{"id":180927,"date":"2026-03-27T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klak.is\/?p=180927"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:00:37","slug":"maria-01-now-international-pitching-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klak.is\/en\/maria-01-now-international-pitching-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria 01 NOW \u2013 International Pitching Competition 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir \u00edslensk sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki \u00ed \u00f6flugu sprotaumhverfi Evr\u00f3pu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KLAK &#8211; Icelandic Startups vekur athygli \u00e1 <strong>Maria 01 NOW \u2013 International Pitching Competition 2026<\/strong> sem fer fram 2.-4. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026 \u00ed Helsinki. \u00dear safnast saman frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lar, fj\u00e1rfestar og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00far einu st\u00e6rsta og kraftmesta sprotaumhverfi Evr\u00f3pu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cd samstarfi vi\u00f0 Maria 01 f\u00e1um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tilnefna allt a\u00f0 fimm \u00edslensk sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki sem fara beint inn \u00ed keppnina og pitcha \u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0inum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/klak.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Maria-01-NOW-One-pager-Apply-for-Pitching--18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Um keppnina<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pitchdagurinn fer fram <strong>2. j\u00fan\u00ed 2026<\/strong> \u00e1 Maria 01, \u201eThe Nordics\u2019 Leading Startup Campus\u201c, \u00fear sem sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki kynna lausnir s\u00ednar fyrir d\u00f3mnefnd fj\u00e1rfesta, fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0laf\u00f3lks og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keppnin er &#8222;<strong>industry agnostic<\/strong>&#8220; og opin frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lateymum \u00e1 mismunandi stigum, fr\u00e1 early-stage upp \u00ed sprota \u00e1 lei\u00f0 \u00ed frekari v\u00f6xt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>j\u00fan\u00ed &#8211; BSV Investor Deep Tech Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>j\u00fan\u00ed &#8211; Builders &amp; Community Day me\u00f0 fyrirlestrum, tengslamyndun og hinu einstaka Maria 01 Yard Party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Af hverju a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fyrir sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki sem vilja auka s\u00fdnileika sinn og tengjast norr\u00e6na sprota- og fj\u00e1rfestavettvangnum b\u00fd\u00f0ur Maria 01 NOW upp \u00e1 me\u00f0al annars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>T\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 pitcha \u00e1 <strong>al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum vettvangi<\/strong> \u00ed Helsinki<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u00fdnileika gagnvart fj\u00e1rfestum og lykila\u00f0ilum \u00far atvinnul\u00edfinu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endurgj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 reynslumikilli d\u00f3mnefnd og s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pitch-coaching<\/strong> og markvissa tengslamyndun yfir \u00ferj\u00e1 daga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M\u00f6guleika \u00e1 vinningum eins og mi\u00f0um \u00e1 <strong>Slush 2026<\/strong> and <strong>Arctic15<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00de\u00e1tttaka \u00ed keppninni er \u00e1n \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6kugjalds, en fyrirt\u00e6kin bera sj\u00e1lf fer\u00f0akostna\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hverjir geta s\u00f3tt um?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Skr\u00e1\u00f0 sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki sem geta m\u00e6tt \u00e1 sta\u00f0inn til Helsinki<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teymi sem eru a\u00f0 byggja upp lausnir me\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega m\u00f6guleika og vilja:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>auka s\u00fdnileika sinn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hitta fj\u00e1rfesta og samstarfsa\u00f0ila<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pr\u00f3fa sig \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum pitch-vettvangi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keppnin er ekki bundin vi\u00f0 eitt svi\u00f0 heldur leitum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lbreyttum, metna\u00f0arfullum teymum me\u00f0 sk\u00fdra framt\u00ed\u00f0ars\u00fdn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ums\u00f3knarfrestur og tilnefningar fr\u00e1 KLAK<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formlegur ums\u00f3knarfrestur hj\u00e1 Maria 01 er 31. mars 2026.<\/strong><br>Sem samstarfsa\u00f0ili f\u00e1um vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 <strong>7 daga auka frest<\/strong> til a\u00f0 tilnefna \u00edslensk sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki sem fara sj\u00e1lfkrafa inn \u00ed keppnina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert stofnandi e\u00f0a \u00ed teymi hj\u00e1 sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki og vilt koma til greina \u00ed tilnefningu fr\u00e1 KLAK, endilega sendu okkur stuttan t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st \u00fear sem kemur fram:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heiti fyrirt\u00e6kis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stutt l\u00fdsing \u00e1 lausn og marka\u00f0i (3\u20135 l\u00ednur)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stig fyrirt\u00e6kisins (t.d. pre-seed, seed, early revenue)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hvers vegna \u00fei\u00f0 vilji\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed Maria 01 NOW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sendi\u00f0 okkur p\u00f3st \u00e1: <strong>hello@klak.is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KLAK mun s\u00ed\u00f0an fara yfir innsendar ums\u00f3knir, velja allt a\u00f0 fimm teymi til tilnefningar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00deetta er fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir \u00edslensk sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki til a\u00f0 st\u00edga n\u00e6sta skref \u00fat \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legan vettvang, byggja tengsl og hra\u00f0a n\u00e6sta kafla \u00ed vexti fyrirt\u00e6kisins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir \u00edslensk sprotafyrirt\u00e6ki \u00ed \u00f6flugu sprotaumhverfi Evr\u00f3pu KLAK &#8211; 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