Huawei Spark 2020 - Global Startup Competition

First click on “Sign Up” and follow the instructions. Then click the blue “Participate” button on the platform to finalize your participant account. You can then submit your proposal!

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In this challenge, only one member should apply and will act as the representative for the startup in question. In the later stage, a second representative may be required.

To be eligible for this competition your Startup must:
- Have a Minimum Viable Product or at least a working demo
- Be present or plan to expand in Asia Pacific by June 2021
- Have a solution in one of the categories listed in the Brief.

Your startup must submit a 5-slide PDF explaining:

• Background and motivation of your startup
• Your product / solution brief
• Business plan and results
• Resources needed
• Core team

For the second voting phase, challengers will be asked to submit a 10 slides proposal deck in English (PPT or PDF format) including the following:

• Solution clarification sheet
• Business plan

And also a Demo Video showcasing your product.

• Technology Innovation and USP: What makes your solution/product unique from technology and innovation perspective
• Relevancy: How is your solution/product relevant to the chosen category?
• Impact: How big is your product/solution impact from social, business and economics perspective?
• Differentiation: What differentiates you from the competition?

Mentoring is part of the rewards for the top 15 selected startups.

Once you are selected, you can interact with your mentors in participation space and your "Mentors" tab will be enabled to message your mentors.

The announcement for the TOP 5 startups will be made on the November 10.

• STARTUPS RANKED 6TH TO 15TH:

  • Admission to the Huawei Spark Program, in the “Incubate” Tier:
  • Technical support
  • Training support
  • USD 10K Cloud credits
  • Invitation to SLINGSHOT virtual Gear Up workshops

• STARTUPS RANKED 3RD TO 5TH

  • Admission to the Huawei Spark Program, in the “Accelerate” Tier:
  • Mentoring and networking sessions with Huawei Advisory Board
  • Go to market support
  • Business Development support
  • Up to USD 125K Cloud Credits
  • Invitation to SLINGSHOT virtual Gear Up workshops

• TOP 2 WINNERS

  • Admission to the Huawei Spark Program, in the “Accelerate” Tier:
  • Mentoring and networking sessions with Huawei Advisory Board
  • Go to market support
  • Business Development support
  • USD 125K Cloud Credits
  • Invitation to SLINGSHOT virtual Gear Up workshops

Stay tuned for further information!

The Virtual Finals will take place during SFF x SWITCH from December 7 - 11 2020! Stay tuned for further information.

You will need to prepare a 2-min online pitch presentation in English