DEMO UPDATE: New tiered pricing plan AND scholarships!

Almost everyone needs the occasional leg up, but sometimes just putting your right foot forward can be tough. The DEMO Conference is aiming to fix that with the DEMO Scholarship Partner Program. Twenty startups that have raised less than $500,000 will receive a full ride to the same conference that launched Salesforce, TiVo, E-Trade, Netscape and more. Furthermore, 10 angel-funded companies who have received less than $1.5 million in seed funding will be offered partial scholarships.

But let’s go one step further. With the overwhelming submission of excellent bootstrap companies trying to be seen, we have decided to offer those who do not receive a scholarship, a scaled pricing program for DEMO Fall 2011. The alternate DEMO Fall 2011 pricing is as such:

Our goal is to showcase the most ground breaking technology at DEMO and we are hesitant to turn away any of the exceptional companies we have seen thus far. We understand that in today’s economy, businesses will go to market without significant funding, and want to make it possible for them to do so on  DEMO”s powerful platform.

What excites us, is that all scholarship holders AND Scaled Pricing Program participants receive exactly what full-price paying demonstrators enjoy. None of that you pay half, we give you half. You have the same opportunity to receive coaching, expert audio-visual aid for presentations, PR support, marketing support, high quality video, free participation at international DEMO conferences and continued exposure through objective VentureBeat articles. DEMO is an amazing opportunity to take not only your company name but also your product to the next level.

The deadline to apply for our September DEMO event in Silicon Valley scholarships is July 15, 2011.

We’d also like to say thank you to our sponsors, who see the value in disruptive technology and do not want to wait to showcase its significance in our space.

The DEMO conference launches high-quality startups and products that deserve the tech main stage. There are no Powerpoint presentations here, just you, your product and your thoughts on how it is disruptive. Check back to the DEMOBeat channel to read more about DEMO alumni and where they have gone since launch.

Got six minutes to launch your game changer? We’re finding top-shelf thinkers from around the world ready to showcase their products at DEMO Fall, on the same stage where companies like Netscape, TiVo, E-Trade, and Java got their start. After you sweat out your six minutes of fame, head off the the DEMO pavilion to chat with potential investors, partners and show off the goods.  Apply for your spot here. Demo Fall 2011 is located at the Hyatt Regency in Silicon Valley, September 12-14.