Take part in the top 2025 startup event in Lisbon! Get public recognition for your early-stage startup, find investors and advisors.
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Burning Heroes is the first startup awards created by founders for founders! Our mission is to help early-stage startups reveal their potential.
We know how hard it is to start from scratch: idea validation, team building, seeking market fit, go-to-market strategy, wait lists, early adopters’ community... it’s tough. This is why we want to network with the best teams and share our experience.
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
Burning Heroes is the first startup awards created by founders for founders! Our mission is to help early-stage startups reveal their potential.
We know how hard it is to start from scratch: idea validation, team building, seeking market fit, go-to-market strategy, wait lists, early adopters’ community... it’s tough. This is why we want to network with the best teams and share our experience.
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
Orion is a venture studio built by founders, for founders. The studio teams up with top-tier serial entrepreneurs with proven success in the local market specializing in B2B SaaS and AI to create and scale businesses that take on the world.
Orion provides funding and brings in top-tier expertise, and hands-on operational support, so founders can laser-focus on growing their dream company.
—Business Model
—Market Size
—Sales & Marketing
—Tech Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
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— Bold Idea & Innovation
— Market Potential
— Founding Team & Execution
—Business Model
—Market Size
—Sales & Marketing
—Tech Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
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— Bold Idea & Innovation
— Market Potential
— Founding Team & Execution
Apply for the competition as a startup founder. Include your pitch deck, tell us about your strengths, what problems you’ve solved and what difficulties you were able to overcome.
We carefully study and evaluate your pitch decks and select the best startups. Top 5 startups will get invitations to the Live Pitch.
Live Pitch sessions in front of the Burning Heroes jury in Fintech House, Lisbon. The announcement of the Top 3 startups in the following categories: Best Business Model, Best Product, and Best Pre-Seed Concept.
Winners receive a special access to Web Summit Startup Programme Package: exhibition space at the conference, featuring on the Web Summit website and more. Organizer may verify eligibility.
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.
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