10th Shenzhen Nanshan Innovation "Entrepreneurship Star" Contest & SVI Forum 第十届深圳南山“创业之星”大赛 & 硅创论坛

About CSPAThe Chinese Software Professional Association (CSPA) is one of the most prominent and fastest growing Chinese professionals organization in Silicon Valley. CSPA has over 4,400 professionals in its network and nearly 30 years of history in Silicon Valley. CSPA is on the Top 20 Most Influential Chinese organization ranked by The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.CSPA, established in 1988, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to cultivating education, entrepreneurship and leadership. It is committed to building a Mobile-First and People-First platform where its executives and professionals succeed in this cross-border economy. For more information about the Chinese Software Professional Association, please visit www.cspa.com.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/CSPA/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/cspa_announceLinkedin Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/13544403Linkedin Pagehttps://www.linkedin.com/showcase/3692549/Individual Membershiphttps://CSPA2017Membership.EventBrite.comCorporate Membershiphttps://CSPACorporate2017.EventBrite.com

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The <A STYLE="color: #0278b8; text-decoration-line: none; padding-top: 0px;" HREF="http://star.szns.gov.cn/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2017 Shenzhen Nanshan Innovation "Venture Star" Startup Competition</A> is open for registration after last year's successful competition. This year, CSPA and BASIC (Blue Angel Startups & Innovation Club) once again are the co-organizers of the Silicon Valley competition. We like to invite innovative startups from Silicon Valley to participate in this year's competition.
To help establish China's Shenzhen Nanshan district as an international innovation center, and to strengthen and expand the cooperation and relationship with various business partners internationally, a business delegation of the Shenzhen Nanshan "Venture Star" Competition have visited Silicon Valley. 
During their trip to the US, the business delegation will visit some technology companies, top universities, innovative enterprises and incubators/accelerators in Silicon Valley. The goal is to establish relationships and cooperative opportunities on innovative hi-tech projects and to learn about venture investment opportunities. To achieve the "Going out" and "Bringing in” strategies, this trip would help accelerate the development of science and technological innovation in the Nanshan district and the Shenzhen province.
If you’re a startup with technology-enabled innovative products/services that can solve big real world problems, benefit a large population and like to get exposure to China, please apply to be an in-person contestant to this year's Innovation of Shenzhen "Venture Star" Competition (Silicon Valley round). 
Eligibility Requirements
1. Growth Stage Startup Category:
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<LI>Small and medium size business with innovative technology and fast growing capability.</LI>
<LI>Founded less than 5 years ago, i.e. after January 2012, with revenue less than US$30 Million.</LI>
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<LI>Have innovative idea and business plan, but has not yet incorporated the business.</LI>
<LI>Core team has at least 3 members, and plan to incorporate the business within 6 months after the contest.</LI>
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While there may be some potential investors from the visiting business delegation from China, this is not a fund raising event. This is a startup competition where you are entering to pitch your startup in person in real time to a panel of on-site and China-based judges. Your pitch will be judged based on the problem/opportunuity your startup is solving, technological innovation, product-market fit, team strength and business model.
There will be at least 5 local judges made up of local angel investors or VCs from the SF/Bay Area.
 
 
CONTEST AWARDS
Total contest awards for winners amount to RMB 7 Million (approx. US$1 Million), with the following categories. Silicon Valley contestants will come under either Category 1 or 2:
1. Developing Enterprise Group*: Total 20 winners (Total prizes at 3.1M RMB） First Prize: 1 winner @ 500,000 RMB Second Prize: 2 winners @ 300,000 RMB/each Third Prize： 3 winners @ 200,000 RMB/each Outstanding Prize: 14 winners @ 100,000 RMB/each 2. Startups Group*: Total 20 winners (Total prizes at 1.7M RMB) First Prize: 1 winner @ 300,000 RMB Second Prize: 2 winners @ 200,000 RMB/each Third Prize： 3 winners @ 100,000 RMB/each Outstanding Prizes: 14 winners @ 50,000 RMB/each 3. Innovative Undergraduate Group: Total 20 winners (Total prizes at 0.7M RMB) First Prize: 1 winner @ 100,000 RMB Second Prize: 2 winners @ 80,000 RMB/each Third Prize: 3 winners @ 50,000 RMB/each Outstanding Prize: 14 winners @ 20,000 RMB/each Several other prizes totaling 1M RMB includes: Division Cooperation Award, Service Supporting Award, Startup Mentors Ward. Cooperation and Contest Development: Total 0.5M RMB. Each winner will also receive a certificate and a trophy.
Compeitition winners may also enjoy other benefits including policy support from the Shenzhen Nanshan district government, investment/financing opportunities, entrepreneurial/incubator space at the Nanshan district and business services support including entrepreneurial training, mentoring, intellectual property application, local talent acquisition assistance, promotional support etc.
Further competition details in Chinese <A STYLE="color: #0278b8; text-decoration-line: none;" HREF="http://star.szns.gov.cn/sz/intro/regime/0" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>.
 
 
RSVP
Please register your participation with a RSVP and then submit your contest pitch deck or business plan to <A STYLE="color: #0278b8; text-decoration-line: none; padding-top: 0px;" HREF="mailto:bp@basicVC.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bp@basicVC.com</A> and mention CSPA. In your presentation deck or business plan, please clearly state or explain in one page what is the SPECIFIC real world problem or opportunity that your product or service can solve.
Contest application deadline: Sep 20, 2017
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Pitch date : Sep 23, 2017
2nd Pre-round & Semi-final round Pitch Time : 12:30 pm to 19:00pm PST
Time allocated per contestant: 3 minutes presentation followed by 1 to 2 minutes of Q&A (if your pitch is in English, we will summarize your pitch in Chinese for the judges within 1 min at the end of your pitch, before another 1 min of Q&A)
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You will be presenting to a panel of onsite judges and several offsite judges based in Shenzhen/Nanshan, China. We expect around 50 startups to participate in this Silicon Valley round 2 contest.
Please submit your pitch deck or business plan in PowerPointformat and not PDF, to allow proper slide paging on the projector.
* Startups belonging to the Developing Enterprise Group must not be more than 5 years old (registered after Jan 1, 2011) with 2016 annual sales not exceeding 150 Million RMB (US$22.8M). The core team belonging to the Startup Group must not be less than 3 people and will establish their business within 6 months of the competition.
 
Organizations of the 2016 Innovation of Shenzhen "Venture Star" Competition:
Co-hosted by Shenzhen Nanshan District Government and Shenzhen Municipal Science & Technology Commission.
Organizer: Nanshan Disctrict Science Technology and Innovation Bureau, Nanshan District Hi-tech Venture Service Center.
Executed by Chinese Software Professional Association (CSPA) and SHENZHEN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
Co-Organizers: ZGC Innovation Center, BASIC, Techcode Incubator, Qianhai Ehub, SV Intentional Open Platform, SV Hanhai Investment, SV Cardinal Pitch Club  
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