IDEA COMPETITION

The Venture Cup Idea Competition runs during the fall and awards 25,000 DKK to the best idea of each of these five categories: Applied Technology Cleantech Life Science & Medtech Services Software You can participate by entering a 2-3 page executive summary about your business idea by November 29th, 2010.     The finals are in January.  Exact dates will be made available soon.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?		HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Win 25,000 DKK to kickstart your project.   Get feedback on your ideas from business people, entrepreneurs and investors.   Get practical entrepreneurial skills by attending our training workshops that are held in different universities.   Gain a valuable network of experienced individuals who can help you succeed.   Participate in social events and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs.   Read more			Sign up for the StartUp Network to keep updated about Venture Cup's news and events.   Write a 2-3 page executive summary about a business idea within any of our five categories.   Upload your idea through our website by November 29th.    Further read: Resources Criteria Confidentiality
ALL IDEAS GET FEEDBACK		SOME TIPS
After the deadline, Venture Cup distributes all the eligible ideas to the jury members who read, grade and provide constructive feedback on your business ideas.   The results from the jury are used to rank the business ideas, and the top eight teams of each category are invited to pitch their idea to a jury panel and compete for the top prize of 25,000DKK on the day of the corresponding category final.   The jury panel evaluates the pitches according to the criteria and find a category winner.		To support you on your quest, Venture Cup organises workshops about different topics related to the competition criteria. Check the calendar to see which workshops are available in your university.   Check our resource center for ideas and inspiration   If you have questions? Contact your local Venture Cup reps, they would love to hear from you.
CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
Below you can find more details about which ideas are suitable for each of the categories.		If you are in doubt about which category to participate in, please contact your local office, they would love to advise you.
Applied Technology		Cleantech
If you have designed a new product, most likely your idea should participate in this category. Products here include: Hardware  Electronics  Construction materials  Nanotechnology Robotics  Telecommunications Devices  Consumer electronics  Industrial design, etc.		If your focus is on improving the environment, chances are your idea belongs in this category. Cleantech ideas can be anything from: Energy efficiency Renewable energy Recycling Pollution reduction Waste management Green transportation Energy storage, etc.
Life Science & Medtech		Services
This category is for any idea within the world of: Biotechnology  Biomaterials  Healthcare Diagnostics  Therapeutics Medicine  Instrumentation Medical Equipment, etc.		This category includes all ideas related to providing services. If your idea is related to any of these: Consulting  Finance  Marketing  Retail  Hospitality Tourism Education Fashion  Public services supply Social entrepreneurship, etc.
Software
This category speaks for itself; if you have an idea that involves: Software Digital or social media Web 2.0 Gaming Web applications Mobile applications SaaS Search engines Operating systems, etc.
		Venture Cup also runs a Startup Competition in spring, where you can win 250,000 DKK.