May – June
Virtual
Interested in learning more about the program? Know someone who would be a good fit? Fill out the Problem Sponsor Interest form to schedule a time with our team to learn more. From there we’ll ask your team to submit a problem statement for this year’s challenge. Submit draft by May 27.
Estimated Time Commitment: About 1 hour
Mid-June
Virtual
Join the other selected problem sponsors, SMEs, operators, and government partners to curate problem statements together in a 3-4 hour virtual design workshop.
Estimated Time Commitment: 4 hours
July
Virtual
The Hyperspace Challenge team begins outreach to identify startup and university teams with exciting technologies that match the needs of your problem statement.
Estimated Time Commitment: None
August
Virtual
The Hyperspace Challenge team will host a 1 hour virtual orientation in early August to outline event dates and expectations.
Problem Statement webinars are scheduled in late August/early September. These one hour webinars allow a problem sponsor to give companies and universities perspective on the scope and nuance of your specific problem statement. The format is a panel discussion followed by Q&A. There is no need to prepare slides. Just be prepared to share your goals and desired outcomes so the prospective teams can draft their white paper application.
Estimated Time Commitment: ~2.5 hours, Two (2) one hour webinars with minimal preparation.
September 7
Virtual
Your team will help us evaluate the 3-page white papers that startup and university teams submit based on your problem statement and the webinars. We use a streamlined evaluation tool to make evaluations simple and minimize the time required per company.
Estimated Time Commitment: ~6 hours per team member, dependent on number of applications received pertaining to your problem statement.
October – November
Virtual
As a problem sponsor, you are committing to a one hour virtual introduction to each of the teams in which you expressed interest. Our team facilitates and schedules these meetings. You will also be invited to attend two 1-hour virtual networking events with the larger cohort of startup and university teams.
Estimated Time Commitment: Varies, about 4–8 hours
November 15–17
In-Person
The Hyperspace Challenge and Summit will take place at various venues in Albuquerque from Tuesday morning to Thursday noon. Problem sponsors commit Tuesday and Wednesday to follow up one-on-one meetings with each of the teams in which you expressed interest.
On Thursday, teams deliver 3-5 minute presentations on their proposed solutions to an audience of government, venture capital, and Industry leaders. Your team will be asked to do a final evaluation of the pitches and join the live event!
Estimated Time Commitment: 2.5 days