Updates ♦ Welcome to 'NewAge Icon Super Startups 2025', the latest edition of the NewAge Icon series.    ♦ During each stage of voting, every participant can vote for one candidate.    ♦ Only one vote per device is validated in each stage.    ♦ Star 100 voting closes: April 10, 2025, at 8:00 PM.    ♦ Super 50 list announcement: April 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM.   
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Greetings from NewAge Icon and welcome to the series, Super Startups 2025. This NewAge Icon series is all about identifying and celebrating the outstanding 'Malayalee' startups; the startups founded in Kerala as well as the startups founded by Keralaites even outside Kerala. 'Super Startups 2025' will undergo multiple stages of voting for the coming 6 weeks from 'Star 100' to the Hall of Fame list of the 10 winners. In this unique endeavour, NewAge Icon is really proud to join hands with Asset Homes, the title partner; Kerala Startup Mission, the ecosystem partner; Dhanpath, the knowledge partner; livenewage.com, the content partner; and Penoft, the technology partner.

The Suggestion Box will open on March 18th and close on March 28th at 8:00 PM, followed by a two-day shortlisting process to finalize the Star 100 List. The Star 100 List will be revealed in two episodes at 7:00 PM on March 30th and 31st. Voting will open on March 31st at 8:30 PM and close on April 10th at 8:00 PM. The Super 50 List will be declared on April 11th at 7:00 PM. Right after the live announcement, voting for the next round will open at 8:00 PM and will close on April 21st at 8:00 PM. The Club 25 List will be unveiled on April 22nd at 7:00 PM. Post the live announcement, voting for the final round will start at 8:00 PM and end on April 29th at 8:00 PM. Finaly, 'The Hall of Fame' List will be officially announced on April 30th at 7:00 PM.

 

The Process Flow
  1. Public Entries: Suggestion Box open for 10 days.

  2. Star100: Voting for 10 days

  3. Super 50: Voting for 10 days

  4. Club 25: Voting for 7 days

  5. Hall of Fame: The top 10 list

 


 

   Points to Note:

 

1. Scrutiny:
  1. Public suggestions are thoroughly reviewed, to identify and exclude negative contributors

2. Voting Rules:
  1. Only one vote per gadget per round is permitted (additional votes considered invalid)

  2. It's allowed to vote for only one contestant in one particular round

3. Independent Panel:
  1. A team of 3-member panel to ensure transparency

4. Voting Algorithm:
  1. Live voting update on screen

  2. Candidates listed in descending order by votes