Deadline: 23 February 2024
Are you an entrepreneur with a great technology idea that’s going to revolutionize the IT community and impact the data center? Data Center World will be holding its 3rd annual tech startup competition at the annual conference being held in Washington, D.C., April 15-18, 2024.
Companies interested in being selected to participate should be developing or selling a technology solution that directly impacts the data center or data center professionals, and will be judged by a panel of experts based on several business models and go-to-market criteria.
Winners will be chosen by the panel based on their presentations on stage, and presentations will be judged on a clear technology solution, a concise pitch, and the value of technology to the data center industry.
Prize Categories
- Most Disruptive Technology – The award for the technology that the judges determine to have the best opportunity to create short-term positive market, sales, or customer service disruption among existing data center technologies in its vertical.
- Best Chance for Market Success – The award for the technology that judges determine will be the most successful at creating revenue upside and profit for the startup company.
- Best Ability to Gain Additional Capital – The award for the startup company that judges determine is sufficiently structured, has the most attractive data center technology, and has the most connected and well-run management team to be able to raise additional capital to grow the company.
- Most Influential Founding Team – The startup company that judges determine has assembled the most experienced founding backers, founding management team, and strongest investment profile.
Finalist Benefits
- Finalists will receive valuable exposure to the Data Center World community through promotions in email and on the event website.
- Finalists will be featured in a pre-event press release promoting the competition, listing the finalists, and profiling the judges.
- Finalists receive 2 complementary standard conference passes to the event.
- The esteemed panel of judges will provide valuable insights about finalists’ go to market plan and team.
- Finalists are encouraged to share their status with their networks and through their marketing channels.
Entry Requirements
- Qualifications of a Startup for the Program
- Revenue: $5 million or less
- Number of Employees: 50 or fewer
- Funding Status: Series A or before
- Age of Company: 5 years or less
For more information, visit Data Center World.
