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WIN INVESTMENT AND GLOBAL EXPOSURE. UP TO $1 MILLION IN THREE STARTUPS.

ARE YOU UP TO
THE CHALLENGE?

Snowflake is working with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to take the Snowflake Startup Challenge to the next level! The Snowflake Startup Challenge is a contest for early-stage startups that are building innovative applications and products powered by Snowflake’s Data Cloud. The winner and finalists may receive up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake, mentorship from industry leaders at NYSE-listed companies, along with global exposure, and the opportunity to ring the NYSE Bell!

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If you are considered as a finalist for the Startup Challenge, we will reach out via the email provided after the judgment period ends.

For additional details please reference the official rules and FAQ.

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2023 Startup Challenge Winner

We are excited to announce MAXA as this year’s Startup Challenge winner!

Read more about MaXA

THE TIMELINE

March 1, 2023: Deadline for submissions
April 2023: Top 10 semi-finalists announced
May 2023: Top 3 finalists announced
Summer 2023: Pitch and grand prize winner announced

The Prizes

Blog featuring your application and team

UP TO $250,000 POTENTIAL INVESTMENT IN EACH OF THE TWO FINALISTS 
FEATURE ON SELECT MARKETING CHANNELS
PRESENT AT SNOWFLAKE SUMMIT AND 2 SUMMIT PASSES
Receive dedicated mentorship from an industry leader at a company listed on the NYSE
Ring the NYSE Bell
(PLUS SEMI-FINALIST PRIZE)

​​Up to $500,000 potential investment
ADDITIONAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES From snowflake and nyse
(PLUS FINALIST PRIZE)

What’s Required?

  • Build an application that is dependent on Snowflake as a core part of its architecture 
  • Submit a demo video (up to five minutes) and a description of your application before the deadline
  • Semifinalists will be required to submit an investor-pitch video recording (up to five minutes) and provide access to their application
  • Be an entity with less than $5 million in cash funding and that has not received any cash funding through the sale of equity securities, including through a Series A or other priced round of funding
  • Please review the official rules and FAQ for more details

The Judges

As the Chief Information Officer of the New York Stock Exchange, Chuck manages the innovation strategy for the NYSE and all ICE business units, relying on his extensive 25-year background in a diverse spectrum of disciplines including architecture, software development, engineering, cybersecurity, and operations. He started his career in Information Security building ICE’s Cyber program and later managed ICE’s global Information Technology programs. Chuck has an MBA from the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering from the College of Charleston and Clemson University respectively.

Chuck Adkins

CIO

NYSE

Chuck Adkins

CIO

NYSE

Brad is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter, a life-cycle technology investment firm based in Silicon Valley that manages public and private portfolios. Brad has worked in technology for 25 years – as a securities lawyer; a founding principal at the venture firm General Catalyst; as a three-time co-founder where he raised significant venture funding and sold all three businesses (to IAC, Google and Marchex); and as a Portfolio Manager for PAR Capital. He was born in Indiana, studied at Wabash College, Oxford University, Indiana University School of Law and Harvard Business School. He has personally participated in more than 100 IPOs as a sponsor, anchor and investor. Brad’s notable deals that he has helped lead include Snowflake, Mongo, Cockroach, Bytedance, Gusto, Unity, Okta, dbt, Modern Treasury, EPIC Games, Orbitz, Hotel Tonight and Zillow (while at PAR Capital).

Brad is also a former deputy secretary of state of Indiana and a pilot. The Altimeter name emanated from Brad’s belief that clarity, happiness and success in all aspects of life comes from boiling it down to the essential – your core instrument. Altimeter’s mission is its core instrument: to help visionary entrepreneurs build iconic companies, disrupt markets and improve lives through all stages of growth.

Brad Gerstner

Founder and CEO

Altimeter

Brad Gerstner

Founder and CEO

Altimeter

Benoit Dageville

Co-Founder, President of Product

Snowflake

Benoit Dageville

Co-Founder, President of Product

Snowflake

Denise Persson

Chief Marketing Officer

Snowflake

Denise Persson

Chief Marketing Officer

Snowflake

What WE’re Looking for

Business Potential

What is the market opportunity? Does it address an unmet need? How does it complement Snowflake?

Innovation

How unique is your application? What is your competitive advantage?

Snowflake Leverage

How does the startup leverage Snowflake? Does it leverage a broad set of Snowflake features?

The Team

Does your leadership team have the experience required and ability to execute?

HEar from previous winners

« Houseware’s win at the Snowflake Startup Challenge 2022 was much more than what we expected. Building together with and on top of Snowflake has been instrumental to our product and customer success. Since winning, we have seen a 3x jump in inbound leads and allowed us to attract really great global talent to bring the Houseware vision to life. »

Divyansh Saini

Co-Founder, Houseware

“Winning the Snowflake Startup Challenge was an incredible experience. From it we gained visibility amongst VCs who’d ultimately lead our seed round, and strengthen our partnership with Snowflake.”

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Resources

Blog

Advice from the 2021 Snowflake Startup Challenge Finalists

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Watch The Snowflake Startup Challenge 2022 Finale

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Read about the 2022 Snowflake Startup Challenge Winner, Houseware

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Read about the 10 Snowflake Startup Challenge Semi-Finalists for 2022

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