Attention, electronics startup founders and innovators! Would you like up to €75,000 worth of marketing and promotion from Elektor International Media for your start-up firm or prototype? Would you like to present your start-up firm to more than 250,000 Elektor readers and the thousands of attendees at electronica 2018 in Munich, Germany?

This is your chance to win a valuable marketing campaign from Elektor, as well as gain international exposure in Munich at electronica, the world’s leading trade fair for electronics. THE COMPETITION
electronica Fast Forward 2018, the startup platform powered by Elektor, is a worldwide startup competition that provides you with an exciting opportunity to promote your company or prototype in the international marketplace. We’re looking for the very best electronics entrepreneurs and designers who can demonstrate that their electronics start-up initiatives or prototypes are innovative and high quality. 

Innovators from every corner of the world may apply in the “Start-up” or “Prototype” category. After choosing the appropriate category, all participants must register by submitting a short description of their entry. The submission deadline is September 15, 2018.

PRIZES
  • First Place — €75,000 marketing package from Elektor including an exhibition stand at electronica 2020.
  • Second Place — €50,000 marketing package from Elektor
  • Third Place — €25,000 marketing package from Elektor
  • The best of the best will receive the electronica Fast Forward Award!
     
BENEFITS
Winners will benefit from both marketing cash and international exposure at the electronica 2018 tradeshow.
 
In 2016, First Place in the “Start-up” category went to Botfactory, a New York-based manufacturer or desktop PCB printers. “We need to get our product in front of as many people as possible, as we are finding that we need more qualified leads to expand and grow. This means targeted advertising, improving brand awareness and content generation,” the team said.
Click here to watch Botfactory’s pitch at electronica 2016.
 
First Place in the “Prototype” category went to MOWEA, a Berlin, Germany-based startup that developed small, modular wind turbines. When asked what MOWEA would do with the media campaign budget, Founder/CEO Till Naumann answered: “Being a start-up, we need marketing in every direction you can imagine: corporate design, a better-looking homepage, testimonial videos of our prototypes and of our field tests, content for B2B partners, presentation opportunities at relevant trade shows and especially community building, on Face­book and other media.”
Click here to watch MOWEA’s pitch at electronica 2016.
 
GET STARTED       
Ready to shine a spotlight on your startup or prototype? Enter electronica Fast Forward 2018, the startup platform powered by Elektor today!