Judging Criteria

Thank you for your interest to become one of our judges.

Our 2020 Startup Competition has already started, and we are no longer accepting New submissions to become one of our judges.

In case you wish to participate in our next year’s competition, please read the following Judging criteria.

 

Tracks Judging Criteria

  • Team:The team takes up an important part of the total grade. Judges look for experience, value added, and the relevance of each team member to the project
  • Innovation:The idea must be either new, or demonstrates a marked improvement to an existing solution or a business process
  • Financial Sustainability:The startup should clearly demonstrate the ability to be financially sustainable on the long term validated within the business model
  • Scalability:A startup should not be limited to a nationwide market. Preferably, the business should be easy to replicate regionally or globally as the company expands
  • Social Impact:Judges will assess the extent to which your project is positively impacting the community (Social Entrepreneurship Track)

 

First Round

Judging process in the MITEF Greece Startup Competition includes three rounds. The first round will be held after the application deadline. The first judging panel consists of Local and National academics and business experts, who will evaluate the applications based on the competition criteria. The qualified teams (Semi-finalists) for the 2nd judging round will be announced.

 

Second Round

Judging of the 2nd round will take place through live presentations, for the selection of the top 10 teams that will proceed to the finals.

 

Final Judging and Award Ceremony

The third and final round of the competition will be held in closing ceremony of MITEF Greece Startup Competition.  Top 10 finalists will get on stage and pitch live to a high-profile panel of judges, that will select the winner, 2 runners-up and a winner from each specialty track.The winning teams from the three tracks will be announced during a gala ceremony which is attended by prominent National and international figures.