MediaMarkt Logo - 5 years
Retail Startup
Challenge 2022
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What is MediaMarkt Startup Challenge?

We want to change the world of Retail! Being a global leader in the sector, we admit that this change can be achieved together with startups through cultural transformation and digitalisation.

MediaMarkt Startup Challenge brings together entrepreneurs, who are shaping technologies of the future today, and the retail world. We are driven by the aim to enrich customer experience; we endeavour to boost the most innovative solutions and ideas in the retail sector.

MediaMarkt cooperates with Buybuddy in 10 stores, and with Udentify, one of the first-year winners, in 5 stores. In addition, pilot studies were conducted with AssistBox, B2Metric, Countbuddy, Optiyol and Qumpara. All our winners so far (Buybuddy, Udentify, Kutu, Shopi) had the opportunity to benefit from the acceleration program by joining the network of the Plug and Play Tech Center in Germany.

Areas of Interest What we are looking for?

Innovative ideas and practices that will make a difference in the future retail experience.

Retail Sales Technologies

Solutions to transform the decision-making process of the customer online and in physical stores, bringing more exciting technological experience.

After-Sales
Technologies

Solutions to enhance customer experience and increase customer satisfaction after sales in MediaMarkt stores.

Corporate Digitalization Process

Solutions to improve the efficiency of sales teams and staff and streamline all kind of business processes.

Winners of 2022

Alumni Startups

B2Metric LogoUdentify LogoBagaj LogoShopi LogoPoltioBuybuddyPegneon Logoyosh.ai LogoOptiyol LogoMoengageQumparapacer logo

Awards

Chance to be evaluated in MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group

Chance to pilot in MediaMarkt stores in Turkey

$2000 Cloud Credit from the Award Sponsor Google
Mentorship Support From Google Developer Experts

Notebook computer from our corporate partner Index Grup

Chance to pilot in MediaMarkt stores in Turkey

$2000 Cloud Credit from the Award Sponsor Google
Mentorship Support From Google Developer Experts

Notebook computer from our corporate partner Index Grup

Chance to pilot in MediaMarkt stores in Turkey

$2000 Cloud Credit from the Award Sponsor Google
Mentorship Support From Google Developer Experts

Notebook computer from our corporate partner Index Grup

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About Us

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More than 1000 stores with sales floors measuring up to 8,000 square meters in 13 countries around the globe are what makes MediaMarkt Europe’s undisputed Number One consumer electronics retailer. For more than 50 years, MediaMarkt has been synonymous with innovation, uncompromising customer orientation and a comprehensive range of customer and after-sales services.

For more information: MediaMarkt Turkey www.mediamarkt.com.tr

Hackquarters is a startup accelerator launchpad and a corporate innovation partner. Hackquarters is a right place for you, if you want to make a change and build a next great thing on the internet. If you believe that you can rock the world, join Hackquarters family.

For further information: hackquarters.co

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Index Grup Logo

Index Grup is a group of companies that brings together the products of more than 200 world technology giants with individual and corporate consumers across Turkey through more than 8000 business partners and has been the leader in the Information Technologies sector by a large margin since 2001, where pioneered the firsts.

For more information: Index
indexgrup.com/en

Zip (ASX:ZIP) is a leading global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company providing fair and seamless solutions that simplify how people pay. Founded in Australia in 2013, our mission is to be the first payment choice, everywhere and every day. We give consumers, merchants and businesses around the world access to transparent, flexible and interest-free credit.

For further information: https://zip.co/