BUILD THE FUTURE WITH SAINT-GOBAIN APAC STARTUP CHALLENGE 2023

 

OFFICIAL RULES

By submitting an application/registration form and entering this Build the Future with Saint-Gobain Challenge (the “Competition”), entrants agree to abide by all terms and conditions of these official rules (the "Official Rules” or “Rules.”)

Applications will be considered if submitted in compliance with these Rules by the submission deadline. Late or incomplete submissions will be disqualified.

 

Organizer/Sponsor

The Competition is organized and sponsored by Saint-Gobain Research (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (the “Sponsor” or “We”) with registered address is at 55 Wenjing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China.

 

Eligibility

This Challenge is open and offered solely to:

• Startups in APAC region. 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 (3) 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 etc.).

This Challenge is NOT open to: employees, representatives, officers, agents, shareholders or any other persons (including their families, relatives biologically or at law) acting in the name or on behalf of the Sponsor and Agorize who may be subject to the conflict of interest.

 

Competition Process and Schedule

To take part in the Challenge, we must receive your completed registration by [August 14^th 10:00 AM, UTC Time] To register, the Participant must first have created a user account on the Challenge website, and must have truthfully and accurately completed required information, such as company presentation or deck, full name, email address, etc.

 

Any registration based on inaccurate, false or incomplete information will result in the Participant’s disqualification. Refusing collection, recording and use of their personal data that is strictly necessary to performing the Challenge will result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Participant is solely responsible for the information he/she provides when registering. Any intentional or unintentional mistake, anomaly or inconsistency, regarding this information, may result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Sponsor reserves the right to proceed with all necessary verifications regarding the Participant’s identity, postal and/or email address.

Deletion of a Participant’s user account on the Challenge website will be deemed as a withdrawal from the Challenge. In this case, the Participant, regardless of whether the deletion results from the Participant’s personal action or not, will not participate in the Challenge, and will not obtain any compensation.

You must also have accepted the Rules as well as the Terms and Conditions of Use and the Privacy Policy, during the creation of your user account and your registration to the Challenge.

Registration for and participation in the Challenge is free, with no purchase or payment obligation.

All Entrants consent to be contacted by phone and to receive emails from Agorize and Saint-Gobain during the Competition to the contact information provided in the Entry. Agorize is a third party service provider for Saint-Gobain in the Competition.

There will be several phases to the Competition as follows, with all dates determined by reference to SGT time zone:

Phase of Competition	Dates	Description
Application / Registration Phase	June 1st – August 14th	Entrant Registration Period
Selection Phase	August 15th – August 31st	Applications reviewed by the Sponsor
Finalists Announcement	September 1st	Top 5-10 Finalists announced
Demo Day and announcement of Grand Winner and the other 2-4 Winners	September 26th	The selected 5-10 Finalists to pitch during Demo Day , the Saint-Gobain Judging panel will select one Grand Winner and the other 2-4 Winners
Deepening Phase	September 26th– December 31st	Deeper 1-on-1 discussions between the Grand winner , the other 2-4 Winners and the Sponsor to evaluate partnership and/or investment opportunities

 

All Entrants will be evaluated by a selection committee of Saint-Gobain employees (the “Saint-Gobain Selection Committee”). The Saint-Gobain Selection Committee will select the top 5-10 finalists (the “Finalists”) to attend and present at the Competition’s Demo Day (defined below) to a committee of industry experts chosen by the Sponsor including Saint-Gobain personnel (the “Saint-Gobain Judging Panel”.).

The Finalists will be contacted via Agorize platform and via email by Agorize and Saint-Gobain on or around September 1^st 2023 and be invited to the Competition’s Demo Day (the “Demo Day”). The Demo Day will be held in September 2023 at Saint-Gobain Singapore office. Finalists may be asked for additional information and materials by Sponsor in connection the due diligence and assessment of the Finalists and its Entry materials.

The identity of the Grand winner of the Competition (the “Grand Winner”) will be announced at the Competition’s Demo Day and contemporaneously on Sponsor’s social media channels and other public venues.

Please note that this schedule and venue (including any of the various dates listed on the registration page materials) may change at any time depending on external circumstances, with notification of any such change to be provided by Sponsor to the extent reasonably possible.

Judging Criteria

The  5-10 Finalists,  the Grand Prize Winner and other 2-4 Winners will be chosen on the basis of the following criteria:

• Strategic fit with Saint-Gobain activities
• Technical depth
• Feasibility
• Differentiation

Selections will not be made in any way by chance or luck but will be on the basis of ability and capability.

Prizes

Prizes (each, a Prize) will be awarded to winners of the Competition as follows (with all amounts shown in Singapore dollars):

Prize Level	Prize	Quantity	Estimated Value (In Singapore Dollars)
Grand Prize	·        S$30,000 Startup SG Grant Prize ·        Fast-track to SLINGSHOT 2023 Top 50 Global Startups and participation in the SLINGSHOT 2023 Grand Finals ·        Physical immersion program as part of SLINGSHOT 2023	1	·        S$30,000 Grant Prize

 

The S$30,000 Startup Grant Prize is provided by Enterprise Singapore (information found under Item 8 at https://slingshot.agorize.com/en/challenges/2023-edition/agreements?lang=en ) Any prizes and participation in SLINGSHOT 2023 will be subject to the rules, policies, terms and conditions of Enterprise SG and SLINGSHOT 2023. Enterprise SG shall have the sole discretion to make any decisions with regard to the Startup SG Grant and any elements of the Prizes relating to SLINGSHOT 2023 participation. Eligibility for the Prize is not assignable or transferrable.

