India is home to one of the largest developer and startup communities, which have immense potential to propel technological advancement and economic growth in the country.
On October 9, 2018, we will celebrate the ingenuity and entrepreneurship spirit of India with Facebook’s first ever “India Startup Day” where we will also be giving out the India Startup Day Awards!
India Startup Day is our way of reaffirming our commitment to help enable the developer and startup community through our tech programs, and to support entrepreneurs who are building the future. We will be celebrating stories of founders and leaders applying technology to solve current and future societal challenges, talking to leaders to learn more about the challenges this new generation of entrepreneurs face, and recognise amazing startup stories with India Startup Day Awards.
If you are an amazing startup building innovative products and solutions and keen to share your journey, apply to the India Startup Day Awards!
And catch us live on the Facebook India Page on October 9, 2018 for India Startup Day!
• Solutions will be judged against their innovativeness, the traction/ disruption they have created in their individual fields, and the potential for future impact.
• Finalists will be selected basis a jury review by experts and stakeholders from the industry as well as Facebook
• Winners will be announced during the Facebook India Startup Day in Delhi on 9th October 2018
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Application phase begins at the time the application form is available through https://fbindiastartupday.splashthat.com/ & ends October 1, 2018 at 11:59:59 p.m. Indian Standard Time. Only open through individuals who are legal residents of India and at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence who are acting on behalf of a legal entity (the “Entrant”) that: (a) is formed under the laws of India and has been operating as a registered company under Indian laws for at least 6 months prior to the start of the application period; (b) have at least one (1) full time employee (a person that maintains standard business hours working on the technology or venture-at a minimum, Monday through Friday, 8 hours per business day); and (c) the product or technology the Entrant is offering for consideration (i) provides a functionality or capability not currently available in any off the shelf product, or a functionality/capability that can be demonstrated to possess a significant advantage over current offerings in some aspect, and (ii) represents original ideas wholly owned with freedom to use or is licensed by the Entrant.
5 awards will be provided as described at https://fbindiastartupday.splashthat.com/. Within each award category, the application with the highest score among these criteria will win the award (subject to verification):
(1) Solution Innovativeness (Weightage - 30%): How creative, novel, and feasible is the solution that the startup is bringing to market?; (2) Current Market Traction (Weightage - 30%): What is the traction that the startup has gained with customers so far?; and (3) Potential for Impact (Weightage - 40%): How much market opportunity/size is the startup poised to capture through its solutions?.
Void where prohibited by law. SUBJECT TO FULL OFFICIAL RULES AT https://fbindiastartupday.splashthat.com, which contain important content restrictions and requirements, including permission for Sponsor to communicate publicly about Entrant in connection with its participation in the awards program. Awards have no retail value.
Sponsor: FCL Tech Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Central Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”).
