Applications Invited for SLINGSHOT 2025 - Deep tech startup pitching competition

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About the Organization

Established in 2017, Startup SG was created to showcase Singapore’s vibrant startup ecosystem both locally and overseas. It represents the shared interests of the startup community and unifies efforts to support the ecosystem under its various initiatives and programmes. With Startup SG, startups and ecosystem partners can more easily discover and access available avenues of support.

In 2018, Startup SG Network was launched to bring Singapore’s tech startup ecosystem even closer together and encourage the proliferation of innovative and collaborative partnerships. A virtual ecosystem of entities in Singapore’s tech startup community, the platform allows local tech startups to profile and put themselves on the radars of both local and global ecosystem players, expanding their opportunities for growth.

About the Event

Ready to slingshot your startup into the world through Singapore?

Compete for grant prizes worth over S$2 million when you take the global stage under SLINGSHOT 2025’s spotlight from 29-31 October and showcase your trailblazing solutions to the world!

Embark on the 9th edition of SLINGSHOT, a global deep tech startup competition from Singapore to the world, and make the pitch of a lifetime in the presence of key industry leaders and a global audience of investors. We are excited for our best startups to walk away with more - bigger and better prizes for our winners this year!

Last year, more than 5,500 startups from over 150 markets participated in SLINGSHOT, with our Top 50 Global Startups joining us here in Singapore to forge connections with industry experts and key ecosystem partners. The competition culminated in the Finals held at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2024.

Why Join:

Vie for a chance to be part of our SLINGSHOT 2025 Top 60 Global Startups, get connected to our vibrant startup community in Singapore, and secure over S$2 million in startup funding!

Embark on your global startup journey through SLINGSHOT!

• Immerse: Dive into a specially curated immersion program featuring corporate site visits and lab crawls within Singapore’s dynamic startup ecosystem.
• Network: Connect with global leading investors, accelerators and corporates.
• Collaborate: Ideate and co-innovate with corporates and homegrown players to fast-track your ideas into the markets.
• Pitch: Take the stage at the Finals and showcase your innovation to a global audience, with the opportunities to secure over S$2 million in startup funding.

Domains:

• Transformative Digital Technologies
• Health & Biomedical
• Manufacturing, Trade & Connectivity
• Environment, Energy & Green Technologies

Prizes:

• Top 3 Winners:
• Grand Winner of SLINGSHOT 2025: S$400,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
• 1st Runner Up of SLINGSHOT 2025: S$300,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
• 2nd Runner Up of SLINGSHOT 2025: S$200,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
• The Top 12 Global Startups will each receive: S$60,000 Startup SG Grant Prize
• The Top 60 Global Startups will each receive:
• A sponsored trip to Singapore to participate in the Physical Immersion programme
• An exclusive invitation to compete at SLINGSHOT 2025 Domain Finals, held at SWITCH
• One complimentary SWITCH 2025 exhibition poster to showcase your startup and solutions
• Eligibility for EntrePass, the working visa for foreign entrepreneurs in Singapore [International applicants only]

How to Apply

Global call: 14 March to 11 July

Register on the platform and submit your presentation.

Physical immersion: 24-25 & 27 October

Top 60 Global Startups will immerse in Singapore’s startup ecosystem, with opportunities to meet and network with local ecosystem partners.

Domain finals & grand finals: 29 to 31 October

Top 60 Global Startups will pitch LIVE at SWITCH on 29 and 30 October.

The Top 12 Global Startups will be selected to pitch at the Grand Finals on 31 October for the chance to become SLINGSHOT 2025’s Grand Winner.

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