TechFuel is San Antonio’s largest cash prize pitch competition with $100,000 available in non-dilutive cash prize money along with resources and support from the ecosystem for founders to accelerate their company’s growth.
Donor Name: TechBloc
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Competition
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/25/2022
Grant Size: $50,000
Details:
TechFuel is sponsored by the Bexar County Economic & Community Development department and is hosted by Tech Bloc during the 2022 San Antonio Startup Month.
Funding Information
- A finalist from each group will be selected by their judging panel to advance to the final round of the competition. The 5 finalists will be awarded $2,500 each and will then compete for the Judges’ Grand Prize of $50,000 live on October 21, 2022.
- The TechFuel Showcase finalists will deliver a 5-minute pitch and have a 5-minute Q&A session with a panel of 5 judges. Judges will then deliberate to select the Judges’ Grand Prize of $50,000 winner, and 1st runner up.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for consideration should:
- Be a tech startup that is headquartered or primarily based in the state of Texas
- Be a properly registered business entity recognized by the state of Texas
- Have received less than $2.0M from 3rd-party investors
- Generate less than $2.0M in annualized revenue
- Have a product/service that is live, OR an MVP that has recently launched within the last 6 months, and
- Has measurable performance metrics such as revenue, customers, or successful beta testing results
- If selected as a finalist prize winner, be able to maintain a company presence (office or remote employee) within Bexar County for a minimum of 6 months after prize money award date.
For more information, visit TechBloc.
