WHEN:  The competition date will be on February 9, 2010, Tuesday, 9am to 3:30pm. 

WHERE:  SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 

HOW:  To join, simply email Plug and Play Tech Center at jojo@plugandplaytechcenter.com for details and instructions.  Deadline of submission of company executive summaries is on January 29, 2010, 5pm PST.

CONTEST:

• A short-list of 30 contestants will be chosen to present to a panel of international investors (venture capitalists and angel investors).
• Each company will do an “elevator pitch” of 4 minutes each.
• At the end of the competition, 3 winners will be chosen.

PRIZE:

• Plug and Play Tech Center will help the winners in Silicon Valley on a 3-month VC fund raising mission.  
• Each startup will be presented to 10 top-tier VCs.
• Each startup will receive mentorship from Plug and Play’s pool of Business Relationship Managers and Executives in Residence.
• The startups will participate and be featured at Plug and Play’s PACT and/or EXPO events, which are bi-annual international startup competitions held at Plug and Play.
• The startups will have a chance to participate in one of Plug and Play’s Entrepreneurship University sessions.

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