Huawei Spark Ignite 2021 - Global Startup Competition

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Timeline Step by Step

 

 

Application Phase | May - August 18

  1.  

    Register on the platform and submit your proposal deck of 13 slides in English (PPT or PDF format), addressing the following:

    • Executive Summary – 1 slide
    • Problem Statement – 1 slides
    • Service and Business Model (e.g. what's your service and business model), and how money works (e.g. pricing structure)? – 1 slide
    • Sales & Growth Transaction – 2 Slides
      • Service revenue of (up to) last 3 years and revenue forecast for 2021
      • Size of client/user base, reference client/project
    • Market Potential – 1 slide
    • Competitive Landscape – 1 slide
    • Solution Outline – 3 slides
      • High-level solution architecture
      • Solution USP
      • Solution development roadmap & key challenge(s)
    • Strategy/Business Growth Roadmap – 1 slide
    • Funding Received – 1 slide
    • Team – 1 slide
     

    Participating startups are also required to complete the submission form describing the background of the company.

    The deadline for the submission will be on August 10, 2021 at 11:59pm SGT (GMT+8).


1st Shortlisting | August 19 - August 29

  • Huawei judges to vote on the top 30 startups based on the following criteria:

    • Relevance
    • Market Potential
    • Service Model
    • Business Traction
    • Technology USP Scalability & Limitations
    • Financial Viability

     

    The top 30 startups will be selected for the next round. The results will be announced by August 25, 2021.

Interview Phase | August 30 - September 19

  • The selected participants will partake in an interview with a Huawei panel in the form of a 8-minute pitch and a 7-minute Q&A session, where startups will take a deep dive into their pitch deck and business model.

     
     

2nd Shortlisting | September 20 - September 24

  • Huawei judges to vote on and select the semi-finalist startups based on the following criteria:

    • Relevance
    • Market Potential
    • Service Model
    • Business Traction
    • Technology USP Scalability & Limitations
    • Financial Viability
    • Team Strength

     

    The top 15 semi-finalist startups will be selected. The results will be announced on September 24, 2021.

Mentoring Phase | September 25 - October 15

  • The top 15 semi-finalist startups will be mentored by Huawei experts to improve their proposal.

Internal Pitch | October 20

  • The top 15 teams will virtually pitch their startup to a Huawei judging panel. Huawei judges to vote on and select the finalist companies based on the following criteria:

    • Market Potential
    • Service Model
    • Business Tractions
    • Technology USP Scalability & Limitations
    • Financial Viability
    • Team Strength & Ability to execute

     

    The top 5 startups will be selected for the Final event. The results will be announced on October 20, 2021.

Final Live Event | November 2

  • The Top 5 finalists will pitch live to a Huawei jury panel. 

    More details about the details and format of the pitching to come, so stay tuned!

    The Top 2 winners will be fast-tracked to compete as one of the Top 100 global startups of SLINGSHOT 2021 as part of the SLINGSHOT x SWITCH event.