Competition for Entrepreneurs in Industry and Technology and a Prize of €10,000

The Hello Tomorrow organization interested in the technology field invites all innovative people with entrepreneurial technological ideas all over the world to join its 6th edition of the “Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge” where they can introduce their entrepreneurial projects in the different technology paths and those who qualify for the final stage will be given a money prize in addition to the opportunity to meet and speak with an elite of investors, entrepreneurs, and international corporates. 

Challenge Details: 

The local challenges will be held in Turkey for the participants from Turkey and in Southeast Asia & Hong Kong for the participants from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong and the finals will be held in Singapore and regarding the participants from Africa the finals will be held in South Africa. It is not obligatory to participate in the Local challenges if there is no one held in the applicants’ countries and It won’t affect their applications or opportunity to reach the finals in Paris.

Challenge Stages: 

The top 500 deep technology projects will be chosen in the first stage and then the best 6 projects in each field will be chosen and finally, only one project in each field will be selected in the last stage of the challenge in Paris. The judging will be through a committee of investors, corporates, scientists and other experts in their field. The first stage winners will be announced on 15th November 2019 and those who qualify for the second stage will be announced on 14th January 2010 then the final stage of the challenge will be held in Paris on 3rd March 2020.

A prize of €10,000 will be given to winning startup in each field and among the winning startups of the different fields only one will be chosen to be the grand winner with a prize of €100,000 (€10k + €90k) The winners also will get the chance to get one-on-one meetings with VCs and international corporates.

• Projects that depend on a new technology or add something innovative to a technology that already exists
• Applicants that already have something that proves the soundness of the idea like a prototype or has already started in the production phase.
• Teams that have at least two members.
• Projects that don’t belong to larger corporations.
• Projects that still are in the early stage.
• Applicants that can predict a plan of the economic success of their application in the market within 15 years.
• Project that can be beneficial for the targeted industries, the society or the environment in general.

About Hello Tomorrow:

Hello Tomorrow is a non-profit organization bringing together a community of entrepreneurs aiming to unlock the potential of deep technologies to solve the world's toughest challenges. It sources projects and startups and facilitates collaboration between entrepreneurs, industries, and investors in order to propel innovation from the lab to the market. Hello Tomorrow organizes startup competitions, mentorship programs and a series of events around the world, as well as educating and consulting relevant stakeholders on the emergence of deep technologies.

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