CONTEST REGULATION

 

1. General provisions

1.1. Scope of application of these Regulations

This Regulation is applied during the GoTech technological startups contest (hereinafter referred to as the Contest) and determines the functions, rights, duties and responsibilities of the organizers and participants, the procedure and deadlines for the Contest, the criteria and procedure for the evaluation of competitive applications.

The main objectives of the Contest are:

• identifying and promoting the development of the best technological startups;
• creation of a platform for negotiations, establishing stable relations and concluding transactions between technological companies, investors and corporations;
• increase in the total number of IT businesses and the development of innovative entrepreneurship.

1.2. The basic concepts used in this Regulation

The following terms are used in this Statement:

• GoTech — is an annual open startup contest organized by the Fund IT Innovations (address: 19704, St. Petersburg, Chapaeva St., 11 / 4-38. Details: PSRN 1147800002790, TIN 7813292056), which results in awards for the best technological companies.
• Contest Website — https://gotech.vc/en/
• Organizing Committee - the organizers of the contest. The organizing committee is formed by the Fund IT Innovations from among employees, partners of the Contest and contractors. The Organizing Committee forms the composition of the Jury. For consulting and mentoring support, the Organizing Committee may form a Supervisory Board of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, venture funds and development institutions.
• Application - application form posted on the Contest website, completed and sent by the Applicant and containing information on the Applicant’s technological company.
• Applicant - a representative of a legal entity, or an individual, whose application for participation in the Contest is accepted by the Organizing Committee.
• Finalist - Applicant whose application is selected by the Organizing Committee or Partners of nominations for participation in the Final Contest.
• The Jury is a group of persons evaluating applications selected by the Organizing Committee or Nomination Partners during the final of the Contest and determining the winners of the Contest.
• The Final of the Contest is the final event, within which the winners and prize-winners of the Contest are determined, determined and awarded. Date: October 15th, 2019 Place: Moscow, Digital October Center, Bersenevskaya Emb., 6-3.
• Awards - prizes awarded to the winners of the Contest.
• Partners with different status - state and public organizations, enterprises of all forms of ownership, mass media providing material, informational or organizational support to the Contest. 

1.3. Transparency

This Regulation is provided for familiarization to all interested persons applying for participation in the Contest. This Regulation is openly published on the Contest website. The applicant has the right to require the Organizing Committee to clarify the points of these Regulations.

 

2. Functions, rights, duties and responsibilities of the Organizing Committee

2.1. Functions of the Organizing Committee

• making a decision about holding the Contest;
• development of the present Contest Regulations and the package of documents required for the Contest;
• introduction of the changes to this Regulation with the obligatory publication of such changes on the Website of the contest. Changes take effect from the date they are posted.
• determination of the conditions of the Contest (the order of the contest, terms, application form, evaluation criteria, stages, Awards, location of the final, etc.);
• formation, approval of the composition and organization of work of the Jury;
• attracting Partners with different status;
• preparing and conducting a campaign in order to inform the maximum possible number of potential applicants about the Contest;
• informing applicants about the procedure and main stages of the Contest;
• acceptance of applications for the Contest and their subsequent processing;
• preparation of the Finalists for making a presentation during the Final Contest;
• announcement of additional nominations;
• making other organizational decisions aimed at solving the tasks of the Organizing Committee and the Contest ;
• Organization of the Final Contest ;
• presentation of the Awards to the winners of the Contest.

2.2. Rights of the Organizing Committee

• refusal to the Applicant to participate on the basis of non-compliance with the requirements of the
• Contest Regulations and / or the Rules of the Contest;
• disqualification of Applicants for violation of the Rules of the Contest, non-compliance with the requirements and conditions of the Contest, provision of false information in the Application;
• transfer of information contained in the Applications for review by the Jury and the Partners that established their own nominations in order to conduct an examination and selection of companies;
• Processing of personal data of Applicants in accordance with the Policy for processing of personal data of the Fund IT Innovations;
• use of information about the Applicants for promotional purposes in the cases provided for by these Regulations.

2.3. Duties of the Organizing Committee

• creation of equal conditions for all Applicants;
• ensuring publicity of the Contest;
• preventing the disclosure of information about the results of the Contest before the agreed period;
• conducting the Contest in accordance with these Regulations.

2.4. Responsibility of the Organizing Committee

• the organizing committee is responsible for violation of these Regulations.

