Huawei Spark Malaysia - Tech Competition

Fire up your company and take it to new heights with Huawei! Compete for the chance to win up to USD $125k in Cloud Credit and exclusive business development opportunities.

This challenge is only open to companies incorporated in Malaysia

APPLICATION PHASE

November 12, 2020 - February 28, 2021 

Register on the platform and submit your proposal deck of 12 slides in English (PPT or PDF format), addressing the following:

  • Executive Summary – 1 slide
  • Problem Statement and Market Potential & Competition Landscape – 2 slides
  • Service and Business Model (e.g. what's your service and business model), and how money works (e.g. pricing structure)? – 1 slide
  • Sales & Growth Transaction – 2 Slides
    • Service revenue of (up to) last 3 years and revenue forecast for 2021
    • Size of client/user base, reference client/project
  • Solution Outline – 3 slides
    • High-level solution architecture
    • Solution USP
    • Solution development roadmap & key challenge(s)
  • Funding Received so Far and Business Growth Roadmap – 1 slide
  • Team – 1 slide
 
Participating companies are also required to complete the submission form describing the background of the company.
 
The deadline for the submission will be on February 28, 2021 at 11:59pm MYT (GMT+8).

1ST ONLINE VOTING

March 1 - March 17, 2021

Huawei judges to vote on and select the semi-finalist companies based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance
  • Market Potential
  • Service Model
  • Business Traction
  • Technology USP Scalability & Limitations
  • Financial Viability
  • Team Strength 

 

The top 20 companies will be selected for the next round. The results will be announced by March 18, 2021.

MENTORING PHASE

March 18 - March 30, 2021

The selected companies will be evaluated and mentored by Huawei experts and MDEC representatives to improve their proposals.
 

For the second voting phase, companies will be asked to submit an edited version of their slide deck from round 1 (in PPT or PDF format) and a demo video demonstrating the functionalities of their product/solution (in MP4 format):

 
The deadline for the submission will be on March 30, 2021 at 11:59pm MYT (GMT+8).

2ND ONLINE VOTING

March 30 - April 2, 2021

Huawei judges to vote on and select the finalist companies based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance
  • Market Potential
  • Service Model
  • Business Traction
  • Technology USP Scalability & Limitations
  • Financial Viability
  • Team Strength

 

The top 10 companies will be selected for the Final event. The results will be announced on April 3, 2021.

FINAL EVENT

April 8, 2021 – Results announced on 28 April, 2021 IF the pitch is hosted online

The Top 10 finalists will pitch live to a Huawei/MDEC jury panel. 

More details about the details and format of the pitching to come, so stay tuned!

The Top 10 winners will be admitted to the Huawei Spark Malaysia with exclusive mentorship and business development opportunities.