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Snowflake and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) team up again for the Snowflake Startup Challenge — a global competition for early-stage AI startups building on Snowflake's AI Data Cloud. The winner and finalists can receive up to $1 million in investments from Snowflake, dedicated mentorship from industry leaders at NYSE-listed companies and the opportunity to ring the NYSE Bell. The 2027 edition is now accepting registrations of interest. Previous winners report that the challenge transformed their business — the 2023 winner closed a "massive Series A" the day after winning.
What is Snowflake looking for?
Snowflake seeks early-stage startups building innovative applications and products powered by Snowflake's AI Data Cloud. To participate you need to:
- Build an application that uses 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 must submit an investor-pitch video (up to five minutes) and provide access to their application
- Be a startup that has not received cash funding surpassing a Series A funding round
Full details including official rules and FAQ are available on the Snowflake Startup Challenge website.
Who is this for?
- Early-stage startups (pre-Series A) from around the world — the Netherlands is explicitly listed as an eligible country
- Startups building AI, data analytics, machine learning or data engineering applications on Snowflake's platform
- No industry restrictions — previous winners span AI-powered sales intelligence (SignalFlare.ai, 2024) and data automation (Maxa, 2023)
What's in it for you?
- Grand Prize: up to $500,000 in potential investments from Snowflake + additional marketing opportunities from Snowflake and NYSE
- 3 Finalists: up to $250,000 in potential investments + present at Snowflake Summit (2 passes) + dedicated mentorship from an industry leader at an NYSE-listed company + ring the NYSE Bell
- 10 Semifinalists: blog feature highlighting your application and team
- Massive exposure: the 2023 winner reported closing a "massive Series A" the day after winning, and the 2024 winner doubled sales since the contest began
- Judges include Snowflake's co-founder Benoit Dageville, CMO Denise Persson, NYSE President Lynn Martin and Capital One Ventures Partner Jon Barad