 

3. Applicants rights, duties and responsibilities

3.1. Applicants rights

• obtaining information on the conditions and procedure for the Contest;
• appeal to the Organizing Committee for an explanation of the items of these Regulations;
  submitting and registering Application for participation in the Contest;
• withdrawal of the Application by submitting a notification to the Organizing Committee by e-mail no less than 10 (ten) calendar days before the deadline for receiving Applications;
• participation in all events organized for the Applicants in accordance with the stages of the Contest, including participation in the Final Contest in Moscow on October 15th, 2019 in the case of passing to the finals of one or more Nominations of the Contest.
• obtaining 2 (two) tickets for participation in the Final of the Contest in the case of passing to the finals of one or more Nominations of the Contest;
• Receipt of the Prize and the corresponding certificate - in case of recognition as the winner or the prize-winner of the Contest.

3.2. Applicants duties

• preliminary acquaintance with the subject of the Contest, the study of the requirements for participation in the Contest;
• timely submission of the Application in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations
  consent to the processing of personal data of Applicants in accordance with the Policy for processing of personal data of the Fund IT Innovations;
• the timely provision of the presentation in the case of recognition as finalists of the Contest;
  Presentation of the project before the the Jury - in case of recognition as the Finalist;
  compliance with these Regulations;
• Applicants independently bear and pay all expenses in connection with their participation in the Contest. Compensation of any expenses related to participation in the Contest, including the purchase of travel documents (tickets) and payment for accommodation, is not made by the Organizing Committee.

3.2.1. The information specified in the Application

All materials provided in the Application, as well as the product itself should not:

• contain information constituting a secret protected by law, including information about the private lives of individuals, call for violence, racial discrimination, terrorist or other illegal activities, other extremist materials offending religious feelings of believers, elements of pornography, as well as violence or cruelty, or illegal actions;
• contain abusive words, obscene and offensive images, comparisons and expressions, including with regard to professions, age, language, official state symbols of the Russian Federation, cultural heritage sites of the peoples of the Russian Federation;
• contain information about the stay of minors in a state of danger to their life and / or health, elements of use, demonstration of tobacco and / or alcoholic beverages, narcotic substances;
• contain objects that are the intellectual property of third parties;
• contain information and (or) materials that violate other rights and interests of citizens and legal entities, the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation or public morality and ethics.

By providing information and materials, the Applicant confirms that such information and materials are not confidential, including those that are not protected as commercial secrets, do not contain signs of know-how.

3.3. Responsibility of the Applicants

Applicants are responsible:

• for violation of the requirements for accuracy of the information specified in the Application;
• for non-compliance with the conditions, procedures and deadlines established by these Regulations;
• for copyright infringement, including in the preparation of materials.

For these violations, the Organizing Committee may deprive the Applicant of the right to participate in the Contest. Notification to the Applicant about the deprivation of his right to participate in the Contest is sent by e-mail.

 

4. Contest Partners

The partners of the Contest are: Sponsors, Nomination Partners, Organizational Partners and Information Partners. The rights and obligations of the Partners of the Contest are determined by the respective sponsorship packages.

4.1. Partners gradation

• Sponsors - a company contributing to the financing of the Contest, in accordance with the sponsorship package;
• The nomination Partner is a company that established its own nomination within the framework of the Contest and provides prizes for the winners of this nomination in accordance with the nomination Partner sponsorship package. Nominations must comply with the objectives of the Contest. Information on the content, procedure and timing of nominations, as well as the Awards is published on the official Website of the Contest;
• An organizational partner is a legal entity that has made a substantial non-material contribution to the organization and conduct of the Contest. The rights and obligations of the Organizational Partner are determined in accordance with the package of the Organizational Partner.
• Information Partner - a legal entity providing information coverage of the Contest by agreement with the Organizing Committee. Rights and obligations of the Information Partner are determined in accordance with the Information Partner Package.

4.2. Contest Nominations

The Contest is held in several nominations established by the Organizing Committee or Nomination Partners.

4.2.1.  Arena Pitch - is an independent competitive selection, organized by the Organizing Committee of the Contest. 15 nomination finalists will have the opportunity to perform on the main stage of the GoTech Arena forum in front of an audience of Russian and foreign investors, entrepreneurs and corporate representatives during the Final Contest. 

4.2.2.  SKL Tech – is a nomination from SKL Tech Partner - business incubator of SOKOLOV Jewelry for startups that improve the quality of life of people by saving time (automation of daily routine; increasing decision-making speed; increasing the duration of active life) and / or money (reducing costs new income). The 10 finalists of the nomination will hold face-to-face meetings with the SKL Tech Jury during the Final of the Contest. The Winner will receive a cash prize of 150,000 rubles, an invitation to the SKL Tech business incubator, the opportunity to attract investments and launch a pilot with the company SOKOLOV Jewelry.

