{"id":8671,"date":"2022-04-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3734822_HK34822_0"},"modified":"2022-04-26T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:00:00","slug":"slingshot-2022-asias-premier-deep-tech-startup-competition-offers-exclusive-new-singapore-immersion-programme-for-top-50-global-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=8671","title":{"rendered":"SLINGSHOT 2022, Asia’s premier deep tech startup competition, offers exclusive new Singapore immersion programme for top 50 global startups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications for the sixth edition of SLINGSHOT open today<\/p>\n

SINGAPORE<\/span>, April 26, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — SLINGS<\/span>HOT powered by Startup SG<\/b> returns for its sixth year[1]<\/span><\/sup>. A new immersion programme for the top 50 global startups to explore growth opportunities in Singapore<\/span>, as well as an exclusive collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which offers access to cloud expertise, mentorship and its global community of potential customers, has been introduced for the competition. Organised by Enterprise Singapore (Enterprise SG), the SLINGSHOT grand finals will be held during the Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology[2]<\/sup><\/span> (SWITCH), from 25 to 28 October 2022<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Connecting top global startups to collaboration opportunities through Singapore<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Inaugural programmes for top 50 finalists<\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

This year<\/span>, the top 50 global startups, to be announced in September, will each win a sponsored trip to Singapore<\/span> to participate in an immersion programme one week before the grand finals.<\/b> This will enable participants to experience the startup and innovation ecosystem in Singapore<\/span>, and better understand how it can help accelerate their growth via Enterprise SG and scale their business to the region and beyond<\/b>. In partnership with Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), the national trade association for startups in Singapore<\/span>, SLINGSHOT will curate a programme comprising matching and networking sessions with investors, accelerators, venture builders, corporates and innovators, providing access to fundraising, local and overseas business and collaboration opportunities. The startups will also go on site visits and lab crawls to research, innovation and corporate facilities.<\/p>\n

SLINGSHO<\/span>T is also collaborating with AWS for the first time, on its AWS Startup Ramp programme to support the top 50 finalists.<\/b> AWS Startup Ramp<\/a><\/b> is a programme for early-stage startups building solutions in health, digital government, smart cities, agriculture, and space technology, and dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs as they build, launch, and grow. AWS Startup Ramp will connect SLINGSHOT’s top startup finalists to AWS’s global community of partners and other startup members to deepen collaboration, and provide training and AWS credits to address challenges and accelerate public sector innovation.<\/p>\n

Deep<\/span> tech startups are welcome to participate in this year’s Challenge Domains[3]<\/sup><\/span> of i) Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity, ii) Health & Biomedical, iii) Environment, Energy & Green Technologies, iv) Transformative Digital Technologies, and v) Consumer Media, Goods & Services (refer to Annex for more details). The call for entries officially opens today and will close on 24 July 2022<\/span>. Interested parties can find out more details and submit their applications at https:\/\/go.gov.sg\/slingshot2022pr<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

More than<\/span> US$800,000<\/span><\/span> in total grant prizes are up for grabs this year:<\/p>\n