Launch a startup competition alongside

SLINGSHOT 2024

Asia’s renowned tech startup competition SLINGSHOT invites you to organize a partner startup competition, a unique opportunity to scout tech solutions that can create a competitive advantage.

SLINGSHOT attracts thousands of tech startups looking to work with corporates in the Asia-Pacific region.

What you’ll get out of a partner competition:

Scout tech solutions from the global innovation ecosystem that will advance your organization.
Branding as SLINGSHOT’s partner competition. Leverage SLINGSHOT and SWITCH to attract high-potential startups.
Fast-track your winners to the SLINGSHOT Global Top 50 Finale on stage at SWITCH in 2024.
Eligibility for Startup SG prizes and funding for your winning startups.

Why partner?

Leverage SLINGSHOT’s global competition and the SWITCH platform by organizing a partner competition to scout startups. It is your very own startup competition launched alongside SLINGSHOT.

It means you’ll get all the usual value of a startup competition, plus the extra benefits from being a partner competition of SLINGSHOT.

This includes extra reach, branding, funding opportunities, and exposure at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology.

Scout startups across industries

SLINGSHOT partner competitions scout hundreds of startups worldwide and across industries. These competitions highlight the most innovative solutions in key domains:

Green tech

Biomedical solutions

Digital transformation

Big data

Logistics and connectivity

Consumer goods

Previous partner competitions

Huawei Spark Ignite (4-time participant)

Previous winners received cash prizes, Startup SG grants and Huawei’s support, as mentoring, sales & marketing, $125k worth of Cloud storage – resulting in increased revenue, scalability, POCs and access to VCs.

SEAGATE LYVE

More than 150 startups participated, with winners being rewarded over $40k in prizes. Next steps for the winners include a sponsored trip to the US to network with Seagate executives and the broader ecosystem.

SECOM

SECOM received 180 startup applications, resulting in multiple winners. On top of cash and grants, they had the possibility to run pilot tests in the ASEAN innovation center and discuss collaboration opportunities with SECOM.

Partner competition packages

We offer a Basic, Standard, and Premium package. Find one that fits your startup scouting needs.

$ 43,900

Platform included
Template program build
Run by client
Online show by client
20-30 startups scouted

$ 73,900

Platform included
Custom program build
Run by Agorize
Online show by Agorize
80-130 startups scouted

$ 91,900

Platform included
Custom program build
Run by Agorize
Online show by Agorize
200-250 startups scouted

Note: prices are indicated in US Dollars.

Who's behind SLINGSHOT and SWITCH

Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) and its deep-tech startup competition SLINGSHOT are powered by Enterprise Singapore and their startup hub Startup SG, and organized by Agorize.

Enterprise Singapore’s aim is to support the development and expansion of enterprises in Singapore. For example by providing a global platform in the form of SWITCH to catalyze meaningful collaboration between different fields and markets.

Startup SG focuses on the startup ecosystem specifically, giving startups access to the Singaporean ecosystem through matchmaking and events like SLINGSHOT.

Agorize is a leader in innovation management software fueled by a community of 10 million startups & innovators and a team of experts. We’ve helped launch 7,000+ innovation programs for enterprise companies and G2 has named us the software with the ‘best-estimated ROI’. Organizations like Enterprise Singapore, L’Oréal, Singapore Airlines, Huawei, PepsiCo, Hitachi, and Bayer use Agorize to turn transformational ideas into tangible outcomes.