4.2.3 Rostelecom – is a nomination from Rostelecom Partner aimed to find and launch pilots with developers of the best solutions using 5G, with a focus on AR and VR applications, multimedia services and B2B solutions for transportation, retail, including Big Data and Machine Learning in retail business and the M2M products and services.
The selected companies will be considered for a pilot project with Rostelecom, which will enable them to start cooperation with the Partner.

4.2.4 Finlanding - is a nomination from Helsinki Centre in St. Petersburg, NewCo Helsinki, and Helsinki Business Hub for tech companies that are interested in entering the European market through Finland. The winner will receive consulting support by Helsinki Centre in launching the product on the European market, tickets to the largest startup event in Northern Europe Slush 2019, support in business registration and business development in Finland.

4.2.5 Beeline 5G Digital Experience - is a nomination from Beeline Partner aimed to finding digital solutions that will be able to show a significant breakthrough using 5G technology and for  solutions in the safety driving area, as well as solutions complementary to Beeline business processes. The winners of the nomination will have the opportunity to launch the pilot with Beeline. Best 5G startups will get an opportunity to for test their solutions in the new generation 5G network.

 

5. Terms and conditions of participation in the Contest

5.1. Technological focus of the companies

Applications for participation in the Contest must be in one or more of the following areas:

• AI & ML (artificial intelligence, chat bots, machine learning)
• AR | VR | MR (augmented, virtual and mixed reality technology)
• Automation (automation and design systems, industrial software)
• Big data & analytics (big data processing and analysis)
• Blockchain
• Cloud tech (cloud technologies and services)
• Communication & navigation (communication and navigation technologies)
• Devtools (developer tools)
• Game development tech & gamification (technologies for game development, gamification)
• Human and machine behavioral analysis
• IoT (Internet of things)
• Mobile (mobile, embedded and wearable devices, as well as applications and software for them)
• Recognition tech (search, recognition and processing of audio, video and graphic information)
• Robotics (intelligent robotics and autonomous vehicles)
• Smart materials (new materials)
• Social networking solutions

5.2. Participation in the Contest

Both legal entities and individuals can take part in the Contest. Participation in the Contest is free. The contest is open. The official languages of the Contest are Russian and English. The Organizing Committee provides equal conditions for applicants in both languages.

5.3. The procedure for receiving applications and the Contest procedure

5.3.1. To participate in the Contest, it is necessary to fill out and submit an application in the form posted on the Contest Website (hereinafter referred to as the Application), when filling in the Application, agree to the terms of this Regulation, putting the “V” icon, give consent to the processing of personal data. After receiving the Application by the Organizing Committee, the Applicant receives an automatic response within 24 hours that the Application has been accepted for consideration. The applicant has the right to request from the Organizing Committee confirmation of receipt of the Application by e-mail.

5.3.2. When filling in the Application, the Applicant selects the Nominations of the Contest in which he wants to participate.

5.3.3. Applications for participation in the Contest must be sent so that they get received by the Organizing Committee no later than 23:59 September 20th, 2019 Moscow time.

5.3.4. An applicant is considered registered if he filled in the required fields of the electronic form of registration before the deadline for receiving Applications. Only Applications that are approved by the Organizing Committee of the Contest for compliance with the application directions and objectives of the Contest are allowed to participate in the Contest.

5.3.5. The decision on the compliance of the project or the product of the Applicant with the requirements established by these Regulations is made at the discretion of the Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee has the right to refuse a reasoned justification for refusing the Applicant to accept the Application after it has been processed.

5.3.6. Accepted Applications are submitted for consideration to the Nominations Partners that evaluate Applications online through the electronic evaluation system, and may also invite Applicants to meetings in person or online for more information about companies. According to the results of the work, the Nominations Partners determine the Finalists of the Contest.

5.3.7. The winners of the Contest are determined by the members of the Jury and the Partners of the nominations on the basis of in-person presentations and / or meetings with the Finalists during the Final of the Contest.

5.3.8. Announcement of results and awarding of winners are carried out during the Final of the Contest.

5.3.9. Information about the timing of all stages of the Contest, Awards, the venue of the Final Contest is posted on the Contest Website. By decision of the Organizing Committee, additional stages and nominations of the Contest may be added during the entire period of the Contest, and the Applicants will be informed on the official website and sent via e-mail.

