Queens Tech & Innovation Challenge
Awards up to $20,000 each to five early-stage entrepreneurs with strong Queens ties.
A team can include up to five people, and everyone involved, not just the team leader, has to register individually and upload a State ID or driver's license; only the team leader is required to be a Queens resident and part of the company's founding or management team. Program staff first verify that an application is complete, including the video pitch and financial projections, and disqualify i…
Looking for pre-seed and seed-stage entrepreneurs with a strong connection to Queens, New York, competing across five categories: Consumer Tech, Enterprise Tech, Sustainability, Community and Food. Businesses can be tech or non-tech, but should already be generating revenue or close to a working business model.
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