1. Sponsor. JR Secure Design Inc (“JRSDI”), Florida.
2. No purchase necessary. The competition is free to enter. No payment, purchase or service agreement is required to enter or to receive the top prize, and buying JRSDI services does not improve anyone’s chances.
3. Eligibility. Open to startups and their founders who are [legal US residents / any country, subject to sanctions law], at least 18 years old, and authorized to act for the startup. JRSDI employees, contractors, judges and their immediate families are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
4. Timeline (all times Eastern). Entries open when this page is published. Pitch decks are due Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Pitch night is held online on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET. JRSDI’s clock is the official clock.
5. How to enter. Submit one pitch deck per startup through the form at jrsecuredesign.com/startups/. Late, incomplete or unreadable entries are not eligible. Decks must be a PDF or PPTX file up to 20 MB.
6. Pitch night. [How startups that present on Dec 9 are chosen from entries, and how many.] Presenting startups get the online link directly from JRSDI. [Pitch length and Q&A format.]
7. Judging. Entries are scored by judges on the JRSDI panel on problem and market, product, team, traction, and clarity of ask. Judges’ decisions are final.
8. Top prize. A $10,000 investment in the winning startup, subject to due diligence. The investment is conditional on JRSDI completing due diligence to its satisfaction and on the parties signing definitive investment documents on terms agreed by the parties. If due diligence is not satisfied or documents are not signed within 90 days, JRSDI may decline the investment and offer it to the next-ranked startup or award no prize. The prize has no cash alternative and cannot be transferred.
9. Taxes. Tax treatment of the investment and any prize is subject to each winner’s local tax laws.
10. Confidentiality and ownership. Entrants keep all rights in their decks. JRSDI will use decks only to run the competition and evaluate investment, and will not share them outside judges and advisors. JRSDI can sign NDAs for entries.
11. Publicity. With the entrant’s consent, JRSDI may name presenting startups and the winner and use their name and logo to promote the competition. Pitch night (Dec 9, 2026, 7–9 PM ET) is streamed live online through StreamYard to an unlisted YouTube Live broadcast and recorded. By presenting, each finalist consents to the live stream and to JRSDI recording it and keeping and sharing the recording to promote the competition. A finalist who does not consent must tell JRSDI in writing before Dec 4, 2026.
12. Personal data. Contact details are used to run the competition and to follow up with entrants, per JRSDI’s privacy policy.
13. Changes and cancellation. JRSDI may change dates, cancel or modify the competition if it cannot run as planned (including too few eligible entries), and will post any change on this page.
14. Limitation of liability and governing law. Florida law governs; venue in Broward County, Florida.
15. Questions. Email sales@jrsdi.com.