TiE 50 Awards
2021
TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands of early to mid-stage startups worldwide. Participating technology startups benefit from significant exposure to venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs; online virtual showcasing, and technology and business partnering/networking.
TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program keenly contested by thousands of early to mid-stage startups worldwide. Participating technology startups benefit from significant exposure to venture capitalists, angels, and entrepreneurs; online virtual showcasing, and technology and business partnering/networking.
Now in its twelve-year, the prestigious TiE50 awards recognize the top technology and technology-enabled startups with no restrictions placed on any specific technology segment. TiE Silicon Valley's premier annual awards program is keenly contested by thousands of early- to mid-stage startups.
Since the inception of the TiE50 program, 84% of the winners and top startups have been funded with over a billion $. Many of these companies went on to get acquired or had an IPO. At least 29 of the exits were over $100 Million, e.g., FireEye (IPO), Mulesoft (IPO), Pearl Therapeutics (acquired by Astra Zeneca), and Velocloud (acquired by VMware)
We invite all startups worldwide, particularly early-stage companies to participate.
DEADLINE AND DATES
Monday, February 1, at 12:00 AM | Applications open |
Wednesday, April 28, at 12:00 AM | Applications close |
Friday, April 30 | Winners will be announced by email and on our website |
Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 am - 9:35 pm PST | TiE50 Showcase |
Thursday, May 6 at 9:35 am - 2:10 pm PST | Awards Ceremony |
The application is rigorously reviewed by a panel of judges including venture capitalists, angels, successful entrepreneurs, and corporate executives.
The Awards Ceremony will be held virtually this year in May. This year all TiE50 winners will present to a live audience, this includes angels investors, TiE Charter Members, corporate executives, and conference attendees to get feedback and exposure during the TiE50 Showcase Track on Thursday, May 6 at TiEcon 2021.
While winners take home the coveted TiE50 award, ALL applicants walk away with a great ROI of at least 10X the application fee of $595.
The significant benefits are:
- Thousands of dollars in credits from our partners like Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Freshworks, and others
- Opportunity to network with Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, and some of the brightest minds of Silicon Valley
- $800+ VALUE encompassing Annual Membership to TiE Silicon Valley chapter for 2 team members ($300 value), Two Complimentary passes to TiEcon 2021 ($200 value) and discounted rates for VC Connect, Mentor Connect and complimentary TiEcon Expo ($300 value)
- Year rounding branding on TiEcon and TiE SV website that draw over 20k visitors every month
February 1 - March 7 | $395 Early Bird Pricing |
March 8 - April 25 | $595 |
Benefits for TiE50 Winners:
- Cloud Credits
- Annual TiE Silicon Valley Membership
- Exposure to VCs, Angels, Corporate Executives, Customers, Employees at TiEcon and beyond
- Year-round branding & logo promotion on TiE Silicon Valley and TiEcon website
- Social media highlight of your company's progress, success, milestones post-TiEcon Awards Ceremony
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Companies must be privately held and less than 7 years old.