LONDON—The roster for IBC’s inaugural Startup Forum has been revealed, featuring more than 75 companies from 22 countries covering a wide range of industries, including VR/AR, sports, micro-payments, streaming video and publishing. The Startup Forum will serve as an opportunity for these companies to identify new business opportunities, grow strategies and potential partnerships.

Among the startups making up the Forum are Oovvuu from Australis, which uses AI to match broadcasters’ videos and publishers’ articles on a global scale; Tiledmedia from the Netherlands, a VR streaming company; LiveWeatherViews, also from Australia, that has developed a timelapse camera system to help TV networks capture weather vision with full automation over IP; Choicely from Finland, developers of a fan engagement platform; German company SatoshiPay, which processes nanopayment transactions; and Giraffic from the U.S., Israel and Hong Kong, a client-side multimedia software acceleration that helps device manufacturers and OTT content providers overcome internet congestion challenges.

All of the companies selected to participate in the Startup Forum has a viable product with an estimated revenue potential of 20 million Euros and ambitions to expand in different markets, according to IBC.

A number of media companies have already announced they will attend the Forum, including Sky, MTV Oy, Cisco Systems, VRT, ProSiebenSat.1 Commerce GmbH, The Venture Reality Fund and HTC.

The Startup Forum will also offer a series of key speakers. Confirmed speakers include Joost Barkel, director of digital operations, Sanoma NL; Jakob Wais, head of new platforms and video, content strategy, BILD; Sara Lisa Vogl, co-founder, VR Base; and Teresa Potocka, CEO and founder of the Potocki Communications Company. His Royal Highness Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, who leads the Netherlands’ StartupDelta, will speak during the Forum.

At the end of the Forum, five startups will be selected to take part in a pitching competition, pitching their business ideas to industry experts and receiving feedback from an expert panel. The winning startup will receive a cash prize.

The IBC Startup Forum will be held on Sept. 17 and is run in association with Media Honeypot.

LONDON—IBC has announced a new addition to its slate of IBC 2017 offerings with the first Startup Forum. The event will look to bring together digital media startups, media houses and investors for a series of keynote presentations, panel sessions, networking and pitching.

Startups and growing businesses are invited to apply to take part in the Startup Forum. IBC, along with its partner Media Honeypot, will screen the applicants and pick 75 companies that they judge as the most interesting to media investors. Discounted show tickets will be available for successful applicants.

Keynote speakers will provide insights into the latest developments in media technology and how they can turn into successful business opportunities. Some of the confirmed speakers include Marco DeMiroz, co-founder and general partner for The Virtual Reality Fund; Steffen Keidel, chief financial officer at Adblock Germany; and Michael Jaschke, CEO of Glomex/ProSiebenSat1.

There will also be a pitching competition open to all startups, with selected participants pitching their business ideas to industry experts and receiving direct feedback from an expert in a one-on-one session. Five finalists will pitch on stage, with the winner receiving a cash prize.

The Startup Forum at IBC 2017 will be a one day event, taking place Sept. 17. For more information, visit show.ibc.org/ibc-startup-forum.