Benefits & Prizes
The 2023 application window is now closed. This year’s finalists will have the chance to network, secure connections, and create awareness with attendees and industry leaders. Participating startups will perfect their pitch with the GS1 US team and successfully demonstrate their product to potential customers and potential future partners in Denver, CO in June 2023! Additional benefits include:
- (2) complimentary registration per organization, a $3,600 value
- (1) 5-minute "lightning talk" with judges' Q&A to be conducted live
- Pitch Coaching offered to all accepted Startup Lab Pitch Competition participants as part of the program
- Inclusion as appropriate in GS1 Connect 2023 marketing promotional efforts
- Winners to be announced at GS1 Connect 2023 in Denver, CO on June 6, 2023
Prizes
The 2023 Startup Lab Pitch Competition finalists will compete for a chance to win from a $23,000 prize pool. Prizes will be awarded in the form of a check/ACH and a whitepaper for the first, second, and third place winning entries. The first-place winner also receives a 1-year Bronze subscription to the GS1 US® Solution Partner Program.
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First Place Winner
$10,000
plus 1-year Bronze subscription to GS1 US Solution Partner Program
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Second Place Winner
$5,000
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Third Place Winner
$3,000
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Fourth-Eighth Place Winners
$1,000
to each participating company