No, You must be a team of not less than 2 members. Either your team has a business idea that you are building a startup for, or you have an established startup not more than 2 years old.

You have to submit a link to your working prototype or product in the registration form.

You can choose "Team" in the registration form and apply. However, you must submit a working prototype link for your idea. and your startup must be officially registered in order to receive a prize.

Your application will be reviewed and you will receive a reply after the registration closes if your startup/team was selected for next phases or not.

The Pitching will be online this year due to the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic.

An email with all details including the online business planning course and pitching schedule. Details will be shared with you once the results are released.

The submitted applications as well as pitching will be judged on the 3 following areas:

1. Business Model
2. ICT Technology Role
3. Team Experience and Integration

• Three winners for each of the two tracks: USD 12K, 8K, 4K.
• The other top finalists will receive USD 1K each.
• A real-time online business planning training will be offered to finalists by IBM.
• Top Startups will be invited to join the "Startup with IBM" program through which they can get cloud credits to build and scale their solutions.
• Mentorship and coaching sessions from IBM experts to top winning startups

Awards will be paid for the winners if the following conditions are in place:

• First: The startup is legally established.
• Second: Team successfully completed the business planning course.

Send us an email on aalcup@tiec.gov.eg