KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Qatar Competition - 2021

From tech innovator to future tech titan – what’s in it for you?

Finalists will receive an unrivalled platform to profile your business

• Exposure: pitch your innovations and present your growth ambitions. Winning companies will be featured in KPMG’s “Winners Report”, media profiles and at Web Summit 2021

• Recognition: profile your business throughout the competition, leveraging KPMG channels and both local and global media.

• Networking: connect with like-minded peers, key industry experts and influencers both locally and globally.

• Go global: Winners will automatically progress to the Global Tech Innovator final, where they will have a chance to feature their products and solutions at Web Summit 2021, Lisbon, in November..

Applicants are typically technology entrepreneurs who are successfully making the transition from the startup phase to the next stage in the growth of their businesses. They have developed innovative, proven technologies, established robust business models, demonstrated traction and have the potential to scale up globally.

To be eligible for the competition, you must:

• Be a registered company in Qatar

• Have been actively operating for 5 years or less (in the current form)

• Generate revenues between around US $1 million and $15 million; OR have raised around US $500,000 or more in equity

• Be either a pure technology or a tech-enabled, tech-driven or tech-led business

• Not be majority owned by a large corporate

• Conduct all pitches in English

• Available to pitch virtually at Qatar’s final event early September

• If selected as a finalist, be available to pitch at the global final at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal in November 2021

What are we looking for?

Each pitching competition will be judged by a panel of industry experts. All applications will be scored based on six, equally-weighted criteria:

1. Disruption and innovation

2. Market potential

3. Customer adoption

4. Market traction and marketing

5. Long-term potential

6. Pitch quality

The decisions of the panel will be final.

Q: What information do I need to apply?

A: If you’d like to apply for the KTIC-2021, here’s what we’ll need:

• Company details (name, address, company registration number, contact details)

• CEO, founder and management team details

• A brief description of the company, business model, any media coverage and proprietary technology (maximum of 200 words)

• Details on funding raised to date, 2020 revenue figures and projections for 2021

• A high-resolution image of your company logo

Q: How do I know if my company qualifies for KTIC-2021?

A: We aim to be as inclusive as possible; whether you’re a pure technology company or tech-enabled, tech-led, or tech-driven, we want to hear about your growth ambitions.

Q: What stage should my company be at to be considered?

A: We are looking for companies that have been operating for 5 years or less, and have a viable product or service.

Q: What is the judging criteria?

A: Each pitching competition will be judged by a panel of industry and KPMG experts. All applications will be scored based on six, equally-weighted criteria. The criteria are disruption and innovation, market potential, customer adoption, market traction and marketing, long-term potential and pitch quality. The decisions of the panel will be final.

Q: What do winners get?

A: Country winners will be put forward to the global final to be held at Web Summit 2021. Finalists will be provided with standard class flights/travel, hotel accommodation and one conference pass to attend Web Summit 2021. Finalists will also be provided an opportunity to exhibit their products or services at the conference.

The prizes cannot be substituted for cash or any other alternatives.

Q: How and when will the winners be notified?

A: The Global Tech Innovator winner will be announced on stage at Web Summit 2021 in November.

Q: What are the costs involved in participation?

A: There is no charge for entering into the competition, although all costs related to attendance at the semi-final and country finals must be covered by the participants themselves, where they are being held in person. KPMG will cover the cost of standard class flights/travel, accommodation and conference passes for the finalists who are invited to present in Portugal at Web Summit 2021.

Q: Is there any publicity involved?

A: KPMG Private Enterprise will be promoting the pitch heats alongside various partners throughout the course of the competition. By entering the competition, you agree that any personal information provided by you with your entry may be held and used by KPMG to administer the competition.

If you are a winner of the competition, you agree that KPMG may use your name, image and company branding to announce the winner of the competition and for any other reasonable and related promotional and marketing purposes.

Q: Who do I get in touch with for further information?

A: For any further information please email mouabi@kpmg.com.