Startup adVANce Challenge | Startup Partnership by Mercedes-Benz Vans 11 2. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Cooperation Agreement and these terms and conditions, the terms of the Cooperation Agreement shall prevail. 2.2. General requirements for the application 1. Applications must be written in English language, which is the official language for all Phases. Submissions in any other language will not be evaluated. 2. Applications must be sent by the respective deadlines (see Sec. 1.5), i.e., proposals received after 23h59 (GMT) of each deadline must be considered non-eligible and will not be sent to evaluation. 3. The application for each Phase must be signed by a lawful representative of the startup and contain at least the information that is requested in the application form and any additional application form announced on the Startup adVANce Challenge homepage for the relevant Phase. 4. The entry point for participating in Phase 1 is the platform F6S (in specific https://www.f6s.com/startup-advance/apply). The entry point for participating Phase 2 and Phase 3 will be announced on the Startup adVANce Challenge homepage (in specific http://startup-advance.mercedes-benz.com). 5. Any document provided by the startup in any of the Phases must be submitted electronically in a format Daimler AG is able to open, read, and print with any of the following programs: Microsoft Office programs, PDF or STEP or JT files for CAD. 6. A startup may only submit one Product Idea, one proposal for a Concept, and one proposal for a Prototype (as per the relevant Phase). If a participating startup or person involved in that startup is involved in another startup (e.g. as shareholder, joint venture partner etc.) that already filed an application for the Startup adVANce Challenge, the latter shall not participate in the Startup adVANce Challenge. Any startup in breach with these requirements will be disqualified. 2.3. Evaluation criteria To select the startups, Daimler AG has defined (see below in detail at the heading level) several criteria for each Phase (“Criteria” or “Criterion”). Every Criterion will be evaluated on a scale between “1” and “5”, whereby “1” is the lowest and “5” the highest score. As a minimum requirement, only startups with an average score of “3” or higher across all Criteria and with not more than one Criterion with a score inferior to “3” are eligible. Criteria Phase 1 1. Team  Quality and relevant experience of the individual participants.  Strength, complementarity and commitment of the team.  Capacity to develop the Product and introduce it to the market. 2. Product Idea  Clarity and practical relevance of the proposed Product.  Detailed description of the functionality and usage of the Product.  Advantages of the Product in comparison to existing products, in particular uniqueness and inherent competitive advantages, e.g., in terms of technology. 3. Customer needs  Solution of problems of last mile transportation of goods and people.  Obviousness of the customer needs addressed by the Product.  Relevance of the customer needs addressed by the Product. 4. Industry, market and market segment  Clarity of the target industry, market or market segment.  Analysis of the competitive situation in the relevant market. 5. Value network  Identification of other products, services or software that are complementary to the Product.  Quality of the innovation-eco-system underlying the Product.  Dependence of the Product on any other innovations or existing products, services or software. 6. Elevator Pitch of the product idea and team (max. 3 Minutes)  Quality of Product presentation.  Demonstrated competence of the startup team. Criteria Phase 2 In addition to the Criteria for Phase 1, the following Criteria apply: 1. Work plan