In the event where a Winner is disqualified for any reason, including failure to pay related taxes, the Winner will forfeit the Prize and the Saint-Gobain Judging Panel may replace Winner with another Entrant or may not give away the Prizes in its sole discretion. The Sponsor may not grant the Prize to a Winner, cancel the Prize or the Competition, in whole or in part, in any case where the Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that an Entrant, including a Winner, violated the Rules or that such Entrant acted in bad faith or committed an offense or act which is not lawful in connection with its participation in the Competition. Enterprise SG may determine in its sole discretion that a Winner does not meet the requirements for the Startup SG Grant or participation in SLINGSHOT 2023.

 

Privacy and Use of Personal Information

By participating in the Competition, Entrant hereby agrees and grants Agorize to collect, use, store and disclose the personal information relating to the Entrant and required by the Competition as set forth in these Rules and in Agorize’s Privacy Policy.

Specifically, Entrant hereby agrees to grant Agorize and the Sponsor to publish the Finalists’, Winners’, or the other Participants' personal information provided as part of the Competition, in all media channels, including but not limited to, in newspapers, newsletters, television, radio, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (and other social media platforms), or on any other websites (including the Competition's or Sponsor’s website).

 

License/Use of Entries and Submitted Materials

All Entries are to be submitted on a non-confidential basis. The Released Parties (as defined below) do not and will not assume an obligation of confidentiality with respect to the information, ideas or materials presented by Entrant. By entering the Competition, and to the most extent allowed by law, each Entrant grants Sponsor and its affiliates and partners and each of their respective officers, directors and employees (the “Released Parties”) a royalty-free, fully paid up, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to use, make, generate derivatives of, share, publish and reproduce any submission you make as part of the Entry or the Competition, in whole or in part, for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to advertisement, publicity and other communications.

By participating in the Competition, all of the participants of Entrant agree: (1) to deliver to the Sponsor full and accurate information; (2) to be interviewed; and (3) that the Sponsor shall be entitled to cover, publish, photograph and otherwise use, in accordance with any applicable law and regulations, their names, photograph, or winning of the Prize in different media channels, including television, newsletters, radio, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or in any other social media platforms, websites, or newsletters, free of charge and without any restriction, including time-restriction, and all for the publication, public relations and promotion or for any other purpose as shall be solely determined by the Sponsor.

The Entrant and participants hereby waive, in consideration for the ability to engage in the Competition, any right or claim with regard to the use of their photographs, names or their Entry information by the Sponsor in scope of any publication concerning the Competition. For the avoidance of doubt, Sponsor has no obligation to publish the photos, names, products or information relating to the Competition or any Entry. Entrant agrees that the Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.

Sponsor and each Entrant retains ownership of its respective patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights.

Changes to the Competition: Sponsor may at any time, at its sole discretion and for any reason, terminate or cancel the Competition, modify the Official Rules, modify the conditions of the Competition, extend or shorten the Competition or other dates and/or the number of Finalists selected in the Competition and/or the number of Winners chosen and/or the Prize, including in an event where it turns out that there have been a malfunction, disruption, prevention or interruption which may limit, prevent or delay the ability to participate in the Competition, including technical failure, health safety issues, mechanical failure, and/or human error, including due to constraints that do not depend on the Sponsor and/or if it transpires that the fairness or appropriateness of participation in the contest have been jeopardized and/or any other reason, including but not limited to COVID concerns. Sponsor will not be responsible if the Competition cannot take place or if any Prize cannot be awarded or fulfilled due to events outside of our control, including any circumstances, which, in Sponsor’s sole determination, corrupt or affect the administration, security, safety, fairness or proper conduct of the Competition.

 

Guarantees and Indemnities

By accepting these Official Rules, any Entrant participating in the Competition hereby states and guarantees that the Entry submitted: (a) is original and, in its respect, the Entrant has the rights to participate in the Competition; (b) is not in breach of third party rights, including rights related to trademarks, patents, and industrial secrets, copyright, rights arising from agreements or licenses, rights related to privacy, moral rights, rights of publicity or image rights; (c) is not intrinsically defamatory or outrageous nor it has any content capable of damaging the name, the honor or the reputation of the Sponsor, or of any subject involved in the Competition; (d) does not contain characteristics aimed to promote offensive, threatening, harassment and intimidation behavior; and (e) is non- confidential.

The Entrants in the Competition agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any proceeding or claim made by any third-party, for infringement or otherwise relating to Entrant’s actions or omissions, and for the maximum term permitted by law.

Sponsor hereby excludes liability for any direct or indirect loss, claim, damage, expense or cost (howsoever caused, whether by negligence or otherwise) arising from or in connection with the Competition or any Prize.

 

General and Release

The Sponsor has sole and exclusive discretion in any matter whatsoever pertaining to the Competition, including interpretations of the Official Rules, any controversy, disqualification of participants, the duration of the Competition and the choice of the Finalists and Winner (including in relation to any “alternative candidate” which would be a replacement to a disqualified Finalist and or/Winner.) The decisions of the Sponsor in regard to the Rules will be final, definitive and not open for appeal, and the participants will have no claim or demand in connection with the Rules or the Competition against the Released Parties.

Sponsor reserves the right to modify and amend the terms of the Rules from time to time during the Competition, including for clarification purposes or in response to changing circumstances.

The Entry and all materials provided in connection with the Competition must be in English, with English as the language used throughout the Competition.

If any provision of these Rules is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions.
Failure or delay by Sponsor to enforce any of these terms shall not constitute a waiver. These Rules shall be governed by Singaporean Law.

For any questions on these Rules, please contact sgnova@saint-gobain.com .