SLINGSHOT Global Startup Competition 8th Edition

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SLINGSHOT is back to embrace talented startups from around the world! Propel your startup onto the global scene by joining Singapore’s thriving deep tech ecosystem, and compete for S$1.2 million worth in grant prizes.

Last year, close to 4,700 startups from 150 countries took part in SLINGSHOT 2023, with our Top 50 Global Startups joining us in Singapore to network with key ecosystem partners.

Join SLINGSHOT 2024 and compete in any of the five emerging challenge domains to showcase your forward-thinking innovations to a global audience of key industry leaders and investors.

Choose Between SLINGSHOT 5 Domains:

Consumer Media, Goods and Services
Environment, Energy and Green Technologies
Health and Biomedical
Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity
Transformative Digital Technologies

Benefits

Vie for an opportunity to join our SLINGSHOT Top 50 Global Startups and immerse yourself in Asia’s vibrant startup community through a sponsored trip to Singapore and contend for grant prizes worth over S$1.2 million.

NETWORK: Meet global leading investors, accelerators and corporates.
IMMERSE: Specially curated immersion programme that includes corporate site visits and lab crawls in the vibrant Singapore startup ecosystem.
COLLABORATE: Ideate and co-innovate with corporates and homegrown players to fast-track your ideas into the markets.
PITCH: Present to a global audience at the Finals and win up to S$1.2 million worth of grant prizes.

SLINGSHOT PRIZES

Top 3 Winners
Top 10 Global Startups
Top 50 Global Startups

The Top 50 Global Startups will receive:

A sponsored trip to Singapore to participate in the Physical Immersion programme
An exclusive inv.itation to compete at SLINGSHOT 2024 Domain Finals, held at SWITCH.
1 complimentary SWITCH 2024 exhibition space to showcase your startup and/or solutions.
Eligibility for EntrePass, the working visa for foreign entrepreneurs in Singapore [International applicants only].

The Grand Winner of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

$200,000 Startup SG Grant Prize

1st Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

$150,000 Startup SG Grant Prize

2nd Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2024 will receive:

$100,000 Startup SG Grant Prize

SLINGSHOT Key Dates & Timeline

Call for Application:12 March to 1 July 2024
PHYSICAL IMMERSION: 23 to 25 October 2024
DOMAIN FINALS & GRAND FINALS: 28 to 30 October 2024

How to Apply

Click Here to Apply

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