HINT - Pointers on applying are in the information session recording on the Startup302.org website.
Startup302 is Delaware’s premier funding competition for technology and technology-enabled startups in the FinTech industry led by underrepresented founders. Entrepreneurs from across the U.S. will compete for non-dilutive funding, access to mentors and valuable connections.
This is stage 1 and open to the public. In stage 1 you will create a series of questions to respond via video or written. Videos will be done through the platform. This is free and open to all who are eligible to apply. All entries are to be in English. Entries will be reviewed by the Startup302 Committee. You will hear from us on or before February 3 if you are going to be invited to the next stage of the competition.
Eligibility
Technology startups in the FinTech industry with at least one founding member from an underrepresented group: women, black, hispanic, Native Americans and LGBTQ+ individuals. We are looking for startups in FinTech industry only for this competition.
(For purposes of this competition, Startup302 is looking for innovations across the FinTech sectors like automation, payments, big data, healthtech, SaaS, and ecommerce innovations for financial services. Financial technology (better known as Fintech) is used to describe new tech that seeks to improve and automate the delivery and use of financial services. At its core, fintech is utilized to help companies, business owners, and consumers better manage their financial operations, processes, and lives by utilizing specialized software and algorithms that are used on computers and, increasingly, smartphones.)