Take part in the top Winter 2026 startup event! Get public recognition for your early-stage startup, find investors and advisors.
Burning Heroes is the first startup awards created by founders for founders! Our mission is to help early-stage startups reveal their potential.
We know how hard it is to start from scratch: idea validation, team building, seeking market fit, go-to-market strategy, wait lists, early adopters’ community... it’s tough. This is why we want to network with the best teams and share our experience.
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
Burning Heroes is the first startup awards created by founders for founders! Our mission is to help early-stage startups reveal their potential.
We know how hard it is to start from scratch: idea validation, team building, seeking market fit, go-to-market strategy, wait lists, early adopters’ community... it’s tough. This is why we want to network with the best teams and share our experience.
Apply now to get the chance to be noticed by top advisers and investors and to join our Burning Heroes community!
Pre-seed startups with traction‍
Do you have an idea that you've worked hard on? Do you have confirmation from your early adopters? Have you developed your MVP or prototype? Find your first VC investor and top advisors with Burning Heroes!
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Seed startups
Did you raise initial funding and confirm your hypothesis and fell into the trap of a failing market? Are you wondering how to continue handling or growing your business? Open the door to new opportunities with Burning Heroes!
—Product Vision
—Traction
—Team
—Tech Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
—Business Model
—Market Size
—Sales & Marketing
—Product Vision
—Traction
—Team
—Tech Maturity
—Usability & Design
—Product Adoption
—Business Model
—Market Size
—Sales & Marketing
Apply for the competition as a startup founder. Include your pitch deck, tell us about your strengths, what problems you’ve solved and what difficulties you were able to overcome.
We carefully study and evaluate your pitch decks and select the best startups. Top 5 startups will get invitations to the Live Pitch.
Live Pitch sessions in front of the Burning Heroes jury at Wise HQ in London. The announcement of the Top 3 startups in the following categories: Best Startup, Best Product, and Best Business Model.
If you weren’t selected for the Top 3, don’t worry. You will still get valuable feedback on how to improve your project and pitch
Media featuring
Top-investors' feedback
Free personal advising session with experts from the jury
Personal pricing and promo codes from our partners
Warm access to VCs
Membership in our closed community
Have questions?
Get in touch!
contact@burningheroes.com
Have questions?
Get in touch!
contact@burningheroes.com
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Yes, we welcome start-ups from any industry to participate in our contest and present us the problems you’re solving with your solutions.
No, participation in our contest is free! We do not take any additional financial contributions from our competitors.
Each participant in the contest will receive a chance to be seen. Top 15 startups will get valuable feedback from our judges -top VCs, accelerators, and experts from TOP companies. Winners will get up to 3 free individual consultations with an expert among the jury members, access to a closed community, as well as mentions in the media!
We recommend applying even if you are not confident in your deck. We pay much more attention to your ability to grow based on the market fit, product design, and the technology you are leveraging. If we can see this we will help you to improve your pitch and materials.
In addition to the experience, the Top 15 participants will receive a unique certificate stating that you took part in the Burning Heroes Australia Startup Awards. Winners will also receive an electronic badge that they can share on their website or social media.
We accept startups from any country and region. The contest is offline, make sure that you can attend the final event in person.
