Your mission
A 3-month long* regional competition where you, as a group of university students, compete by submitting a viable startup proposal on a digital technology or app using the Predix platform as the solution provider.
*After completion of Round 1 (kickoff session)
Eligibility
University students
- Of any year
- From universities in Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam only
- Across disciplines but with a focus on IT, Computer Science, Engineering and Business students
Timeline
Jun '17 - mid-Aug '17
Promotion of competition at universities
- Registration period
- Group of 3 (minimum) to 4 (maximum) with at least one member from each of the three following disciplines: Information Technology, Engineering, and Business
- Open to all, but nationals preferred
Sep '17
Round 1 : Kick-off session in each country
- Provide brief training on Predix to participants for better grasp of concept
- Teams are given 3 weeks to prepare & submit their proposal
Oct '17
Round 2 : Submission of rough business proposal
- Filter proposals & shortlist top 10 teams
- Invite top 10 teams to present a pitch to a panel of GE judges - select best 5 teams
- Top 5 teams get mentorship by GE mentors to fine tune proposal (2 weeks)
Nov '17
Round 3 : National finale
- Final pitch to a panel of GE mentors, Venture Capitalists (VC)*, and/or governmental enablers
- Winning team from each country will be invited to a grand finale round in Singapore where they get to pitch to a panel of Venture Capitalists (VC) or investor reps*, mentorship from GE (2 weeks)
Dec '17
Grand finale (regional)
- Top 3 teams do a final pitch out in Singapore – all expense paid 2D 1N trip
- Winning team will get guaranteed internships with GE or final round interviews for GE’s leadership programs
The prize
All applicants :
- Invitation to attend informative kickoff session and Predix training
- Certificate of training & participation
Top 10 (in country) :
- Certificate of accomplishment
Top 5 (in country) :
- Certificate of accomplishment
- Chance to pitch proposal to a venture capitalist* and/or related enablers for potential investment
- Mentorship by GE leaders
- Potential internship offering or interview session for leadership programs
Top 3 (in region) :
- All expense paid trip to finale in Singapore
- Certificate of accomplishment
- Chance to pitch proposal to a venture capitalist* and/or related enablers for potential investment
- Mentorship by GE & VC* reps
- Potential internship offering or interview session for leadership programs
Champion (region)
- Title & bragging rights as 1st ever GE ASEAN Digital Startup Champion
- Guaranteed internship offering or pass through to final round interview for leadership programs
* VC participation subject to their availability.