Nordic Innovation House Singapore is a Community Partner for SLINGSHOT 2023.
LAUNCH YOUR STARTUP INTO THE WORLD THROUGH SINGAPORE!
Asia's most exciting deep tech startup competition organised by Enterprise Singapore is back! Calling all startups: SLINGSHOT 2023 is looking for new and exciting startups with innovative solutions to address these five emerging challenge domains:
Transformative Digital Technologies
Environment, Energy & Green Technologies
Health & Biomedical
Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity
Consumer Media, Goods & Services
Showcase your game-changing solutions to a global audience of investors and key industry leaders, and compete for over S$1.2 million in attractive prizes!
The Top 50 Global Startups will win a sponsored trip to Singapore to be connected to Asia's leading startup community. Make the pitch of a lifetime at the SLINGSHOT 2023 Finals, which will be held at Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2023.
Ready to make the pitch of a lifetime? Sign up now to submit your proposal by 17 July 2023.
KEY DATES & TIMELINE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 Apr - 17 Jul
Register on the platform and submit your presentation.
VIRTUAL CORPORATE MIXER: 18 Sep
The Top 250 Global Startups will have the chance to participate in a virtual Corporate Mixer event to address challenge statements from corporate partners.
PHYSICAL IMMERSION: 25 Oct - 27 Oct
The Top 50 Global Startups will fly down to Singapore to meet and network with local ecosystem partners.
DOMAIN FINALS & GRAND FINALS: 31 Oct - 2 Nov
The Top 50 Global Startups will pitch live to a global audience of investors and industry leaders at our Domain Finals, as part of SWITCH 2023. The Top 10 Global Startups will then move on to pitch at the Grand Finals for the chance to be SLINGSHOT 2023’s, Grand Winner.
PRIZES
The Grand Winner of SLINGSHOT 2023 will receive:
S$200,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
18 months’ rent-free space at LaunchPad
The 1st Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2023 will receive:
S$150,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
12 months’ rent-free space at LaunchPad
The 2nd Runner-Up of SLINGSHOT 2023 will receive:
S$100,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
6 months’ rent-free space at LaunchPad
The Top 10 Global Startups will each receive:
S$50,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
The Top 50 Global Startups will receive:
A sponsored trip to Singapore to participate in the Physical Immersion programme*
An exclusive invitation to compete at SLINGSHOT 2023’s Physical Finals, held as part of SWITCH
1 complimentary SWITCH 2023 exhibition booth to showcase your innovative products and services
Eligibility for EntrePass, the working visa for foreign entrepreneurs in Singapore [International applicants only]
*One founder/co-founder per startup will be sponsored. T&Cs apply.
The Top 250 Global Startups will receive:
The chance to participate in a SLINGSHOT Corporate Mixer to connect with innovation-ready corporates and embark on co-innovation projects with them.