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Startups of The Year 2024 Interview Series

Welcome to the free interview series for all of the nominations of the HackerNoon Startups of The Year 2024. What’s Startups of The Year? It’s a celebration of the startups that are STILL surviving and thriving in these challenging times.

Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon's annual flagship event, where 30,000+ startups across 4200+ cities and 100 industries participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup in their city.

The event went live on September 30th to allow the Internet to vote for their favorite startups. The voting period ends 6 months later, on March 31st, 2024, and winners will be announced in April 2025. To learn more, see our FAQ page.

Startups of The Year 2024 is brought to you by HackerNoon, Wellfound, Notion, Hubspot, Bright Data, and Algolia!

This year, our Editors have curated a whole list of interviews for you to choose from:

1. Startups of The Year 2024: General Startup Interview

2. Startups of The Year 2024: Interviews by Industry

3. Startups of The Year 2024: Interviews by Popular Cities and Regions

To qualify for these interviews, you have to be nominated as a Startup of The Year in your city.

Here’s the procedure to nominate your startup:

Go to the Startups of The Year 2024 website
Go to your individual city award or industry award
Click on “Nominate a Startup” and enter the company’s name, description, company URL, and your company email ID.
Our moderators will review your information, and we will send you an email notification of acceptance and rejection. Nominations close on October 31st, 2024.

About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year

Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries will participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many stories have been written about these daring and rising startups.

The winners will get a free interview on HackerNoon and an Evergreen Tech Company News page.

Visit ourFAQ page to learn more. Read more about this year’s design system here.

HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is a branding opportunity unlike any other. Whether your goal is brand awareness or lead generation, HackerNoon has curated startup-friendly packages to solve your marketing challenges.

Meet our sponsors:

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