You can apply if your entity is based in one of the countries eligible for this competition (see complete list below) and if your technology contributes to automating non-manufacturing processes.

List of eligible countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine and Turkey.

If your Start-up is based in one of the countries mentioned, you can apply in one of the two categories of the competition: Start-up Award and Scale-up Award.

For the Start-up Award, the criteria considered to register:

• You have a technical Minimum Viable Product that is focused on B2B non-manufacturing software automation;
• You have a dedicated team;
• Your Start-up is up to seed financing;
• If you already got financed, the total amount that you received is a maximum of 1 million EUR.

For the Scale-up Award, the criteria considered to register:

• You have a functioning technology that is focused on B2B non-manufacturing software automation;
• You already signed with a minimum of 3 paying customers;
• You have a dedicated team;
• If you already got financed, the total amount that you received is a maximum of 3 million EUR.

You can’t apply in the UiPath Automation Award 2021 CEE & Turkey Edition. The UiPath Automation Awards is dedicated to the countries mentioned as eligible. But rest assured, we are committed to extending the competition in our future editions.

We offer a mix of resources, relationships in a relevant network, and knowledge that will help you accelerate your business development.

The business that will be recognized with the UiPath Automation Awards - Start-up category will get:

• A financial award of EUR 50,000.
• Business mentoring of a minimum of 18 hours within 12 months from UiPath Directors.
• Technical support up to 120 hours within 12 months from UiPath professional developers.
• Marketing support up to 30 hours with marketing experts from UiPath.

The business that will be recognized with the UiPath Automation Awards - Scale-up category will get:

• Exposure of the technology in front of 4 UiPath customers for potential sales. If suitable, the technology can also be displayed in the UiPath Immersion Lab.
• Business mentoring of a minimum of 18 hours within 12 months from UiPath C-lLevel.
• Technical support up to 120 hours within 12 months from UiPath professional developers.
• Free licensing of UiPath technology for 12 months.
• Marketing support up to 30 hours with marketing experts from UiPath.

You register by completing the form for the UiPath Automation Awards.

You submit your application and then a dedicated jury will assess all the applications received. The shortlisted applicants will move forward in an in-depth screening where they go through a thorough interview and during which the jury will ask for other needed information regarding technology, legal and business aspects.

For each category, 3 finalists will be invited to a pitching event where they will showcase their business and technology in front of the jury that will award the two UiPath Automation Awards.

In the UiPath Automation Awards, there will be two final winners, one for the Automation Start-up Category and one for the Automation Scale-up Category.

We are more than willing to support the development of all the finalists, but our explicit commitment will be for the 2 winners.

We believe in building relationships with all of those that are committed to contributing to the vision of accelerating human achievement through automation. We encourage all the participants to continue their business development and if we can contribute in any way, for sure we are open to help.

Also, we invite all the participants to join the UiPath Community where they will find out about initiatives, opportunities, and platforms that will further help them accelerate their journey as entrepreneurs in automation. In the UiPath Community they will get access to the Forum, Academy, UiPath Marketplace and other relevant resources and programs.

Starting from May 25, 2021 you can apply in one of the 2 categories: Automation Start-up Award or Automation Scale-up Award.

We include in our definition any technology that helps organizations (as opposed to individuals) to automate a non-manufacturing task or process.

Automation of manufacturing and production is a world unto itself and not an area where we feel that as UiPath we could be of much help to the potential winning candidate.

Most likely yes, as it usually allows to automate an action or support the automation of a decision.

The winner of the Start-up Award will get a check of EUR 50,000.

The UiPath Award Ceremony is the dedicated event where we invite the finalists to pitch their businesses in front of the jury and in front of the Wolves Summit audience live and online. Based on their performance we announce the grand winners of the UiPath Automation Awards.

The final pitch will be considered by the jury in deciding the final winners. We believe that impactful presentation in front of the audience will help the final participants expose the value of their business and the commitment to strive in the market. Also, in this ceremony, there will be investors, accelerators, potential partners and customers in the room.

The jury of the final pitches is composed of executives from UiPath, Start-up mentors and industry experts.

The online applications are being screened by a dedicated UiPath team, representing a mix of expertise: from technical aspects to business, marketing, and legal.

The first phase of the screening process will take place online. Moving forward 12 final candidates (each per category) will be invited for more in-depth screening including interviews of the entrepreneurs and product demo.

For further questions, you can reach us at automationawards@uipath.com

Our aim is to help strong automation Start-ups with some of the key ingredients they need at the development stage they are in. Scale-ups, by definition, already have customers and are more advanced in their development stage, so our experience tells us we can best support them by helping them expand their customer reach and provide access to seasoned entrepreneurs’ advice.