Competition for Startups and Prizes up to $125,000 from Huawei

Huawei invites startups around the world to participate in the Huawei Spark Ignite Competition2021, which aims to find a solution in one of the following competition categories:

• Transportation: Technologies that enhance and improve traditional transportation.
• Financial Services & Insurance: Innovative integration of technology in the financial and insurance sector.
• Media & Gaming: New technologies that can disrupt the burgeoning media & gaming industry.
• Education: Digital solutions that enhance educational services.
• Internet: Technologies that utilize the internet to provide groundbreaking products and services.
• Mobile: Innovative mobile solutions that provide smart life services.
• Sustainability: Leverage AI/ML, Cloud, & IOT to support energy efficiency, stimulate low carbon consumption, and track/predict carbon emission and facilitate carbon trade.
• MICE: SaaS, XR solutions that deliver better MICE (meeting, incentive, conferences, exhibition) experiences pertaining to a post-covid world.

Top 2 Startup

• USD 125K Cloud credits, subject to Spark T&Cs.
• admit to Huawei Spark accelerate tier.
• Mentoring and networking sessions with Huawei advisory board including Huawei mentors, external enterprise leaders, and VC firms.
• Go to market support.
• Business development support e.g. Sell with and Sell Through Huawei.
• Admission to Spark Fire.

3rd – 5th Startup

• Up to USD 80K Cloud credits, subject to Spark T&Cs
• admit to Huawei Spark accelerate tier
• Mentoring and networking sessions with Huawei advisory board including Huawei mentors, external enterprise leaders, and VC firms.
• Go to market support
• Business development support e.g. Sell with and Sell Through Huawei.

6th – 10th

• USD 40K Cloud credits, subject to Spark T&Cs
• Admit to Huawei Spark incubate tier.
• Technical support.
• Training support.

11th – 15th

• USD 20K Cloud credits, subject to Spark T&Cs
• Admit to Huawei Spark incubate tier.
• Technical support.
• Training support.

16th - 30th

• USD 5K Cloud credits, subject to Spark T&Cs

In the event a Participant (a winner) cannot be reached, by email or by phone, for more than three (3) months after the first attempt to reach them was made, he/she will be deemed as having waived their right to claim the prize and will not be entitled to any prize or any kind of compensation.

• This Challenge is open and offered solely to: Startup. A business entity, regardless of its business area. Startups may be required, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to provide proof of (i) company registration by submitting a registration certificate issued within the last three months, or ongoing company registration, or any trade registry and proof ensuring the registration of the entity in the relevant country, and (ii) a valid professional insurance policy subscription.
• All the documents that may confirm the Participant’s eligibility may be required prior to awarding any prizes (e.g. identity document, registration certificate, student card, etc.).
• This Challenge is not open to employees and representatives of the Sponsor and Agorize and the members of their families.
• This Challenge is void in countries where it is prohibited or restricted by law.
• Participation in the Challenge must be as a Startup. Startups. Startup Participants enter the Contest on behalf of their legal business organizations. During the registration process, the Startup Participant must designate one individual who is part of the company for contact purposes with the Sponsor. This person will be responsible for registering the Startup at the Challenge and participate in the Challenge on behalf of the Startup.
• The Deliverable includes exclusive contributions from a Startup. Otherwise, if the content from a third party has been used in the development of the Deliverable, all rights, authorizations, and agreements necessary to submit the Deliverable and grant the rights mentioned herein have been obtained. The existence of uncredited third-party contributions in the Deliverable will result in the disqualification of the Deliverable and the related Participants;
• The content of the Deliverable does not and will not infringe or violate any rights of any third party or entity, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, privacy, competition law, confidentiality, or any contractual or extracontractual right.
• Participants are responsible for and shall bear any costs or expenses associated with preparing and submitting Deliverables.

Timeline:

• Round One. Deliverables will be accepted from May 6, 2021, to July 11, 2021. At the end of this Round, up to 30 Deliverables will be pre-selected to proceed to Round Two.
• Round Two. Deliverables will be accepted from August 2, 2021, to August 29, 2021. At the end of this Round, up to 15 winning Deliverables will be selected to proceed to Round 3.
• Round Three. Top 15 startups will pitch virtually to an internal Huawei jury panel. At the end of this Round, up to 5 winning Deliverables will be selected to proceed to the final round.
• Final Round. Participants are required to upload a Deliverable on the Challenge website for this Final Round.

About Huawei:

Huawei is a Chinese multinational technology company that provides telecommunications equipment and sells consumer electronics, including smartphones headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei. Initially focused on manufacturing phone switches, Huawei has expanded its business to include building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market.

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