About the Create@Alibaba Cloud Startup Contest (CACSC)

The Create@Alibaba Cloud Startup Contest was first held in 2015, as a series of contests for global entrepreneurs sponsored by the Alibaba Group. This is a competition among the best startup entrepreneurs in the Internet field, sponsored by the Alibaba Innovation Center (AIC) in collaboration with world famous media outlets, venture capital investors, and top-level partners from around the world.

  • 25+

    Co-host
    districts

  • 200+

    Investment organizations

  • 500+

    Business Plan
    presentations

  • 1000

    Media
    exposures

Contestant Benefits

Awards Category

Chinese Division Champions

These teams will have the preferential access to the Alibaba family's first round of investment interviews and recommendations. They will receive a 50,000 RMB credit for using cloud product resources from the Alibaba Innovation Center. They will receive a free 40-60m² workspace in one of over twenty cities in China. They will receive a round-trip ticket direct to/from the world championship. They will receive ultimate training opportunities before the world championship. They will receive direct access to well-known investors in China.

World Champion

The world champion will be included into the Alibaba Innovation Center's global strategic customer support program, for comprehensive and in-depth access to Alibaba Group resources. The champion will be invited to attend a ceremony at the 2018 Computing Conference · Hangzhou Summit, where 60,000 entrepreneurs and developers from around the world will celebrate their achievement. There, the team will meet with full integration with Alibaba's resources.

International Division Champions

These teams will have the preferential access to the Alibaba family's first round of investment interviews and recommendations. They will receive a 50,000 USD credit for using cloud product resources from the Alibaba Cloud International Department. They will receive a round-trip direct flight ticket to/from the world championship. They will receive ultimate training opportunities before the world championship. They will receive direct access to well-known investors in China.

Other Benefits

  • • FengChi Startup Support Program from Alibaba Innovation Center Create@Alibaba Cloud Program
  • • 1-on-1 architecture services from an Alibaba senior architect
  • • In-depth interviews with mainstream industry media
  • • Promotion on the official CACSC website
  • • 1-on-1 evaluation from senior venture capital experts
  • • Entry as a classic case in the Innovation Power at Alibaba Cloud
  • • Regular follow-up visits and resource support from the Alibaba Innovation Center
  • • Grand thank-you banquet

Elite Entrepreneurs

We Want You!

  • 01

    First

    Founder or core member of the founding team worked at a Fortune 500 companies
  • 02

    Second

    Founder or core member of the founding team studied at a prestigious university
  • 03

    Third

    Those with unique backgrounds are not subject to the above restrictions

Timeline

Launch-> Division Final->World Final

More Divisions

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The Judges

Jun Lou

IDG Capital

Daqing Mao

UR Work

Fengchun Jin

SAIF Partners

Zhe Wei

Jiayu Fund

Fumin Zhuo

GGV Capital

Jun Shao

DT Capital

Zhongqiang Li

DFJ DragonFund

Zhonghong Fu

Fortune Capital

Cooperative Partners

Investment institutions
Cooperative organizations
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