What is Start?
Zpryme’s Start is a pitch competition where innovative technologies are proposed to key decision-makers and experts in the fields of energy, transportation, mobility, decarbonization, resilience, grid transformation, and/or energy storage solutions and more, in order to create touchpoints for the partnerships that will define the modern grid.
The Event
Zpryme’s Start@ETS is a pitch competition where innovative technologies are proposed to key decision makers and experts in the fields of energy, smart cities, transportation, mobility, electric vehicles, and/or energy storage solutions in order to create touchpoints for the partnerships that will define the modern grid.
Applicants
Phases acceptable to apply – Ideation, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, B, C
The competition is open and free for all to apply!
This year’s event applicants will fall into one of five categories: S.C.O.R.E.
Sustainability, Customer Experience, Optimization, Resilience & Electrification
Fall into more than one category?! That’s great! You’ll select all that apply or choose the one you mostly fall into
Timeline
Wednesday, June 5 – Applications Open
Friday, July 28 – Applications Close
Thursday, August 3 – Startups Notified
Thursday, August 10 & Friday, August 11 – Virtual Pitches
Tuesday, August 29 – Finalists pitch in person at Geekdom in San Antonio, TX
Winners
The winning pitch will be featured across Zpryme’s social media, promoted via press release, and gain the opportunity to have private meetings with judges within the utility and innovator spaces.
Lastly, Cash prizes up to a total of $10,000!
1st Place – $6,000
2nd Place – $3,000
3rd Place – $1,000
Opportunities in addition to cash prize:
- Real customer exposure
- 1:1 networking with utility judges
- Opportunity to be a guest on Zpryme on the Grid podcast
- 2 passes to Energy Thought Summit in April 2024
Start Judges
