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  Agorize, a global innovation management platform, is organising the SLINGSHOT 2025 competition for deep-tech startups. If you are innovating through a startup in any part of the world, you are invited to enter this contest. The reward is a share of a $2 million grant pool.
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Domains within which entrants can compete are:
  • Environment, Energy, and Green Technologies
  • Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity
  • Health and Biomedical
  • Transformative Digital Technologies
The SLINGSHOT 2025 is its ninth, and will take place in Singapore, just like previous editions. Participants will pitch to an audience of industry leaders and investors from all over the world.
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Benefits

Participants in this competition could enjoy the following benefits:
  • Get $400,000 as the first-place winner, $300,000 for second place, and $200,000 if they finish in third
  • Startups further down the rank ladder will receive various rewards too
  • Immerse themselves in Singapore’s startup ecosystem, meet and network with players on the scene
  • The top 12 winners will pitch at the Grand Finals, with global industry leaders and investors in attendance

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Eligibility

Participants must meet these conditions to stand a chance of winning:
  • Present a practicable and scalable solution
  • Should have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
  • Must develop or possess innovation
  • Registered within the past 10 years in their country
  • Should not be a subsidiary of a corporate entity
Applications will be accepted until July 11, 2025. If you would like to enter this competition, you can do so HERE.
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This article was first published on 21st April 2025
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Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.


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  • SLINGSHOT 2025 sounds like a fantastic opportunity for deep-tech startups! The $2 million grant pool is definitely a tempting reward. Balancing innovation with a practical, scalable MVP is key, much like mastering the perfect pizza at Papa’s Pizzeria . Think of your startup as a well-run restaurant; you need a great product and efficient execution. Good luck to all applicants! Don’t miss the July 11, 2025 deadline.

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