Deadline: 4-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Huawei Individual Challenge.
VivaTech is the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation!
This international event is a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products and is a celebration of today’s innovations and tomorrow’s possibilities for everyone who believes in the power of technology to transform business and society!
Huawei is dedicated to the development of a broad innovation ecosystem for a fully connected, intelligent world which will benefit more people, homes, and organizations. With over 197,000 employees worldwide, of which over 100,000 are working in R&D, Huawei continuously innovates through intensive research and partnerships, and welcomes and values innovative proposals from around the world.
Types of Challenges
- Digital Power Challenge: Zero Carbon with Energy Digitalization
- AR/VR Challenge:
- New AR/VR Tech for Deeper Human/Digital InteractionHealth Challenge: Digital Solutions for Better Health
- Mobile App Challenge: Creating Brand New Mobile Experiences
- Industrial Challenge: Enabling More Efficient Industries
Why Apply?
- Be in their Lab: Top startups will be offered a place on their Lab at VivaTech, visibility on-site and online, and four free passes to the salon.
- Pitch on their Lab: Shortlisted startups will get the opportunity to present their solution in front of Huawei experts.
- Collaboration Reward: Start a conversation with one of Huawei’s business or research unit in order to assess feasibility of future collaboration.
Selection Criteria
- Relevance of the Solution: Proposal should be highly relevant to the challenge and answer a real question.
- Disruption: Proposal should bring significant innovation in one or several aspects related to the challenge.
- Maturity: Proposal should be supported by an initial demo, POC, or clinical test.
- High Impact: Proposal should bring significant value to users. How value is brought to user should be highlighted in the proposal.
- Viability: Proposal should have a viable business model.
Note: Individual Challenges may have additional criteria. Please read presentation closely.
For more information, visit https://challenges.vivatechnology.com/en/challenges/huawei