WHY APPLY?
Get fast-tracked to the Finals at SLINGSHOT 2023 (Singapore), and Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2024 (Paris).
Our crème de la crème get endorsed as Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers, and industry acknowledges that as a badge of validation!
Build strong relationships with deep-tech focused investors, industry leaders, experts, and fellow entrepreneurs from the region and around the globe.
Equity-free funding, access to our global network of investors, and one-to-one meetings at Hello Tomorrow APAC Investor Day 2023.
15 FINALISTS
3 WINNERS
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Pitch at the Challenge Finals before a select jury and curated audience at the Hello Tomorrow APAC Summit 2023
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Privileged access to one-to-one meetings at the Hello Tomorrow APAC Investor Day 2023
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2 nights sponsored accommodations in Singapore to participate in the above!
First Prize:
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S$30K equity-free prize
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Fast-track to SLINGSHOT 2023 Finals, and sponsored 10-day trip to participate (Singapore, 24 Oct - 2 Nov)
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Fast-track to Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2024 Finals, and sponsored return flights to participate (Paris, Mar 2024)
Second & Third Prizes:
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Fast-track to Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2024 Finals, and sponsored return flights to participate (Paris, Mar 2024)
DEEP-TECH TRACKS
We welcome innovation across all tracks
ELIGIBILITY
We welcome startups that are....
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In the early stages of development, or the beginning of their commercialisation phase
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Based on a new technology, a scientific discovery, or a complex engineering process
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Addressing an unmet industrial, societal, or environmental need, or creating a new market
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Composed of a team of at least 2 people
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Not a subsidiary or spin-off of an existing company
PS. If you are based anywhere in Asia Pacific, a single application here automatically qualifies you for the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2024!
TIMELINE
THEY SAY IT BETTER
We had a great time networking and making connections. Being in top 5 is a nice recognition, given the very high standard of this year’s Finals! All the other competitors were top notch!
CEO
Aliena
Thank you for the opportunities you've given us to gain visibility and show off our technology. To see so many advancements in deep tech generated from the APAC region making a significant contribution to the space is also a big acknowledgement of our collective potential.
CEO
Gense Technologies
It was a great event which I really enjoyed and was able to make lots of great contacts - from prospective customers, to investors and industry collaborators.
