A FUNDED 12-WEEK STARTUP ACCELERATOR
Win your first Tranche of investment
Seed Funding, Mentors, Subject Matter Experts and Follow On Investor Contacts
AWARDS
Selected from the pool of applicants, up to eight teams will be deemed winner and be accepted into the Flywheel New Ventures Accelerator and awarded the following cash prizes as the first tranche of an average $50,000 investment per team:
$35,000 1st prize
$15,000 2nd prize
$10,000 3rd prize
$5,000 for up to five runner-ups
Additional investments will be based on milestone achievement as teams progress through the accelerator. For more information, please see Terms and Conditions.
CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
The New Ventures Challenge 2018 startup competition is accepting applications from formative inception and early-stage entrepreneurial companies with web and mobile software, hardware or device innovation ideas.
The challenge is broad based and will consider any ideas in the categories of Business or Consumer Software Development and Applications, IT and Informatics, High Technology, and Device Innovation. The New Ventures Challenge has particular interest in ideas that intersect with the following domains:
Digital Health
Medical Devices
3-D Printing
Wellness Tech
FinTech and InsurTech
Advanced Textiles
Wearable Tech
IOT
Logistics and Supply Chain
Aerospace
Arts Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Selected teams will benefit from Flywheel’s significant programmatic investment in developing market skills in software development, data analytics, internet and cloud technology. In addition to pre- and post-revenue startup teams and companies, student teams from accredited higher education institutions are encouraged to apply. Refer to eligibility requirements and terms for more information.