evokeAG 2023 Adelaide - Startup Program

Submissions closed at 3:00PM 8 November 2022 (AEDT).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

Applications are now open for startups to participate in our Startup AlleyStartup Showcase and Investor Pitch Dinner at evokeAG. 2023 in Adelaide – apply now. 

Startup Showcase

  • Must be able to showcase cutting edge technology – this is a showcase of your business to customers and not a pitch for investment   
  • Must be a registered business (can be registered internationally)  
  • Must have an agrifood innovation product to show at the event  
  • Innovation must be solving local and/or global agricultural challenges   
  • International applicants must be able to demonstrate their ability to scale into the Australian market, and have a go-to-market strategy
  • Must agree to the Terms & Conditions, read here

Startup Alley

  • Must be a registered business (can be registered internationally)
  • Must have an agrifood innovation product to show at the event
  • Innovation must be solving local and/or global agricultural challenges
  • Previous evokeAG. Startup Alley participants are eligible to apply however must demonstrate how their business has evolved since last exhibiting at the event
  • Must agree to the Terms & Conditions, read here

Investor Pitch Dinner: 

  • Must be a registered business in Australia and/or New Zealand
  • Applicants must be able to showcase business success to date
  • Must have previously raised seed funding and/or above (or bootstrapped)
  • Must be preparing to in the midst of a seed, or above funding round
  • Must agree to the Terms & Conditions, read here. 

Applicants will be marked on the following selection criteria: 

Selection criteria

Description

Weighted Score

Communication

Application is clearly communicated, problem and solution is clearly identified.

10%

Consumer value proposition

Technology is clearly providing a unique solution to an identified problem in the agrifood sector and has a competitive advantage.

30%

Team

Founder and team have the required expertise and is a balanced team. (E.g. 10 = robotics company with robotics research, hardware manufacturing expert and computer vision expert, 4 = One undergraduate mechatronic engineer and three accountants).

10%

Traction

How soon are they going to be available to customers? Do they have any leading indicators for success e.g. sales growth, lead customers or otherwise.

20%

Business

Business is innovative, internal ability to scale and has the structure to support an innovation driven enterprise.

10%

Market

Business has a potential to scale and move into the global market.

10%

Product

Business has an innovative agrifood product to showcase at the event.

10%

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) the guidelines.

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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