So, you are confused about where to get the needed assistance to move to the next level with your very innovative idea or prototype. Accessing the financing needed to push your great idea forward could be a very onerous task. However, the only problem is the platform that will link you with the investors that are willing to cash into your ideas, because there are many of them out there. You could be connected to them through grants, competitions, and websites where you can show the world your idea, and we have compiled the best places to do this below.
Vernadsky Challenge
Even though this competition is in Ukraine, this startup competition allows people from all over the world to pitch their ideas, startupers can live-stream presentations through Skype and avoid the airfare costs to travel to the main event. The challenge is the best place for everyone to boost a startup, as the winner receives $75,000 grant to develop the idea and a comprehensive support from Noosphere Ventures. Distinguished business professionals from Noosphere Ventures, headed by Max Polyakov, are engaged into detailed business mentoring and guidance of the winners. Noosphere Ventures also provides winning teams with the access to its innovative technical and scientific knowledge base.
According to the founder Max Polyakov, the event aims to motivate everybody involved, make people not be afraid of their ideas and pitch the ideas in the future. He also said that it done not just for those who will win and get the grants for the day. For him, it is all about making people develop passion and the desire to pursue their goals, which are meant to shake the noosphere and give birth to new successful firms.
WIIPA
People that are searching for a way of letting the world hear about their new creations besides Max Polyakov’s initiative can make use of WIIPA. Their function is to host engineering competitions and technology fairs. Associations of inventors from 26 countries make up the parent body, and they give students, scientists and brilliant inventors from the entire planet the platform to showcase their ideas.
ATCE
The technology conference is another opportunity for people living in Texas. Just like the Noosphere Ventures, the Max Polyakov’s Vernadsky Challenge assembles technical and scientific developers from the world over. It allows them to use this forum to reveal their innovative achievements to willing investors. However, like the WIIPA, it is a gathering of SPE members. They accept ideas at different stages, ranging from the ideological, prototype, and production stages.
James Dyson Award
There is a yearly competition for industry and engineering design students hosted by the James Dyson Award. This compensates selected ideas with about $3 500 to $40 000 to help develop them. Another opportunity is that those whose ideas are not selected have the chance to meet and network with investors and fellow inventors, and also to elicit interest in them and their idea.
E-Fest
Max Polyakov and Noosphere Ventures are not alone in shopping for students with bright ideas. The E-Fest is a robotics and advanced production festival for engineering students. This is a three days event with many prospects, and it allows students to present their ideas and share their experiences. The tempo and pressure here is lesser than what you will get in some of the other events and it mixes business with pleasure. While investments are sought and made, people get motivated by the exhibitions, entertainment, and networking.
You will always have platforms to support your inner inventor, no matter its stage. All you need is to be aware of where and when to get this support when the time comes. There is no impossibility for those thinking ahead.
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