This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/wtf-is-startups-of-the-year-2023-and-other-faqs. Startups of the Year 2023 is HackerNoon's annual flagship event, where 30,000+ startups across 4200+ cities participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories. You can also check exclusive content about #startups-of-the-year-2023, #startups-of-the-year, #startups, #startup, #soty-2023, #soty2023, #startups-of-the-year-faqs, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @startups. Learn more about this writer by checking @startups's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Startups of the Year 2023 is HackerNoon's annual flagship event, where 30,000+ startups across 4200+ cities participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup in their city. The event went live on May 8th, allowing the Internet to vote for their favorite startups. The voting period ends 8 months later, on Dec 31st, 2023, and winners will be announced in Jan 2024.