How to pitch
- Adopt the “6+9” mode.
- 6-minutes project presentation followed by 9-minutes Q&A by judges.
- No restrictions on the way of presentation.
[Languages to be used] Startups who proceed to the semifinal after passing the elimination round in Japan must make a presentation in either English or Chinese. Thank you for your understanding. In the elimination round in Japan, in principle, English should be used, but Japanese is also acceptable.
Categories recruiting
We recruit participants for the following three categories.
Growing-up Group
1. Companies founded within 5 years (registered after Jan. 1, 2010)
2. The total sales in 2014 is less than 110 million yen.
Start-up Group
1. Not yet registered in China this year.
2. Entrepreneur teams with innovation and business plans ready for implementation.
Undergraduate Group
1. Undergraduate students, or recent graduates who graduated less than one year ago.
2. Entrepreneur teams with business plans
Timeline of the Contest
The contest is held in order of [Elimination Round in Japan]→[Semifinal]→[Final]. The elimination round and the semifinal are held at Osaka Innovation Hub (Osaka City) and the final is held at a venue in Shenzhen. The maximum number of participants in the elimination round in Japan is 30, and 25% of them will proceed to the semifinal. OIH selects the judges for the elimination round in Japan, and the organizer selects them for the semifinal.
The elimination round in Japan
Date and time: Sep. 25 (Sun)
Venue: Osaka Innovation Hub (Osaka City)
Language: English or Japanese
Access
*Those who cannot come to Osaka can pitch on Skype.
*The elimination round in Osaka is held with closed doors. We will inform participants of the schedule individually.
Semifinal
Date and time: In November (the date will be announced as soon as details are fixed)
Venue: Osaka Innovation Hub (Osaka City)
Language: English or Chinese
Access
*Skype connects the semifinal with Shenzhen.
Final
Date and time: Nov. (planned)
Venue: Nanshan Digital Culture Industrial Base in Shenzhen.
Language: English or Chinese
*Transportation and accommodation fee to Shenzhen are borne by participants. However, participants will receive a minimum of 30,000 RMB from the organizer within about a month after the event. Refer to the following awards for details.
Winners’ benefits
Awards
Growing-up Group (for 20 teams, 3.3 million RMB)
First prize (1 team)
500,000 RMB
Second prize (2 teams)
300,000 RMB
Third prize (5 teams)
200,000 RMB
Fourth prize (12 teams)
100,000 RMB
Start-up Group (for 20 teams, 1.8 million RMB)
First prize (1 team)
300,000 RMB
Second prize (2 teams)
200,000 RMB
Third prize (5 teams)
100,000 RMB
Fourth prize (12 teams)
50,000 RMB
Undergraduate Group (for 20 teams, 1.01 million RMB)
First prize (1 team)
200,000 RMB
Second prize (2 teams)
100,000 RMB
Third prize (5 teams)
50,000 RMB
Fourth prize (12 teams)
30,000 RMB
Individual award
Total 890,000 RMB
Support, etc.
- Outstanding projects will get funding opportunities from the Star Entrepreneur Investor Alliance and the Crowd-funding Platform.
- The companies get financial support through the Nanshan Technology Finance Plan, and the companies that have received investments from financial institutes can receive interest subsidies.
- The companies can reside in the Nanshan incubator and enjoy the entrepreneur services including startup training, management consulting, mentorship, patent application and innovation resource sharing.