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title: "Seedrs partners with I-COM for the Data Startup Challenge"
date: "2017-01-17T11:28:17+00:00"
url: "https://europe.republic.com/insights/our-news/seedrs-partners-with-i-com-for-the-data-startup-challenge"
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# Seedrs partners with I-COM for the Data Startup Challenge

We’re excited to announce our partnership with I-COM Global Summit, the world’s leading marketing data and measurement strategy event, to bring you the I-COM Data Startup Challenge.

The competition is **open to startups who specialise in marketing data and measurement** as the central selling point of their product or service. A panel of experts will choose the **top 20 startups to receive invites to register for the I-COM Global Summit** hosted in Porto, Portugal as part of the Official Selection.

The **top 10 startups will qualify to take part in the final round** of selection and present their business to all attendees of the I-COM Global Summit in Porto.

**Sponsored by the Unilever Foundry**, the winner of the challenge will receive up to **$50,000** to fund a pilot programme with Unilever, a place in the **Unilever Foundry 50** and a **pass to the Cannes Lions festival** as part of Unilever’s delegation.

The winners will also **take centre stage at the I-COM Global Summit** on 24th-27th April 2017 and have a trophy presented to them at the Summit Gala Dinner.

**Applications to the I-COM Data Startup Challenge are open until 31st January 2017. [You can find out more information and to enter the challenge here.](http://www.i-com.org/data-startup-challenge-overview)**