1. Participation in the Creating Impact! Startup Pitch Competition opened on August 16, and culminates with the final round of competition at The Westin Mindspace in Hyderabad on December 7 & 8. 

The selected finalists will have the opportunity to pitch their solutions on the grand stage at the Algorand India Summit. Here is a full breakdown of the timeline with important dates:

• Aug 16: Submission of Creating Impact! Pitch Competition projects begin

• Sept 15: Creating Impact! initial submission deadline

• Aug 16 - Sept 30: Individual project meetings for clarifying questions and information

• Oct 1: Selections announced for next round of Pitch Competition

• Oct 6 – Oct 27: Scheduled Office Hours

• Oct 30: Creating Impact! detailed project submissions due

• Nov 3: Selections announced for Semifinal Round of Pitch Competition

• Nov 3 - Nov 24: Scheduled Office Hours

• Dec 7 & 8: Semifinal and Final Rounds of Creating Impact! Pitch Competition at Algorand India Summit

2. What is the schedule for the Road2Impact Developer Track?

• Aug 16: Project submission portal opens

• Sept 15: Submission deadline for applicants

• Sept 16 – 30: Developer interviews and selections

• Oct 1 – 30: Developer workshops and office hour support

• Nov 1: Submission of GitHub Repository and a video explanation

• Nov 15: Selection of top 10 projects for presentation at Algorand India Summit

• Nov 16 - Dec 6: Development of use case with your code

• Dec 7: Final Round of Developer Track Competition at Algorand India Summit

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1. Startup Track Prizes: 
The top three winners will receive the following:

• 1st Place: USD 10,000 + 2,000 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support
• 2nd Place: USD 7,500 + 1,500 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support
• 3rd Place: USD 5,000 + 1,000 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support

2. Developer Track Prizes
The top ten winners will receive the following:

• 1st Place: USD 1,000 + 100 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support
• 2nd Place: USD 750 + 100 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support
• 3rd Place: USD 500 + 100 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support
  Honorable Mention (7 recipients): USD 250 + 100 Algos in credits for Mainnet deployment support

We will be sharing the full schedule shortly, but the two days of the Algorand India Summit promise to be packed with action and interaction. Attendees can expect developer workshops, opportunities for collaboration, live demos, project spotlights, and inspiring keynote sessions and fireside chats.  Less talk, more interactive sessions, no panel discussions, and lots of opportunity to network and learn.

Algorand Foundation will cover travel and lodging expenses for the finalist teams selected to pitch at the Algorand India Summit.