{"id":133112,"date":"2025-01-15T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/rising-stars-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:40:36","slug":"rising-stars-copy","status":"publish","type":"programmes","link":"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/rising-stars-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Stars Copy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"page-header-block_1ef59003cfaa677a89129dcfe5468c4d\" class=\" section page-header-section page-header-text-img-block\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"l:padding-spacer-top grid-item aligncenter page-header-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-mask-container image-mask-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"section  padding-section call-to-action-section padding-none call-to-action-columned-section\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap padding-none clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"  container-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 md:grid-container-2 lg:grid-container-full grid-xl lg:grid flex-y-align \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item lg:grid-7   grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-6 padding-left-base  padding-right-base lg:padding-left-xxl lg:padding-right-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:grid-5 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the <\/span><b>Tech Nation Rising Stars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> programme is merging with the <\/span><b>OneToWin competition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to re-launch the ultimate pitch competition for innovative early-stage tech startups with <\/span><b>\u00a33,000,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on offer across the regional and national levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This exciting competition offers early-stage tech startups an invaluable platform to pitch their innovations at the <\/span><b>regional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>national<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> levels, boosting visibility and attracting customers, partners, and investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grand Finalists will have the chance to showcase their businesses on the prestigious <\/span><b>London Tech Week <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stage, competing for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the opportunity to win<\/span> <b>\u00a31,000,000<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in investment <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a range of \u2018money-can\u2019t-buy\u2019 opportunities designed to propel their business forward.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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lg:grid-container-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-4 grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-8 grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-text body-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, we\u2019re expanding the prize to include two tracks for startups across various stages:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Emerging Stars:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Pre-seed or seed-stage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> startups competing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the opportunity to win<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Haatch Regional Prize of <\/span><b>\u00a3335,000 in investment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chance<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to showcase their businesses at <\/span><b>London Tech Week.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2\ufe0f\u20e3 OneToWin Rising 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Subject to diligence and binding agreements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t                              \t<\/div> \n\t\t\t                       \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t                      \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t                  \t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">\ud83c\udf1f Unparalleled Exposure<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row  lg:padding-right-xxl\">\n\t\t\t                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showcase your innovation on a local, regional, and national scale, whilst boosting your brand and attracting potential customers, partners, and investors.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t                       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Haatch<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modal-wrapper team-modal\" id=\"team-modal-block_66f08b1aace5b261c9f025736956ceb4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-y-align m:flex-top-align team-modal-content padding-y-l\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap clear\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t    #team-block-block_66f08b1aace5b261c9f025736956ceb4 {\n\t        background: #ffffff00;\n\t\t    color: var(--brand);\n\t    }\n\n\t    #team-block-block_66f08b1aace5b261c9f025736956ceb4 .label:not(.selectric .label){\n\t    \tborder-color: var(--brand);\n\t    }\n\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"heading-text-block-block_a4645b49ad9b12d27c1724884091c25e\" class=\"section padding-section heading-list-block-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 grid m:grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-5 grid-item lg:padding-right-l lg:flex lg:flex-col lg:flex-space-between \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2><strong>Who can apply<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-7 grid-item lg:padding-left-xxl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Emerging Stars track:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2728 Headquartered in the UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2728 Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) eligible with \u00a3250,000 allocation available<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2728 B2B or B2B2C<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2728 Technology \/ digital sector<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>One to Win track:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udf1f UK-operating businesses that are incorporated in other jurisdictions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udf1f Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) eligible with \u00a31,000,000 allocation available<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udf1f B2B or B2B2C<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udf1f Technology \/ digital sector<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udf1f Minimum of \u00a3200,000 in annual recurring revenue<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_a4645b49ad9b12d27c1724884091c25e{\n\t        background: var(--brand);\n\t        color: var(--white);\n\t    }\n\n\t    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id=\"heading-text-block-block_8263b1db4b43f124141cbfdb7500c6a9\" class=\"section padding-section heading-list-block-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 grid m:grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-5 grid-item lg:padding-right-l lg:flex lg:flex-col lg:flex-space-between \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2><b>People&#8217;s Choice Award<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desk list-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TN_MASTER_risingstars_icon_mono_wht-1024x948.png\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TN_MASTER_risingstars_icon_mono_wht-1024x948.png\" 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This is your chance to demonstrate the power of your startup\u2019s community and claim a distinctive spot in Rising Stars history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2665\ufe0f The more buzz, likes, shares, and comments your pitch receives, the stronger your candidacy for the People\u2019s Choice Award. The winner will be chosen based on a combination of the quality of their virtual pitch and the impact generated on social media.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_8263b1db4b43f124141cbfdb7500c6a9{\n\t        background: var(--yellowalt);\n\t        color: var(--brand);\n\t    }\n\n\t    \n\/*\t    .product-dropdowns .selectric .button{background-image: url('data:image\/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28.061\" height=\"15.445\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.061 15.445\"><g><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"%23\" stroke-width=\"2px\" d=\"M2278.5 3401l13.323 13.323 13.323-13.323\" transform=\"translate(-1295.97 -769.97) translate(-981.823 -2630.323)\"\/><\/g><\/svg>')}*\/\n\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_8263b1db4b43f124141cbfdb7500c6a9 ul 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testimonial-content\">  \n\t\t                            \t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t                            \t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t                            \t\t\t<p>&#8220;Being a Rising Stars Finalist gave us a massive stamp of credibility \u2013 both externally for investors and internally for the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t                            \t\t<cite class=\"padding-top-xl\"><strong>Deirdre McGettrick<\/strong><\/cite>\n\t\t\t                            \t\t<div class=\"padding-top-s company\"><p class=\"sml-text\">Founder &#038; CEO, uFurnish<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t                            \t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t                            \t<\/div>\n\t\t                           <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"testimonial-item\">                                                      \n\t\t                        \t<div class=\"padding-x-base lg:padding-x-m testimonial-content\">  \n\t\t                            \t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t                            \t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t                            \t\t\t<p>&#8220;Someone we met at London Tech Week through our Rising Stars stand ended up being one of our bigger private investors&#8230; So we are very very thankful having had that opportunity!&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t                            \t\t<cite class=\"padding-top-xl\"><strong>Nicola Jones<\/strong><\/cite>\n\t\t\t                            \t\t<div class=\"padding-top-s company\"><p class=\"sml-text\">Powdr<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t                            \t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t                            \t<\/div>\n\t\t                           <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"testimonial-item\">                                                      \n\t\t                        \t<div class=\"padding-x-base lg:padding-x-m testimonial-content\">  \n\t\t                            \t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t                            \t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t                            \t\t\t<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been approached by investors who saw us in the Rising Stars campaign \u2013 usually we are the ones chasing them. 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startups need to be SEIS\/EIS registered to participate?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, startups must confirm they are either currently SEIS\/EIS registered (SEIS for Emerging Stars, EIS for Rising Stars OneToWin) or are in the process of securing this. Startups must be fully registered by the end of the semi-final judging period on 24th March 2025, giving founders approximately 9 weeks to secure their SEIS\/EIS status.<\/span><\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">Can startups from all regions of the UK apply?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, Rising Stars is open to startups from all regions of the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">Is in-person attendance to Semi-Finals and the Grand Final mandatory for shortlisted startups? Who from the team should be in attendance?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, in-person attendance is mandatory for shortlisted startups, as these are live events with live judging panels. The Founder should be the one pitching at these events.<\/span><\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">Can the Founder and\/or investors opt out if terms can\u2019t be agreed?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The investment is subject to due diligence and a formal agreement. 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