MindTrek 2011

Competition info

MindTrek presents a selection of competitions with significant prizes and development opportunities for the most innovative and promising companies. This year we present three competitions - MindTrek LaunchPad, Nokia Ubimedia Awards and MindTrek Indie Games Awards.

MindTrek LaunchPad

MindTrek LaunchPad competition awards innovative new Finnish digital media products or demos – and the people behind it, who have the urge to make it big. The prize packages total 20 000 €, in addition to internationalization and growth services provided by selected partners.

Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards

Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards blurs the line between designers, computer scientists, artists, economists and engineers, and seeks to broaden our understanding of where and how ubiquitous media will influence our future life. We are looking for disruptive artistic visions as well as clever near-to-market solutions off the beaten track!

MindTrek Indie Games Awards

MindTrek Indie Games Awards is looking for indie game developers and companies creating the future success of Finnish games industry. The competition is organized with Finnish Center of Games Industry Neogames and Game and Media Brand Investment Fund Mediatonic. The competition is open to Finnish independent game developers with unpublished game or a demo to any commonly used digital game devices. The main prize will be a trip for two to San Francisco to Game Developers Conference in March 2012 (value appr. 5 000 €), and a chance to negotiate for Mediatonic Funding of 30 000 - 500 000 €.

Transfluent wins MindTrek LaunchPad 2011

Monday, 03 October 2011 - 09:03

Transfluent is the winner of the MindTrek LaunchPad 2011 main prize of 15 000 €. Transfluent is a service that offers near real-time professional translation to social media feeds and websites. Moreover, the winner will receive expert business development services in the form of half day's legal consulting (IP and contracts) from Lexia. Lexia is internationally recognized as one of the leading Finnish law firms in the fields of intellectual property, technology and media.

“This year’s competition featured an impressive group of entrepreneurs....

Welcome to the conference, MindTrekkers!

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 - 15:43

MindTrek Conference is here! If you are already registered, your badge will be waiting for you at the registration desk starting at 8:30 on Thursday and 9:00 on Friday.

Not registered yet but what to join the fun? You can still register online (bring a receipt of the payment with you) or come to venue and pay with credit card at the conference registration desk. There is no separate on-site extra fee - all the conference passes are late bird priced.

No worries if you are a late bird. Welcome to MindTrek 2011!

The order for LaunchPad finalist pitches is drawn!

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 - 16:34

The order for the pitches in LaunchPad final was just raffled. The order is Microtask, Tastingbook, Transfluent, Ovelin, Zonear and Grey Area. Come to see the hottest Finnish startups pitching in front of juries and an audience for 20 000 € in prize money! The LaunchPad final takes place in the conference program at 12:30-15 on Sept 29.

MindTrek LaunchPad 2011 Finalists

Thursday, 15 September 2011 - 15:23

After much deliberation, the finalists for the MindTrek Launchpad have now been selected. The competition was tough, and the job for our pre-jury was certainly not an easy one.

The companies running for the 20 000 € grand prize and expert business development services are (in alphabetical order):

Grey Area: Shadow Cities
Shadow Cities is a new way to see and understand MMORPG games. Grey Area is building a whole new MMORPG genre by combining location aware mobile gaming with global social gaming. In Shadow Cities, neighborhoods and familiar streets in cities across...

Last day for MindTrek LaunchPad submissions

Monday, 05 September 2011 - 12:03

You asked for it - you got it! We extended two of our competition deadlines. Time flies! Today is the last chance to tell us about your product or demo, and get your LaunchPad submission in.

The clock is ticking also for Indie Games Awards entries. Deadline for both competition submissions is September 5 - that's today, MindTrekers!

Two MindTrek Competitions still open for entries!

Friday, 26 August 2011 - 12:16

LaunchPad and Indie Games Awards submission deadline has been extended until Sept 5. An extra chance to get your application in, and if you'd like, to update your already submitted entry!

MindTrek LaunchPad

Do you have the next breakthrough start-up? Bring your start-up to MindTrek and present it in front of industry journalists, venture capitalists, web and mobile savvies. New Finnish digital media products or demos and the people behind them will be awarded with 20 000 €.

MindTrek Indie Games...

LaunchPad and Indie Games Awards - last chance for entries!

Thursday, 18 August 2011 - 10:16

Two MindTrek competitions, LaunchPad and Indie Games Awards are open for submissions until August 26. Don't miss your chance to win big and bring your startup or game in front of industry journalists, venture capitalists, web and mobile savvies in MindTrek Conference.

Take a look at the competition information and fill out your submission form! May it be a lucky one!

Ubimedia competition call extended to July 15th

Thursday, 23 June 2011 - 09:50

The deadline for Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards entries has been extended to July 15th 2011. Read more information about the competition and make your entry!

MindTrek Indie Games Awards now open for submissions!

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 - 14:17

Last week, the Launchpad submission period started. Now, it's time for MindTrek Indie Games Awards! We are excited to launch a new competition category for game developers, and really looking forward to hearing from the best of Finnish indie game scene.

The competition is organized in co-operation with Finnish Center of Games Industry Neogames and Game and Media Brand Investment Fund Mediatonic. The main prize is a trip for two to San Francisco to Game Developers Conference in March 2012 (value...

MindTrek Launchpad now open for submissions!

Thursday, 05 May 2011 - 14:30

We are pleased to announce that the MindTrek Launchpad Competition is now open for submissions. The competition awards innovative new Finnish digital media products or demos – and the people behind it, who have the urge to make it big. The prize sum is 20 000 €.

All the submissions need to be received by an online form on our site. The submission time ends on August 26, 2011. Six finalists will be selected from the submitted applications to demonstrate in front of the jurors and the conference audience on...

MindTrek presents three competitions

Wednesday, 04 May 2011 - 13:22

MindTrek LaunchPad has a successful history and as our main competition category, it awards innovative new Finnish digital media products or demos –...

MindTrek 2010 LaunchPad winner Applifier expanding

Friday, 15 April 2011 - 14:32

The 2010 MindTrek LaunchPad winner Applifier is growing fast. The company had six employees when it won the MindTrek prize, and in just six months they have nearly quadrupled to 22 employees. The company is not only expanding in terms of head count but also the customer base is growing.

Applifier has also secured $2M in seed funding from Silicon Valley, European and Finnish investors alongside Tekes. “We are thrilled to work with hundreds of game publishers and help them to find a ton of new users...