How To Determine Which Category To Apply For
- All categories require that every Company must have its HQ or significant operations in the greater Philadelphia region and a significant portion of its leadership, employees, and consultants must be based in the region.
- To be considered a Technology Company, your company must either provide proprietary technology or intellectual property or services that leverage proprietary technology or IP.
- To be considered a Healthcare or Life Sciences company, organizations must operate in industry segments such as (but not limited to) specialty pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, instrumentation, diagnostics, health technology etc.
To qualify for Technology Startup Of The Year or Healthcare Startup Of The Year:
Your company should have been founded, launched meaningful operations, or pivoted to its current strategic focus at some point between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025.
To qualify for Technology Emerging Growth Company Of The Year:
Your company revenues must be a minimum of $3M ARR or TTM Revenue and no more than $50M in ARR or TTM Revenue. *If ARR/revenues are projected to exceed $50m in 2025, please complete the Technology Company application.
To qualify for Healthcare & Life Sciences Growth Company Of The Year:
Company must operate in industry segments such as specialty pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, instrumentation, diagnostics, health tech, etc. If revenue producing, the company must have at least $3M of ARR or TTM Revenue. If clinical stage, company must have successfully demonstrated proof of concept in human testing in at least one product/application.
To qualify for Transaction Of The Year (Exit, Investment, Partnerships, M&A):
The Deal must have been fully executed between November 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025. Events that qualify for this category include: IPO; Capital Raise; Buy-Side Merger & Acquisition Transaction; Sell-Side Merger & Acquisition Transaction.
To qualify for Technology Company Of The Year:
Your Company should have more than $50 million in ARR or TTM revenues projected for the current fiscal year.
To qualify for Healthcare & Life Sciences Company Of The Year:
Your Company must operate in industry segments such as specialty pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, instrumentation, therapeutics, diagnostics, health tech, etc. If revenue producing, the company must have at least $50M of ARR or TTM Revenue. If clinical stage, the company must be in advanced clinical studies and ideally in multiple products.
Full Award Criteria
To view the full description of award criteria and key judging considerations, please visit our event page here: https://philadelphiapact.com/enterprise-awards/#awardscriteria
Application Process
Once you begin your application, you may save and return at any time before the January 9th at 11:59 PM submission deadline to edit and submit final information.
All essay questions have a max character count of 1000.
Judging Process
All applications are reviewed through a rigorous and confidential evaluation process by a highly curated panel of industry judges. Each judge signs a non-disclosure agreement to ensure the privacy, integrity, and fair assessment of all submitted materials.
Any questions? Email Ayannah Kamryn, Signature Events Manager - akamryn@philadelphiapact.com