Tag: competition
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Investing in Startups targeting the African Market
African accelerator 88mph is now accepting applications for its next program in Nairobi, Kenya, with investments of up to $100,000 available. Successful applicants to the program will receive an investment offer, access to a wide range of domestic and international mentors, and introductions to potential follow-on investors. 88mph is a privately backed investment fund, has…
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Young Innovators Competition – $10,000
This competition is open to entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 26 with an original tech idea or developed solution to one of its six listed global challenges. The ITU launched the Young Innovators Competition in a move to foster innovation among the next generation of social entrepreneurs working to change the world through…
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Improve Lives with $40,000 prize
The Hitachi Foundation is committed to finding and investing in young leaders who want to succeed and take their communities with them. We are in search of America’s newest generation of entrepreneurs whose businesses are about making a living and making a difference. The Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program identifies and supports inspiring young entrepreneurs whose…
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AWP Network Selected for the Apps4Africa Challenge
Appfrica and the U.S. Department of State, with the support of the World Bank, would like to extend our congratulations to innovations that have been selected for the Apps4Africa 2012 Competition! Click here to learn more: http://blog.apps4africa.org/tag/u-s-department-of-state/
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$20,000 in Funding for Women Entrepreneurs
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey & Company, and INSEAD business school to identify, support, and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award is looking for committed female entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in…
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Apply Now for the Google Science Fair
The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students ages 13-18 from around the globe. We are looking for ideas that will change the world. To get started, all you will need is a Google account. The Grand Prize includes a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions and…
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Apply for the Technology Innovation Program
The Nigerian Ministry of Communication Technology has launched a Technology Innovation Program called Techlaunchpad to accelerate the access to market for the local software developers in Nigeria. With venture capital fund of $15 million (from both government and private investors) to support this program and the other Incubation programs in Nigeria, the Ministry is poised…
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The Etisalat Prize for Innovation – Win up to $35,000
The Etisalat Prize for Innovation seeks to highlight the facilitation and promotion of Mobile Broadband in Africa. The prize will be awarded in 2 categories; a first prize for the most innovative product or service launched in the last 12 months and a second award will go to the most innovative idea for driving or facilitating…
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Win $20,000 from Google
Google is committed to nurturing the next generation of computer scientists as well as encouraging more women to get into coding, so we have special prizes for all-student or all-female teams that make the second round — $1,000 dollars. If your application is the best within one of the three categories defined below in your…
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