Deadline: 23-May-22
Applications are now open for the Hello Tomorrow Asia Pacific Challenge 2022, a ultimate platform for early-stage deep-tech start-ups in Asia Pacific.
Hello Tomorrow Challenges give 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.
Categories
They welcome innovation across all categories:
- Digital Health & Medical Devices
- Medical Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
- Industrial Biotech
- New Material
- Sustainable Manufacturing
- Energy
- Environment
- Food & Agriculture
- Urban Sustainability
- Mobility
- Aeronautics
- New Space
- Industry 4.0
- Breakthrough AI
- Computer & Communication Hardware
Benefits
- First Prize:
- S$30K equity-free grant
- Fast-track to SLINGSHOT 2022 Finals
- Sponsored 10-day trip to Singapore in October 2022 to participate at SWITCH and the preceding immersion week
- Fast-track to Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2023 Finals
- Return flights to Paris, France, to attend the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in March 2023
- Second & Third Prizes:
- Fast-track to Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2023 Finals
- Return flights to Paris, France, to attend the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in March 2023
Why Apply?
- Fast Track: The creme get endorsed as Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers, and industry acknowledges that as a badge of validation!
- Connections: Build strong relationships with deep-tech focused investors, industry leaders, experts, and fellow entrepreneurs from the region and around the globe.
- Visibility: Equity-free funds and grants, and be placed before the global network of investors.
- Funding: Supercharge your funding with access to equity-free prizes across all 3 challenges:
- Hello Tomorrow APAC Challenge 2022: S$30K equity-free prize
- Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2023: Prizes to be announced
- Slingshot 2022: Prizes to be announced
Eligibility Criteria
They welcome startups that are:
- In the early stages of development, or the beginning of their commercialisation phase
- Based on a new technology, a scientific discovery, or a complex engineering process
- Addressing an unmet industrial, societal, or environmental 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
- If you are based anywhere in Asia Pacific, a single application here automatically qualifies you for the Global Challenge
For more information, visit https://www.hello-tomorrow-apac.org/apac-challenge-2022