Global Security Challenge

Awards

Launching Pad for Success

Each year, the Global Security Challenge awards more than $500,000 in grants and prizes to innovative startups and ideas to assist them with the development of their technologies. This year there are three different prize categories for which innovators can apply with their companies, technologies or just ideas. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to get your idea in front of investors, media, and government and industry leaders.


1. Best Security Startup Award
This flagship award of the GSC is open for all security technology startups who had less than $5 million revenues in 2007 and who do have a working prototype or at least a bit of revenue. The winning entrant receives a $500,000 grant sponsored by TSWG of the US Government. This is a cash-grant to be used to further develop the company. The finalists receive mentorship by leading venture capital funds.


2. Best Security Idea Award
We recognize that many disruptive innovations are not ready for mass commercialization yet and we encourage these innovators to apply for this year's Best Security Idea award. This new award is aimed to support researchers, infant companies with no revenue yet and any other inventors who just have an idea for a security solution. The judging for this award will focus mainly on the disruptive potential of the technology with less focus on the idea's maturity. Winners of this award will receive mentorship by Siemens Venture Capital  and a $10,000 cash award, sponsored by Accenture.

3. Crowded-Places Idea Award

Together with our partner company, Secure Futures, we are offering a $10,000 award and other prizes for ideas that offer potential solutions to the challenge of making crowded places safer for the public. Examples might be innovative video surveillance solutions, access control technologies or solutions for better communicating with crowds. This award is a subcategory of the Best Security Idea Award with a focus on contributing to public safety. Please see www.crowded-places.com for more information on the security challenges posed by crowded places.