2021 Hyperspace Challenge Schedule

Submission Phase

During this phase, tech startups and universities who have signed up to participate are invited to attend one or more of a series of webinars to learn about specific government needs and interact directly with the government innovators sponsoring the problem. New content will be posted on HyperspaceChallenge.com on a regular basis in conjunction with these webinars, enabling interested participants to create a more informed proposal.

Following the webinars and ongoing content updates, companies interested in participating must submit a final proposal by September 8 to our evaluation platform, Valid Eval (you must be registered for webinars to receive the application) for review by a committee made up of business, technical, and government advisors. The proposal format and scoring rubric will be made available around August 24.

Note: See “What is the time commitment...” to get a sense of the commitment required to make the most of the opportunity for your startup.

Selection 

The week of September 20th, accepted participants will receive an invitation to participate in the Accelerator and will be asked to confirm their participation no later than September 27.

2021 Cohort

To participate, teams will need to dedicate 2-3 hours per week during the months of October and November for a series of onboarding and educational workshops over video conferencing, as well as 1:1 conversations with government customers. These virtual sessions will cover trends in contracting with the government, pitching to government users, and other insightful topics.