Take part in the Global Startup Awards happening worldwide from USA to Australia! Get public recognition for your early-stage startup and find investors and advisors.
Burning Heroes San Francisco is the first Burning Heroes Award in the USA, which is part of a worldwide network of startup awards.
Our mission is to help first-time founders overcome the barrier of mistrust about their lack of business experience by showing that it is possible to build a successful global business the first time!
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
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Burning Heroes San Francisco is the first Burning Heroes Award in the USA, which is part of a worldwide network of startup awards.
Our mission is to help first-time founders overcome the barrier of mistrust about their lack of business experience by showing that it is possible to build a successful global business the first time!
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
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The award is for people transitioning from corporate, academic, or non-tech entrepreneurial backgrounds to founding their first IT startup that is growing successfully and has great potential.
REQIEREMENTS: Founders of an IT startup in the early stages of development (Pre-seed, Seed, Round A). Having paying customers will be an advantage for you.
We welcome startups from any industry and accept applications from startups both with and without external investments, underscoring our commitment to supporting diverse entrepreneurial paths.
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—Product Vision
—Traction
—Team
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—Tech Uniqueness & Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
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—Business Model
—Market Attractiveness
—Sales & Marketing
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—Product Vision
—Traction
—Team
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—Tech Uniqueness & Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
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—Business Model
—Market Attractiveness
—Sales & Marketing
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Apply for the competition as a startup founder. Include your pitch deck, don't forget to tell us about  yourthe financial traction
We carefully study and evaluate your pitch decks and select the best startups. Top 9 startups will get invitations to the Live Pitch.
Live Pitch sessions in front of the Burning Heroes jury. The announcement of the TOP 3 startups in the following categories: Product Design, Innovations, and Market Fit.
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If you weren’t selected for the top 3, don’t worry. You will still get valuable feedback on how to improve your project and pitch
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Media featuring
Top-investors' feedback
Free personal advising session with experts from the jury
Personal pricing and promo codes from our partners
Warm access to VCs
Membership in our closed community
Have questions?
Get in touch!
contact@burningheroes.com
Have questions?
Get in touch!
contact@burningheroes.com
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Yes, any startup can take part in the contest from any field of activity. Whether high-tech innovation, IT, or production, we welcome projects that are ready to present themselves to the world.
No, participation in our contest is free! We do not take any additional financial contributions from our competitors.
Each participant in the contest will receive a chance to be seen. Top 15 startups will get valuable feedback from our judges -top VCs, accelerators, and experts from TOP companies. Winners will get up to 3 free individual consultations with an expert among the jury members, access to a closed community, as well as mentions in the media!
We recommend applying even if you are not confident in your deck. We pay much more attention to your ability to grow based on the market fit, product design, and the technology you are leveraging. If we can see this we will help you to improve your pitch and materials.
In addition to the experience, each participant will receive a unique diploma that states you took part in our startup contest. Winners will also receive an electronic badge that can be put on their website or mobile application as a sign of distinction for successfully passing our difficult but certainly interesting startup contest!
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We accept startups from any country and region. The contest is offline, make sure that you can attend the final event in person.