and Hexafly – were chosen from 58 early-stage businesses who entered One2Watch. The companies must now pitch their idea to FutureScope’s panel of judges at the 10th May event, demonstrating the market need – and therefore scalability – of their product or service. The start-up that the judges believe has the most scalable idea will be crowned FutureScope One2Watch 2017.
 
Judging the competition are Alison Cowser (Dragon’s Den), Gary Leyden (National Director at the National Digital Research Centre), Eoghan Stack (CEO, DCU Ryan Academy) and Bernadette O’Reilly (Incubation Centre Manager, DIT Hothouse).

Congratulating the finalists, CEO of Dublin BIC, Michael Culligan said, "FutureScope is all about connecting start-ups with multinationals, investors and business supports – and that is exactly what this competition does. The winner will be given the unique opportunity to pitch to a highly influential – and potentially game-changing – audience of more than 1,200 people. That alone is an invaluable opportunity that businesses don’t normally get."

Source: www.businessworld.ie