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Startup Business-Idea Challenge

An eight-week national competition to discover promising founders and ideas.

Duration: 8 weeksFor: Anyone with a business idea

What is Startup Business-Idea Challenge?

The Startup Business-Idea Challenge is an eight-week innovation competition open nationwide. Founders submit a one-minute video and a one-page idea canvas; the top 100 join a bootcamp with mentor allocation, and the top 20 reach a grand finale with awards and invitations into incubation and acceleration.

The competition journey: nationwide awareness campaign, digital registration, one-minute founder video, one-page idea canvas, application screening, Top-100 bootcamp, mentor allocation, Top-20 grand finale, awards and program invitations.

Judging criteria include problem clarity, solution quality, innovation, market opportunity, feasibility, scalability, founder capability and social and economic impact.

What’s Included

  • Digital registration with one-minute video
  • One-page idea canvas
  • Top-100 bootcamp
  • Mentor allocation
  • Top-20 grand finale
  • Awards and program invitations

Outcomes

  • Validated recognition for your idea
  • Direct pathway into incubation and acceleration

Ready to take the next step?

Submit Your Idea