5.3.10. The Applicant agrees that all information that he receives in the framework of the Contest is confidential, being valuable to the Organizing Committee and not subject to disclosure, as it is official and / or commercial secret, it has real and potential commercial value due to its unknownness to third parties, to there is no free access legally.

5.3.11. No information specified in paragraph 5.3.10 of these Regulations may be disclosed by the Applicant to any other person without the prior written consent of the Organizing Committee.

5.3.12. The Applicant is obliged to take all reasonable measures necessary and appropriate to prevent unauthorized disclosure or disclosure of confidential information. At the same time, the measures taken must be no less significant than those that the Applicant takes to save their own information of this kind. 

 

6. Evaluation Criteria for Applications

6.1. Evaluation of Applications is carried out according to the following criteria:

• problem and solution (how much a significant problem solves the company, how interesting the proposed solution is, how well it is worked out);
• market and business model (market size, contest, clear business model);
• technological innovation (technological competitive advantages over analogues that are difficult to copy);
• current results (clients or pilot projects, investments, revenue, other significant results confirming the viability of the company);
• team (the presence in the team of a complete set of competencies required for project
• implementation, a strong manager-entrepreneur, mentors).

6.2. The Organizing Committee and Partners of nominations may establish additional or other criteria for evaluating Applications in the framework of individual nominations. Information on such criteria is placed in the description of nominations on the website page: https://gotech.vc/en/contest/

 

7. Contest Awards

7.1. Information about the Contest Awards is published on the Contest Website.

7.2. In case the Reward includes a cash reward, the Winners are paid out on the basis of a deed of gift, minus personal income tax of 13% for individuals or according to the taxation system for legal entities.

 

8. Use of information about Applicants for promotional purposes

8.1. The Organizing Committee of the Contest reserves the right to use for advertising purposes the names, logos, links to the site and brief descriptions of companies participating in the Contest, as well as feedback from Applicants.

8.2. The Organizing Committee of the Contest has the right to analyze all Applications and to post publicly the statistical data obtained on the basis of such analysis. Information is published in a generalized form.

8.3. The Applicant agrees to give promotional interviews about participation in the Contest, including radio and television, as well as in other media, or to film for the promotional materials of the Contest upon prior approval without paying any remuneration for it, and also agrees to receive information letters from the Organizing Committee relating to this Contest. All rights to such materials will belong to the organizers. 

8.4. Applying for the Contest means that the Applicant agrees that their names, surnames and other materials about them, images (including photographic materials, video materials) can be used in any way by the Organizing Committee, their authorized representatives in order to inform the Applicants about the results of the qualifying tours and other announcements of the Contest, as well as in releases and articles about the Contest in the media and social networks and Telegram channels, without completing an additional agreement with the Applicant and paying any remuneration.

 

9. Final provisions

9.1. Contest, this Regulation, as well as any activity related to the Contest, are governed by the laws of the Russian Federation.

9.2. Under no circumstances shall the Organizing Committee bear any responsibility to the Applicant, in addition to the directly specified responsibility in these Regulations. No obligations of the Organizing Committee to the Applicant are not subject to fulfillment other than the obligations expressly specified in these Regulations. If the Applicant refuses to participate in the Contest at any time, the Organizing Committee will not compensate any losses to the Applicant that may arise in connection with the Contest.

9.3. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse the Applicant to further participate in the Contest at any time without reimbursement of any losses and expenses in case the Applicant violates these Regulations.

9.4. The provision on participation in the Contest may be amended and supplemented by the Organizing Committee at any time.

9.5. The Applicants are informed, as well as any other communication, by the Organizing Committee by sending a corresponding letter to the email address indicated in the Application, or subsequently provided by the Applicant to the Organizing Committee as the main means of communication.

9.6. All information, documents and other materials sent by the Applicant from the e-mail address specified in the Application, or which was later indicated as the main means of communication, are considered to be provided.

9.7. The Organizing Committee has the right to use in addition other contact details provided by the Applicant for the purposes of informing.

9.8. Information on changing the deadlines for receiving and (or) processing applications, on changing the terms of the Contest, information on changing these Regulations and other information intended for all Applicants is posted on the Contest Website.

9.9. Information, notifications of the Organizing Committee are made to the email address: i.kalashnikova@gotech.vc

9.10. The Applicant consents to the use by the Organizing Committee of any information and materials presented to them, information, as well as a trademark (service mark), logo, brand name, photo and video filming materials made within the framework of the Contest, including by placing on the Website of the Contest, on the Internet, in advertising and PR materials, including pages on the social networks of the Organizing Committee, Partners, for the purpose of informing about the Contest and its results.