Sponsoring Agency: Hello Tomorrow
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/18/2021
Size of the Fund: USD $50,000 to $500,000
Applications are open for the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, the world-renowned deep tech startup competition.
The Global Challenge is a renowned international startup competition organized by Hello Tomorrow since 2014. It is uniquely designed to address the needs of early-stage deep tech startups across all industries.
The Challenge gives deep tech and science-based entrepreneurs around the globe a platform for their projects, providing opportunities for equity-free funding, global visibility and connections with key players in the deep tech ecosystem. To date, previous winners and finalists have already raised more than $1 billion in funding.
The Challenge concludes with the Grand Finals which will take place during the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris on the 2nd and 3rd December 2021.
Applications are entirely free
Why Apply?
A competition designed for science and deep tech entrepreneurs:
• Connections
o Track Winners will get customized coaching sessions by the experts & personal introductions with relevant investors & potential partners and clients.
o Connect with leading industry experts, investors, accelerators & fellow entrepreneurs.
o Become part of the Deep Tech Pioneers community & get all-year access to a global deep tech ecosystem to receive business and funding opportunities.
• Visibility
o Receive the Deep Tech Pioneer recognition & get a chance to be featured in the reports and invited to speak at future events.
o Opportunities to pitch or showcase in front of a curated audience of renowned industry leaders & investors.
o Get spotted by international media, with interview opportunities.
• Funding
o €100K Grand Prize, €30K 2nd prize and €20K 3rd prize – all equity-free, no strings attached.
o Advertise your open fundraising opportunities to their active international investor network
o A dedicated Investor Day for 1-on-1 meetings with 200+ renowned VCs and CVCs.
Eligibility Criteria
Hello Tomorrow welcomes startups that are:
• In the early stage of development or the beginning of their commercialisation phase
• Based on a new technology, a scientific discovery or a complex engineering process
• Addressing an industrial, societal or environmental unmet need or creating a new market
• Composed of a team of at least 2 people
• Not a subsidiary or spin-off of an existing company
More information at: https://hello-tomorrow.org/startups/
