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FINAL CALL FOR TECH STARTUP TALENT: TECH TRAILBLAZERS AWARDS CLOSE THIS FRIDAY

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Posted on September 20, 2014

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Class of 2014 Trailblazers: Enter by Friday 19th September for a chance to win expert mentoring, recognition, great prizes and more…

Deadline Approaching for Startup Entries

Time is running out for tech startups to enter the Tech Trailblazers Awards, as the competition welcomes final entrants from a range of enterprise tech backgrounds: Big Data, Cloud, Emerging Markets, Mobile, Networking, Security, Storage, Sustainable IT, Virtualization, as well as two exciting new categories ‘FinTech’ and ‘IoT’ (Internet of Things).

New Categories and Funding Support

The awards also welcome startups from different levels of funding. Aside from the Emerging Markets category, they recently announced the Firestarter program – a new bursary for early stage non VC backed startups, to encourage their involvement in the awards.

What Winners of Tech Trailblazers Receive

With these exciting developments to the awards scheme, this year promises to be bigger and better than ever. As ever, the Tech Trailblazers will reward its hottest startups with opportunities and prizes for their business to blaze a trail for the year ahead.

Submissions close on Friday September 19th at 11:59pm Pacific Time at www.techtrailblazers.com.

Final Call For Tech Startup Talent: Tech Trailblazers Awards Close This Friday

Final Call For Tech Startup Talent: Tech Trailblazers Awards Close This Friday

Expert Judges Seek Diverse Innovators

Rose Ross, Chief Trailblazer and founder of the awards said “The Class of 2014 Tech Trailblazers will be our most diverse yet, as our expert judges also discover innovations from our new IoT and FinTech categories. We look forward to new ideas in our popular existing categories, and our Firestarter entrants will add a new dimension to the competition. The resources we can offer to both winners and finalists provide opportunities such as mentoring, recognition and business development – equipping startups with the tools to succeed.”

Key Takeaways

  • Deadline for startup entries is Friday September 19 at 11:59 pm PT.
  • New categories this year include FinTech and IoT alongside existing enterprise tech sectors.
  • Firestarter program introduced to support early‑stage non‑VC backed startups.
  • Winners and finalists gain access to mentoring, recognition and business development opportunities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the submission deadline?
Friday 19 September at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
What new award categories are introduced this year?
FinTech and IoT have been added to the existing categories.
What is the Firestarter program?
A new bursary for early‑stage, non‑VC‑backed startups to encourage their participation.
What types of startups can enter?
Startups across enterprise tech sectors including Big Data, Cloud, Mobile, Networking, Security, Storage, Sustainable IT, Virtualization, FinTech, IoT.

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