About This Competition

This is a competition to identify the best companies from the Top 100 Most Ambitious Companies in Ireland. These Top 100 Companies have been divided into 9 Categories.

The unique aspect of this competition is that there is no judging panel. Instead the winners are selected by investors allocating a virtual portfolio of €10,000 across the companies they think are best, in Eurovision-style voting.

The competition is free to enter and is open to everyone to participate in the voting.

Simply take a minute to register and once you have clicked on the confirmation email you will be eligible to vote.

Please note that by registering to enter this competition you are NOT registering as a member of Spark Crowdfunding – you are simply registering to enter this competition.

The winning companies will be announced at a special reception at The Westbury Hotel on 2nd April.

Competition Rules

Investment Rules

  • You must invest all of your available funds in each Category before your investments will appear on your chosen campaigns.
  • All registered users are allocated €10,000 in virtual funds to invest in each Category. As there are 9 Categories, you will have a separate portfolio of €10,000 to invest in each Category.
  • €5,000 is maximum investment that a registered user can invest into any one company.
  • The remaining €5,000 must be invested into one or more of the other companies in the Category.
  • You do NOT need to invest in all 9 Categories – you may just select the Categories in which you wish to invest.

Competition Format

  • There is no Judging Panel. Only registered users for this competition will be eligible to vote for their favourite companies.
  • Voting will be open from 1pm on Monday, 24th March to 1pm on Monday, 31st March.
  • The company that receives the most investment in each Category will be the winner in that Category. The Overall Winner will be the company that secures the highest amount of investment across all Categories.
  • There are no Cash Prizes for the winners.

Key Dates

  • 1pm Monday, 24th March

    – Competition Begins – Invest in your Favourite Companies in each Category

  • 11pm Saturday, 29th March

    – Competition goes dark – Investments can still be made but investors cannot see how much other companies have raised from this time until the competition ends

  • 1pm Monday 31st March

    – Competition Ends – No more investments accepted after this time.

  • 6pm Wednesday, 2nd April

    – Winners Announced at Reception at The Westbury Hotel, Dubin