The World Economic Forum’s new Centre for Urban Transformation and Utopia have launched an Urban Innovation Challenge to drive urban investors and entrepreneurs across Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Entrepreneurs from Lagos, Kigali and Nairobi who are building urbantech solutions are welcome to apply for this challenge.
The innovation challenge has seen 800 urban entrepreneurs from 8 emergent cities and urban future summits.
Asides from Lagos, Nairobi and Kigali, other emergent cities include Dhaka, Jakarta, Bogota, Buenos Aries and Rio de Janeiro.
Benefits of participation
- Increased visibility for the startup
- High connection with investors
- More than $250k in startup resource
- Joining the Technology Pioneers of the World Economic Forum
How to apply
Are you an early-stage startup from Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda? Click here to apply. The deadline for application is Sunday, January 22, 2022.
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