Deadline: 16-Jul-21
Entries are now open for the 2021 Nordic Startup Awards to inspire, stimulate and recognize entrepreneurship throughout the Nordic region, whilst connecting a community of startup enthusiasts, serial entrepreneurs and mentors from diverse and complementing backgrounds. Not only focusing on the cool and successful startups, but on the entire startup ecosystem – from the investors and journalists to the founders and the developer heroes.
Nordic Startup Awards is part of the Global Startup Awards which is the biggest independent startup ecosystem competition with the mission to find, recognise and connect the future-shapers of the digital age from all around the globe.
The Nordic Startup Awards is a unique series of events in the Nordic countries. Since 2012 they have gathered the best of the best from the Nordic startup community, with the ambition to recognise and celebrate all the great achievement of this region.
Having categories for Startups, Investors, Incubation/Acceleration programs, Ecosystem heroes and Co-working spaces, the mission is to find, recognize and connect future-shapers from all over the world while keeping the independence of the competition, so they never sell your data and or charge you for anything.
- Startup of the Year: A startup that inspires the next generation of founders while positively impacting the economy and the world in general. It is a product and/or service which is already a success on the market, disrupting its industry with an innovative approach.
- Best Newcomer: A startup up to 2 years of age with the potential to become Startup of the Year in the future. Its product and/or service is already on the market on a path to disrupt its industry and positively impact the economy and the world.
- Founder of the Year: A startup founder or co-founder who has shown strong leadership skills and achieved exceptional business results while being an inspiration to their team and a role model for the next generation of founders.
- VC of the Year: A VC who has created impressive financial results while investing bravely in innovative companies which can positively impact the economy as well as the world, supporting them also with resources other than just financial.
- Best Co-working Space: A co-working space that deserves the recognition for its services, support, and resources to fast-growth startups, and for creating a culture and environment that fosters innovation and focuses on positively impacting the world.
- Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: A fixed-term, cohort-based, mentorship-driven program that helps and empowers entrepreneurs to foster the growth of their innovative companies by providing tools, resources, connections, knowledge and expertise.
- Ecosystem Hero of the Year: An individual known by its passion for entrepreneurship and ability as well as willingness to help startups and entrepreneurship grow.
- Best Green Tech Startup: A startup with a good business model that has a green impact on the world with its product and/or service that reduces energy consumption, creates renewable energy and/or makes process optimization.
- Best Health Tech Startup: A startup that is on the path to disrupt the healthcare industry through the use of technology and by developing new business models improving the lives of patients. The startup’s product and/or service is already showing early traction on the market.
Benefits
Join the largest independent startup ecosystem competition not only to be recognized globally, but also to get access to an invite-only, curated global network and to be matched with active investors, startups, incubation/acceleration programs and government initiatives from all around the world. Your data is never sold and your participation will never be monetized.
What can you gain from participating in the competition:
- Get better recognition nationally, regionally and globally to attract business opportunities even from other countries, regions and continents.
- Access to GSA Alumni Network which is an invite-only VIP club that not only serves a greater movement that fosters the development of startup ecosystems globally, but also gives You access to a well selected global network to support your international business endeavors.
- Connection to other regional and global stakeholders – finalists, winners, juries, partners and ambassadors.
- Matchmaking with active investors, successful startups, accelerator and incubator programs, as well as government initiatives.
- Promotion through Global Startup Awards’ regional and global social media channels and newsletters.
- Opportunity to contribute with your expertise and knowledge to a greater good: to shape the global startup ecosystem with other selected future-shapers.
- Enjoy the benefits of valuable services and products offered by the Prize Sponsors
For more information, visit https://nordicstartupawards.com/