Global Security Challenge
Overview
Business plan
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competitions to find and select the most promising security technology startup
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
s in the world. The GSC holds regional selection events and a Security Summit in London to bring together innovators with government, industry and investors. The GSC belongs to the OmniCompete
OmniCompete
OmniCompete- OmniCompete :OmniCompete is an organisation specialising in the design and implementation of innovation competitions. It promotes Open Innovation through various prize challenges worldwide, offering financial rewards to successful innovators from across a diverse range of industries...
Group, which has also launched the Energy Storage Challenge
Energy Storage Challenge
The Energy Storage Challenge runs international business plan competitions to find and select the most promising energy storage technology startups in the world. The ESC holds selection events and a Energy Storage Challenge Summit in London to bring together innovators with government, industry...
in 2010.
The GSC was founded by MBA students of London Business School
London Business School
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in spring 2006; the first competition
Competition
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took place in summer 2006.