The Spark Me Award is one of the most significant internationally recognized awards in the startup and entrepreneur field. It is very difficult to be selected for this competition.
The award is extremely competitive and hard to get.
There is Pre-Selection where only the 10 best startups from all submitted applications will be invited for final selection. Selected startups will get to present at the Spark ME conference and competition. The judges will convene and choose 3 teams that will present in the final round. And they will choose only one winner once a year.
The grand prize for the winner of 2015, COPRIX Media, was 10.000 USD in technical support and software and an invitation to attend the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2015, one of the most significant technology and startup events in the world! Winning this award has a huge impact on COPRIX media, as it allows the company to get a large base of US consumers.
The expert panel of judges was: Marvin Liao, Partner at global Seed VC Firm and Startup Accelerator “500 Startups based” in Silicon Valley.
One of the most important Accelerators in the world. Dave Birss - consultant, educator, and Award-winning author. Mag in advertising, coming up with ideas for many of the world’s biggest brands. Along the way, he led the creative departments of several of the UK’s top agencies, including Poke, OgilvyOne, McCann Worldgroup, etc. Natasa Djukanovic - Marketing Director of Domain.ME is an international technology company operating on the Internet domain “.ME”. A successful strategy consultant based in Belgium with more than 20 years of experience in helping growing companies in developing their communication and marketing strategies as well as implement them.
The previous year’s winners were, TruckTrack, and FishingBooker - the world’s largest online marketplace that enables you to list, find, and book fishing trips worldwide. More about Spark me: https://spark.me/startups /