Do you have an early-stage business making an impact in Queens? Then you might be eligible to win up to $20,000 in funding in the annual Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge (QTIC).
In collaboration with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, the challenge is a multi-week program of entrepreneurial classes, one-on-one office hours with mentors and advisors, and networking events.
At the end of the challenge, five cash prizes are granted to winning businesses across the consumer tech, enterprise tech, sustainability, community, and food-based categories, as chosen by our panel of judges.
Since 2007, we've awarded over $800,000 to 90 winners, and we've helped more than 5,600 participating entrepreneurs bring their visions to life.
Will you be the next success story? Learn more about the challenge and how to participate at the QTIC website.
As part of the challenge, QEDC co-hosts Queens Tech Night, an annual celebration of innovation and creativity in New York City. Previous keynotes have includes Paula Scher, Partner at Pentagram, Sal Perez, Executive Producer of Sesame Street, and John Paul Farmer, former NYC CTO. Learn more and sign-up for news about our next event at the Queens Tech Night website.
QEDC thanks ConEd, Google, Resorts World New York, and the Queens Public Library for their generous support of the Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge.
The American Dream is alive in Queens – and with no-cost entrepreneur assistance and business education, QEDC can make yours a reality.
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