[NEWS] Announcing Hardware Battlefield 2019 in Shenzhen, China – Loganspace

Startup Battlefieldis identified across the realm as TechCrunch’s premier startup competition, and at the moment time we’re proud to protest that on November 11-12 we are producing our hardware-centered competition,Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhenin that unparalleled heartland of hardware, Shenzhen, China.

The match this November will possible be TechCrunch’s fifth Hardware Battlefield, however our first ever in China. TechCrunch pioneered this hardware startup competition wait on in2014 at CES in Las Vegas(the year Google obtained Nest!) and followed with extra Hardware Battlefields in2015,2016and2017, all at CES. The 60 firms the editors selected to compete equipped an unattainable span of innovation — fromneat socksfor diabetics tomeals making an attempt out devices, tomalaria diagnosticinstruments, toe-bikesandrobotic palms. 

Thru these years we continuously had our behold on Shenzhen. The metropolis provides an ecosystem cherish no other to beef up hardware startups through accelerators, snappily prototyping and world-class manufacturing. This year we labored with our accomplice in China, TechNode, to reduction us notify on the dream. TC Hardware Battlefield 2019will happen on November 11-12 and be a bit of the elevated TechCrunch Shenzhen gift taking place November 9-12. 

Hardware Battlefield 2017 Winner

For these that could well be the founding father of an early-stage hardware startup wherever on this planet, please reduction in mindapplying for this Hardware Battlefield, whether or no longer or no longer you’ve ever been to China or Shenzhen. The Hardware Battlefield pitch classes will possible be judged by high VCs, founders and technologists from across the realm. TechCrunch’s editors will intently quilt the match. The total pitches onstage will possible be captured on video and printed on TechCrunch, where they’re going to be considered by a worldwide target audience, and theHardware Battlefieldwinner will spend home a take a look at for $25,000 as well to worldwide acclaim and membership within the Startup Battlefield elite. Up to now, the 857Startup Battlefieldcontestants own racked up $8.9 billion in funding and 110 exits. And for these contestants who’re new to Shenzhen, we’ll guarantee that that you just win the insider’s tour of how that unparalleled metropolis operates to beef up hardware founders.

How does Hardware Battlefield work?

Apply.Submit applications hereto be considered. Startups might want to own a minimally viable product that they’ll demo onstage. The product might want to own tiny if any press protection up to now. Founders seeking to originate their product onstage own an edge. Founders from any industry or country could well apply so long as the product is a hardware instrument or part. TechCrunch’s editors will take care of out an elite distress of 10-15 hardware startups to pitch on the main stage.The utility deadline is August 14.

Prepare.TechCrunch’s team will keep the foundersthrough a rigorous six-week practicing program to prep their pitches, merchandise and shows for the immense day onstage.

Compete.Participants can own six minutes to pitch, in conjunction with a reside hardware demo, followed by an intensive Q&A from a panel of judges — completed VCs, founders and technologists.

What are you looking at for?Apply now. Birth your hardware startup on the realm’s most notorious tech stage,TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhen, this November.