Research In Motion (RIM) will be giving BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and BlackBerry smartphones as prizes for the startup winning team and participants.
Winners will also receive free membership into the BlackBerry Alliance Program, which includes technical and marketing benefits.
Echelon 2012 is a two-day, double-track event on 11 and 12 June 2012 at NUS with over 1,100 delegates, and a demo pit of up to 50 regional startups per day and various workshops.
It is organised by e27, a media organisation focused on the Asian technology startup community.
Representatives from RIM will also be speaking and judging at some of the Echelon
2012’s upcoming Satellites – shortlisting sessions for selecting the finalists for the actual event.
Other sponsors for the event includes Global Brain venture capital, Amazon Web Services, and Lenovo.
