What is
CYEL?
As the oldest national startup competition, Creative Young
Entrepreneur is a flagship project of JCI Luxembourg.
The annual contest puts creative founders in the spotlight in front of CYEL
community of corporates, institutions and ecosystem partners.
The goal is to promote inspiring business models and young founders
starting their entrepreneurial journey in Luxembourg.
For who
Early stage startups in Luxembourg Medium size or growth-focused startups scaling their operations
The conditions
Applications are reserved for individuals aged 18-40 years. Your company have to be registered in Luxembourg with a RCS number.
For what type of business
CYEL supports creative founders across industries. As long as you are young entrepreneur in Luxembourg and you can pitch our jury about your business model, vision and objectives, CYEL is the right place for you.
- Win the title of Creative Young Entrepreneur in Luxembourg from the oldest national competition
- Startup Safari designed to put you 1x1 with sponsors and a workshop to help you craft your pitch
- Cash prizes up to 6000 EUR
- Feature in the podcast: “The Luxembourgish mind”
- Media package with PR mentions (Paperjam/Silicon Luxembourg) and marketing video for your startup
“The CYEL organized by JCI Luxembourg is both a purely Luxembourgish event but also a springboard to the international thanks to the visibility given by the global dimension of JCI !”
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Timeline
One event,
some questions
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Past CYEL participants can apply excluding winners and runner ups.
- As a participant, you start your process by an interview so we can learn more about your business and the value proposition.
- All startups who apply to the program have free access to up to six masterclasses organized for CYEL participants
- Top 10 selected startups will have a chance to participate in “Startup Safari” panel and pitch their business to jury and key partners of CYEL
- All startups who apply can join the Gala event and networking session where final winner will be announced
- Exposure in startup media outlets in Luxembourg and through the network of JCI Association
- Chance to represent Luxembourg at CYE Europe as national winner and compete for CYE Global competition
We encourage both solo entrepreneurs and co-founder teams to apply for the competition.
Entrepreneurs are encouraged to present their ideas in a manner that allows the panel of judges to make the final decision. However, entrepreneurs are advised to present discreetly any sensitive information that details processes, formulae, or ingredients. Entrepreneurs may highlight these in general terms e.g. “…
My venture runs an innovative process to achieve energy efficiency which developed and has been testing over 2 years.
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