the tech kickstarter competition 3.0
give your startup a tech boost...
The competition is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly!2nd Edition Winner
Chief Digital Officer, GitLife Biotech
2nd Edition Winner
CEO, Geromics
tech kickstarter has benefitted 5 startups in the last two editions
listen from the previous winners...
Securing a place on the Kickstarter program is not just a win – it's an opportunity to pioneer a fresh approach with a dedicated software team. A chance to innovate without compromising our current endeavors. Success here isn't just progress; it's an enhanced foundation for our future.
2nd edition winner
Chief Digital Officer,
GitLife Biotech
tech kickstarter has benefitted 5 startups in the last two editions
listen from the previous winners...
We are delighted to have been chosen as a winner of the tech kickstarter competition. The support offered will help us improve on our existing MVP App, moving it from tech readiness level 4 to tech readiness level 7. Without o2h's support, we'd struggle to make such a leap in such a short space of time.
2nd edition winner
Director,
Beacon Family Services
about the tech kickstarter
The previous editions of the tech kickstarter competition were a great success. We received applications from more than 50 seed/early stage companies working on some really exciting and innovative ideas in the field of life science, tech/AI, and green innovation. And we announced five winners who received the benefits of this programme. Building upon the success of our previous editions, we are now back with the tech kickstarter competition 3.0.
The tech kickstarter competition is designed to provide a boost of tech software/web development to seed stage companies, who have secured some initial funding and are looking forward to building MVPs, Web or Mobile apps to kickstart their digital journeys or supercharge their existing MVPs by expanding their functionality with additional resources.
At o2h technology, we love working with innovative early stage companies and helping them build tech products that can have an impact on human and planet health. Winners of this competition will receive a dedicated team of developers and end to end project management services to support their digital transformation journeys through all phases of application development including design, code, quality check, and implementation.
tech kickstarter winners
About RouteZero
RouteZero helps individuals and organizations switch out high-emission travel for greener journeys (with help from their partners Trainline and Voi), You, and your company, also get robust reporting data to shout about your impact - tell everyone how great you've been by cutting your travel footprint by up to 90%! They're working with some great organizations, but, to tackle the climate crisis, they need your help to grow their reach and get as many routes to zero as possible!
Our clients recognise they are in a climate emergency. They rely on us to decarbonise their travel and transport emissions (Europe's single largest source of emissions). Winning the o2h Kickstarter competition brings an additional team of high-quality resources to RouteZero, enabling us to accelerate technology to catalyse the decarbonisation effect for enterprises.
Dan Brown
CEO & Co-Founder,
RouteZero
About Biiah
Biiah is a platform designed to help people establish a daily singing routine to improve their health, through virtual and in-person workshops, as well as a companion app. They work with various businesses, charities, and organizations every single week to deliver in-person and online singing for health sessions to community members, employees, and staff.
We're ever so grateful for the support provided by the o2h tech kickstarter competition. Biiah is accelerating quickly, and scalable technology is a key aspect of our potential growth, so having a team onboard to help accelerate our tech alongside our client growth is critical. For a company at our stage, having most of these tech costs offset by this award is invaluable.
Xann Schwinn
CEO & Co-Founder,
Biiah
About Beacon Family Services
Beacon Family Services is a not-for-profit, therapeutic family support agency based in the West Midlands helping children and/or their parents, social workers or other professionals, including those who have no access to funding connect in fun, playful & meaningful ways. They provide evidence-based psychological therapies and training to build and strengthen children's attachment relationships. They specialise in supporting children who have experienced developmental trauma and neurodiverse children.
We are delighted to have been chosen as a winner of the tech kickstarter competition. The support offered will help us improve on our existing MVP App, moving it from tech readiness level 4 to tech readiness level 7. Without o2h's support, we'd struggle to make such a leap in such a short space of time.
Charlotte Jenkins
Director,
Beacon Family Services
About GitLife Biotech
GitLife Biotech is a spin-out from Newcastle University, co-founded with Cambridge Future Tech, and led by leading synthetic biology and computer science academics in partnership with dynamic entrepreneurs. It is a version control system for synthetic biology, alongside a suite of DNA-based biosecurity tools. Its technologies enable reproducibility and proof of ownership, facilitating scale in synthetic biology.
Securing a place on the Kickstarter program is not just a win – it’s an opportunity to pioneer a fresh approach with a dedicated software team. A chance to innovate without compromising our current endeavors. Success here isn’t just progress; it’s an enhanced foundation for our future.
Leanne Hobbs
Chief Digital Officer,
GitLife Biotech
eligibility
The competition is for seed stage companies who have secured initial funding from recognized grant bodies or venture/angel investors, (or are self funded) and are building MVPs, web/mobile apps. They could also have their MVP and need more resources to expand its functionality or features.T&C apply 
highlights
team
A dedicated tech team including full stack developers and project management support.
cost
A dedicated tech team at the standard cost of one full time developer.
package
Package includes QA, UI, BA, PM and DevOps.
duration
Limited time programme offered upto six months project only.
evaluation
The applications will be evaluated by the o2h kickstarter committee and winners will be announced in November, 2024. The evaluation will be done on the basis of business impact, funding milestone, technical scope and scalability.
evaluation committee
Prashant Shah
Business ImpactChief Executive Officer
Akshay Soni
Technical AnalysisHead of Engineering & Operations
Jaini Gupta
Commercial ViabilityProject Manager
Tammy Ward
Design AnalysisHead of Design
service offerings
product development and consulting
- Functional Prototyping
- Design & Development
- Development Consulting
- Testing, Maintenance & Support
web app design & development
- Web Application Development
- UI/UX Design
- Frontend & Backend
- MVP Design & Development
mobile app design and development
- Native App Development
- iOS & Android Development
- Mobile App UI/UX Design
- Consulting and Prototyping
AI & data science
- AI-Driven App Development
- Model Design & Development
- AI/ML Integration in App
- AI/Data Science Consulting
cloud technologies
- Cloud App Development
- Cloud Integration and Migration
- Cloud Consulting
QA automation
- Functional Testing
- Performance Testing
- Security Testing
- API Testing