Activate New York: tech talent day
In 2010, Victor Henning, founder of Mendeley, won the inaugural Activate Tech Talent Pitching workshop. Earlier this year, Mendeley was bought by Reed Elsevier, for a reported $100m (£65m). Here is what Victor had to say about his Activate experience:
'The chance to speak on the Activate main stage was one of the most exhilarating moments in my start-up career. Exploring how to change the world through the internet with some of the brightest minds in tech, academia and politics has created amazing opportunities for Mendeley.'
View Mendeley's presentation at the 2010 Activate summit here
Is your company the next Mendely? Does your startup have the potential to transform the way we live, work and interact? The Guardian is giving you the chance to find out.
We're looking for 10 innovative startups to come and pitch their startup concept at our Activate tech talent day. Taking place on Tuesday November 19 (the day before the Guardian's annual Activate Summit) at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York the workshop will be judged by leading investors, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the world.
Want to get involved? Read on to find out how to enter your start up.
We are looking for the brightest tech startups to submit entries telling us, in no more than 300 words, why they believe their startup will change business and/or wider society. You will also have to demonstrate that the idea is commercially sustainable.
The winner will have the opportunity to present at the Activate Summit the next day in front of a 350-strong senior-level audience, taking the podium alongside Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon.com, Chris Dixon, general partner, Andreessen Horowitz and Ben Huh, CEO and founder, Cheezburger.
The winner will also win £40k in advertising across the Guardian's global tech platform.
Deadline for submissions is Friday October 18 2013.
For more information on the pitching process and criteria – click here
You can submit your application here
If you have any questions, please contact adam.davidi@theguardian.com
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More information on the Activate tech talent day
Agenda
Pitching process and criteria
Judging panel
FAQs