SLINGSHOT 2024 - Deep tech startup pitching competition
Calling all startups: Asia’s most exciting deep tech startup pitching competition is back!
The application phase is now closed.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PARTICIPATION
You can sign up at https://slingshot.agorize.com/2024-edition with a valid email address. Click on ‘Participate’ to receive announcements and notifications about the competition.
When there is an update, you will receive an email from the admin on the Agorize platform and at your provided email address. Please make sure you have clicked ‘Participate’ and check your junk mailbox!
The Agorize platform is open for support and can answer any question related to the competition. Use the messaging feature and reach out to your admin.
You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration for the SLINGSHOT 2024 competition. If you do not receive any confirmation within 24 hours, please reach out to timothy.sim@agorize.com.
To update your details, log in, and go to your participant profile to edit or change your details.
In this challenge, only one team member should apply and will act as the representative for the startup in question.
ELIGIBILITY
Any startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and meet the following conditions are eligible to participate:
- Develops or possesses innovation
- Has been registered within the past 10 years in their country of registration
- Is not a subsidiary of a corporate entity
For more information, refer to the Rules tab.
Regardless of your business area, all startups are welcome to apply in any domains stated in the SLINGSHOT 2024:
- Consumer Media, Goods and Services
- Environment, Energy and Green Technologies
- Health and Biomedical
- Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity
- Transformative Digital Technologies
APPLICATION PHASE
Your startup must submit a 10-slide PDF explaining:
- Your problem/solution
- Market and total addressable market (TAM)
- Value proposition and positioning
- Go-to-market strategy
- Business/revenue model
- Traction: KPI metrics and milestones
- Forecast 2024/2025
- Team presentation
There is no template but please do a final check prior to submission:
- Your PDF must be in English
- Please preview and confirm that your submissions are accurate
For the Deepening Phase, if you are one of the Top 250 Global Startups, your representative must submit a short video introduction (up to 2 mins in length) for the company, elevator pitch style!
MENTORSHIP
Mentorship is part of the awards for the Top 50 Global Startups that will be attending the Finals.
SLINGSHOT FINALS
The announcement for the Top 50 Global Startups will be made between 16 to 18 September 2024.
The winning startups will be invited to the SLINGSHOT 2024 Finals from 28 to 30 October 2024.
Grand Winner and Domain Winners:
- Grand Winner (overall): S$200,000 Startup SG grant
- 1st Runner Up: S$150,000 Startup SG grant
- 2nd Runner Up: S$100,000 Startup SG grant prize
- Top 10 Domain winners: S$50,000 Startup SG grant
Top 50 Global Startups:
- A sponsored trip to Singapore to participate in the Physical Immersion programme
- An exclusive invitation to compete at SLINGSHOT 2024’s Finals, held as part of SWITCH
- 1 complimentary SWITCH 2024 exhibition poster to showcase your startup
- Eligibility for EntrePass, the working visa for foreign entrepreneurs in Singapore [International applicants only]
Stay tuned for further information!
The Physical Finals will take place in Singapore from 28 to 30 October 2024 as part of the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2024.
All startups will be assessed based on the below 5 evaluation criteria:
- Technical Depth
- Team
- Growth Potential
- Feasibility of Business Model
- Differentiation and Impact of Value Proposition
Stay tuned for more information!
Stay tuned for more information!
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
SLINGSHOT is an annual event that was launched in 2017
Check out the SLINGSHOT 2023 Startup Competition website here
Check out the SLINGSHOT 2022 Startup Competition website here
Check out the SLINGSHOT 2021 Startup Competition website here
Watch the highlight video from the SLINGSHOT 2020 Startup Competition here
Watch the highlight video from the SLINGSHOT 2019 Startup Competition here