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Application Form xplor Startup Competition 2024

Application deadline: 12 January 2024

This application is valid for the xplor Startup Competition 2024.

The Powertage is the foremost networking event for the Swiss energy industry. 10 startups will be given the opportunity to participate in the xplor Startup Competition with a stand at the xplor Startup Village free of charge. The startups will be selected by a jury.

With this registration, you can apply to participate in the xplor Startup Competition (participation in the Powertage from 4 - 6 June 2024). Please submit your Pitch deck.

Problem and Solution

What problem/need are you trying to solve?

Please answer in detail about the problem: who has it? How big is it? Why is it important? Which pains do people have, and which gains are they trying to get?*

Please provide a description of your company’s technical solution / product / competitive advantage.

Please keep this description short but precise (max. 650 characters).
Clearly explain your product(s) / service(s)... what will customers be buying?

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What is new about your solution?*

Why did you pick this idea to work on? Do you have domain expertise in this area? How do you know people need what you are making?*

Social Impact

Inclusive contribution to society: economic, ecological and social*

What substitutes or alternatives do people resort to because it does not exist yet (or they don’t know about it)?*

Who are your competitors, and who might become competitors? Who do you fear most?

Please list up to 5 of your company's main competitors*

What do you understand about your business that other companies in it just don’t get?*

The Market, Market Strategy and Revenue Model

Describe the market

Please keep your answer short but precise (max. 650 characters).
Please describe in detail the market, its characteristics, location, is it growing? How fast?

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Does your company have any current pilot projects or already customers? If so, please tell us more!

Please keep your answer short but precise (max. 650 characters).*

What is your marketing/sales strategy to get new users? And to retain the existing ones?*

Team

Please enter the URL of a 1-minute unlisted (not private) YouTube or Vimeo video introducing the founders.

In the video please introduce yourselves, explain what you’re doing and why, and tell us anything else you want to about the founders or the project.
The video should be one minute long and should be uploaded to YouTube. If you don’t want other people to find it, mark it as unlisted. Don’t mark it as private, or we won’t be able to see it.

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Which founders will be present physically at the Powertage 2024?*

What is the qualification/background of the founders?

Please tell us something about the founders' previous experience, their track record or their educational background, etc. (max. 650 characters).*

For each founders, please provide a detailed curriculum vitae. (Click on the green Plus)

Curriculum vitae of one founder*

What is your company’s overall team size (including founders)?

Please don't include interns or student employees in this number.*

Split of team: % of team is technical (vs. non technical roles)

Example: Your whole team consists of ten people. Five of them work on the product, 2 of them do sales, 1 does marketing and 2 operations. In this case type in "50" because half of your team works on the technical side.*

What (skills, expertise) and how many other team members besides the founders are you going to on-board? Until when?*

Incorporation and Commitment

Is the company already incorporated?*

Yes

No

When do you plan to incorporate?

If you’re not incorporated yet, please list the percent of the company you plan to give each founder, and anyone else you plan to give stock to.*

Recommendations / References

Recommendations / References*

Varia

Is there anything important you want us to know?

Feel free to provide us with additional information (max. 550 characters).

Data usage statement

The personal data recorded in this form will be saved and used to process your registration. The processing may be carried out by MCH itself or by contract processors it has enlisted.

By registering, you declare that you agree to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Declaration and that you accept this. By registering, you fully accept the xplor Startup Competition Terms and Conditions

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