The Competiton offers exciting London-based early stage technology companies the chance to share up to £1m of investment, join specialist workshops worth over £100,000 and meet major technology companies at speed-dating event. Early applicants will also receive a free copy of the publication Sources of Finance and Advice for SMEs in London.

The deadline for submission of entries is 30th May 2009. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held on 4th November 2009.

Sponsored by Company Guides Venture Partners (managers of the London Technology Fund), Oracle, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Supporters include: BAE Systems, BASF Venture Capital, BP, British Library Business & IP Centre, BT, Cambridge Consultants, Capgemini, Cisco, College Hill, Eli Lilly and Company, groupH, ICAEW, Intel Capital, Johnson Matthey, Kilburn & Strode, Kodak, Lockheed Martin, Marriott Harrison, MessageLab, Motorola Ventures, Pera, PharmaVentures, Procter & Gamble, Qi3, Rolls-Royce, Shirlaws, Smith & Nephew, SR One (GSK's Venture Fund), Symantec, Trinamo Consulting and Unilever Ventures.