ENTER THE
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VC26: DATUMRA® VENTURE COMPETITION
A global stage for people building innovative ventures.
credibility and access to a community built for ambitious entrepreneurs.
Open to ambitious ventures from every industry
Small teams can create
massive change.
One person with the right systems can produce the output of an entire department.
Smart operators move faster than organisations ten times their size.
The next generation of great companies will be built with leverage, discipline and better tools.
VC26 brings ambitious founders, teams and ventures onto a global stage, then helps the strongest ideas go further.
Award Categories_
Select the VC26 category that best matches your venture’s current stage and future ambition.
For people taking an idea from zero to one.
For solo founders building with the leverage to become a One Person Unicorn.
For small teams building with the ambition and systems to become a Ten Person Decacorn.
For companies with the potential to become a Hundred Person Hectocorn.
For ventures with the structure, ambition and evidence to become investable.
For ventures creating serious positive impact for people, animals, or the environment.
For ventures removing barriers in life, work, travel, education, health or public spaces.
For unusual, overlooked or hard to categorise ventures with serious potential.
The Process_
Five stages from entry to global recognition.
Register
Choose your category and start your VC26 entry.
Apply
Tell us what you are building, who it is for, and why it matters.
Shortlist
The VC26 Shortlist: The ventures are announced to our global network.
Showcase
Finalists present their venture to our judging panel.
Awards
Winners receive prizes, profile-raising opportunities, and long-term community support.
Awards & Rewards_
More than prizes. VC26 is built to raise your profile, strengthen your venture and connect you with an ambitious founder community.
Winners receive
- Global winner showcase
- Selected investor and partner introductions
- Official VC26 Winner certificate
- Winner profile and media assets
- Advanced Datumra systems support
- Winner prizes, partner rewards, and venture support worth over $15,000
Finalists receive
- Live Finalist Showcase opportunity
- Exposure across the VC26 network
- Official VC26 Finalist badge
- Expert feedback and mentoring session
- Founder profile on the VC26 website
- Invitation to the VC26 Awards Event
Every Applicant receives
- VC26 Community access
- Founder resources and operating insights
- Preliminary systems report
- Access to VC26 updates, events and opportunities
- Applicant spot prizes, physical gifts and rewards worth over $5,000
The VC26 Community
- Monthly founder meetups
- Exclusive operating insights
- Partner software offers
- Founder Q&A sessions
- Community updates and future VC26 opportunities
Ambition Meets
Operating Power.
Ambition starts the journey. Systems make it real.
VC26 celebrates the founders and ventures building with the discipline, leverage, and operating strength to go further.
Meet Datumra
Datumra OS is the minimum awesome system for your business. It brings knowledge, relationships, priorities, growth systems and security into one connected place.
Learn about the OSMore Than An Award_
VC26 is a competition, community and operating platform for ambitious ventures.
It brings together recognition, founder support, operating insight, partner resources and access to the right people.
Awards
- Category recognition
- Winner prizes and partner rewards
- Finalist badges and certificates
- Public winner and finalist profiles
Community
- Category circles
- Founder meetups
- Finalist network
- VC26 alumni community
Systems
- Preliminary systems report
- Growth sessions
- Operating insights
- Datumra OS resources
Access
- Office hours
- Partner resources
- Selected introductions
- Launch and showcase opportunities
The VC26 Philosophy
VC26 celebrates founders and ventures building with ambition, leverage and operating power.
From The New Idea to Future Giants, from Purpose Ventures to Barrier Breakers, every category is designed to recognise a different kind of serious potential.
The award is the starting point.
The community, systems, exposure and relationships are what make it last.